Putting the Farm to Bed: A Grower's Guide to Wrapping Up the Season and Making the Most of Winter
A particular kind of quiet settles over a small farm in late fall. The market tent is packed away, the frost has had its say on the tomatoes, and for the first time in months you can breathe. It's tempting to treat this stretch as the end of the year, but many seasoned growers will tell you it's really the start of the next one.