Monthly Archives: June 2008

These a couple pictures of what is happening in our field… Tomatoes are growing and continually need to be trellised.Summer squash and is starting to come in. Broccoli is starting to be harvested.

We finally have water in our field! While that may look like a bunch of steel it is the end of an era at Dea Dia. We no longer need to schlep 600 gallons of water in a big tank … Continue reading →

Last week, there was a great article in the New York Times about three products we’re offering this season: green garlic, scapes and heads of garlic. It’s amazing how the different forms of garlic produce slightly different flavors, all seasonal … Continue reading →

It’s been a soggy early summer in Grayslake (and throughout the Midwest) and we’ve gotten a lot of questions about how we’re doing with the rain. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts and concerns, and in short: we’ve been very lucky. Although … Continue reading →

It must be summer… we got all of our tomatoes (over 700 plants) planted Monday and today we nearly hit 90 degrees. After the big storms last Friday we had our first volunteer day for ’08 on Saturday. We got … Continue reading →