Growing great food in Rochester, New YorkTumblr (3.0; @sneakerfield)http://bootstrapacres.com/““I had a lady tell me that a head of lettuce she bought from us two weeks ago is still holding up in her refrigerator,” Ryan said.”<br/><br/> - <em><a title="Chili's outdoor market is a success" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100720/NEWS05/7210304">Today’s Democrat & Chronicle article</a> on the North Chili Farmer’s Market, featuring Nancy, Ryan, and Raphael</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/gf8schp6Kno" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/gf8schp6Kno/841714694http://bootstrapacres.com/post/841714694Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:30:22 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/841714694<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l573198tcf1qzimp3o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>We <a title=":-)" href="http://grammarrule.blogspot.com/2006/12/english-grammar-rule-dived-or-dove.html">dived</a> into this season knowing that we didn’t know enough. Our goal has been to learn everything we possibly can to get ourselves into shape for real production quickly.</p> <p>So doing some planning recently, I wondered how many weedings might be optimal. I found this graph in <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=MAvcS2jf2AIC&lpg=PA27&ots=8_EKUkDAjb&dq=how%20many%20weedings&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=how%20many%20weedings&f=false">Google Books</a> and thought I’d share it. </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/6d-P4shH-fI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/6d-P4shH-fI/781430373http://bootstrapacres.com/post/781430373Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:58:21 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/781430373<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lnl2GwRZ1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A colorful train car passes the crossing our farm is behind on Gough Road.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/I6yyIPyi9_s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/I6yyIPyi9_s/716426878http://bootstrapacres.com/post/716426878Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:45:49 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/716426878<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lnjgsTTT1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colin transplants some peppers.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/WaZBqOCHiWg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/WaZBqOCHiWg/712878687http://bootstrapacres.com/post/712878687Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:45:50 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/712878687<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lnixLCBJ1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Raphael shows Ryan an inchworm he found.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/zQpmMr6SXpo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/zQpmMr6SXpo/709179217http://bootstrapacres.com/post/709179217Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:25:51 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/709179217<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lni0bjlE1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We got some walkie-talkies. They’ve been enormously helpful. Sure beats trying to yell detailed instructions across 300 feet.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/i4h-42UwrK8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/i4h-42UwrK8/705516422http://bootstrapacres.com/post/705516422Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:25:51 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/705516422<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lne8hyNU1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colin marches the wheel hoe out to the field for another tour of duty.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/Ml9HTzVUvSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/Ml9HTzVUvSU/701949872http://bootstrapacres.com/post/701949872Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:05:52 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/701949872<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lnaq5H7j1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After the pepper beds were tilled, there were gobs of roots and rocks to cart off. This is just a bit of it.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/ekx-cXXZqHs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/ekx-cXXZqHs/698436594http://bootstrapacres.com/post/698436594Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:05:53 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/698436594<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ln8m6aMt1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colin tilled, and tilled, and tilled the field where we sowed the peppers.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/kI2SLZiyTvQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/kI2SLZiyTvQ/694617699http://bootstrapacres.com/post/694617699Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:45:52 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/694617699<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ln76NUt21qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kim poses with one of the lovely 4” tomato blocks. We start tomatoes in tiny 3/4” blocks, then up-pot them to 2” blocks like you’ve been seeing in these pictures, then up to 4”. The plants sure love the 4” blocks.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/TUh0xRkzZ0Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/TUh0xRkzZ0Q/691163290http://bootstrapacres.com/post/691163290Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:25:54 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/691163290<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ln3y7EYP1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ryan and Kim get a bed of tomatoes in.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/SvRjpTFMA5U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/SvRjpTFMA5U/687675428http://bootstrapacres.com/post/687675428Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:51:51 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/687675428<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ln21v4EY1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Raphael helps Colin transplant tomatoes.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/Vg4YNEcjqlM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/Vg4YNEcjqlM/680636287http://bootstrapacres.com/post/680636287Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:52:49 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/680636287<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ln07jNIc1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colin shows the tomato transplants who’s boss.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/Fz4eRtsUZX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/Fz4eRtsUZX0/677080695http://bootstrapacres.com/post/677080695Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:52:49 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/677080695<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3lmz2K9hF1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We had some friends from out of town, Colin and Kim, swing by and help us for a few days. We’ll stream in photos from their visit for a while here.</p> <p>Lots of crops truckin’ along.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/PdmSJBMND9A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/PdmSJBMND9A/673481735http://bootstrapacres.com/post/673481735Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:22:48 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/673481735<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h94rpn4w1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Climate and wind conditions led us to welcome our seedlings into the space normally occupied by our kitchen table. Fortunately they really liked our LED grow light. With the purple glow in the evenings, the neighbors had some pretty hilarious suspicions.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/OPMnCydwQSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/OPMnCydwQSU/629045582http://bootstrapacres.com/post/629045582Mon, 24 May 2010 16:52:47 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/629045582<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h8pdVwkP1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Garlic is zooming along from our fall planting in one of last year’s beds.</p> <p>This is not the most gorgeous shot of our field, but please direct your attention to the right side of the bed. That dirt had been sod about an hour before this picture was taken. So it felt very good to take a picture of garlic that didn’t have grass encroaching on it.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/53TL9rg6yPY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/53TL9rg6yPY/625954951http://bootstrapacres.com/post/625954951Sun, 23 May 2010 16:43:47 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/625954951<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h8j60ia31qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Napa cabbage.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/Cd4q9fDjrMs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/Cd4q9fDjrMs/622935408http://bootstrapacres.com/post/622935408Sat, 22 May 2010 16:34:47 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/622935408<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h8in6y9M1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Many beds are planted, many more to go!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/ahLlOfBUxW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/ahLlOfBUxW8/620009275http://bootstrapacres.com/post/620009275Fri, 21 May 2010 16:34:47 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/620009275<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h8e6gEVB1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The cauliflower looks great in the field, too.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/KpcCCiag75A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/KpcCCiag75A/617039126http://bootstrapacres.com/post/617039126Thu, 20 May 2010 16:32:47 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/617039126<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h89u0koi1qzimp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Peas really took off in the field right away.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~4/g1YYtanWRF0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BootstrapAcres/~3/g1YYtanWRF0/613979508http://bootstrapacres.com/post/613979508Wed, 19 May 2010 16:24:47 -0400http://bootstrapacres.com/post/613979508