Monday, August 16, 2010

Beet-tastic!


The Beets!!! I love this picture... I think it came out kind of cool!


Beets & Okra are in.



The tomatoes are coming in full force now!





Sheri preparing for flower customers... she loves her flowers!!!




Carol Griffin and Connor picking flowers for the flower share customers.... sooo beautiful!!!




Harrison Griffin aboard his fancy cultivator... he is so proud!

Tomatoes & Peppers!


Ian Griffin says "yummm... the green peppers are my favorite!"





Lisa Griffin sorting peppers.





Glorious Eggplant!





Our produce awaiting distribution time!





Delicious heirloom tomatoes...yummm!!!





Carol Griffin setting up the giant heirloom tomatoes for our customers.

Colors of Summer!


The 'sunnies' are out!!!




Vegetable share for the week... lots of goodies!





A sample floral arrangement for the flower shares.





An array of color!


Friday, July 23, 2010

Field Shots


Sarah Griffin bringing in some veggies from the field.



The colors of summer.



The colors of this Swiss Chard are AMAZING!!!

Sun setting over Oxen Hill Farm... I just love living and working in the country!



Come on in to to grab your veggies!





The vegetable line up! Lots to be picked up!



Vegetables anyone?!



Carol Griffin helping distribute a flower share to one of our customers. She loves to chat!

Working the oxen on the farm


Donald working with his oxen, Henry & Sam on the farm. They are training to go to the fairs. Look for them when you come to pick up your vegetables!

The 3 siblings


The 3 siblings working together. Sarah, Sheri & Jonathan harvesting the crops for our customers.

Stake those plants!


Suckering the tomato plants so that they produce bigger tomatoes!



Staking the tomato plants so that they grow tall and produce well!

Cucumbers are coming!


Cucumbers are coming out of our ears!

Fresh broccoli heads


Beautiful broccoli heads! I love the taste of it right out of the field! Nothing better than fresh veggies.

Picking in the field


Griffin finds a humongous zucchini! Great for



Sheri and Connor picking yellow squash



Sheri picking squash for our customers!

Squishy-squash!


Squash blossoms! Eventually this blossom will turn into a green squash!


Once the blossom withers on the end of the squash, it is ready to pick!

On my big green tractor!



Papa Griffin plowing up another field for fall vegetable production! What great rich earth!

First vegetable share



One of the first vegetable shares of the season! Beets, lettuce and of course an Oxen Hill Farm tote!

The new shed arrives!



The new vegetable shed has arrived! This will be a great place to distribute the veggies from (instead of being our little tent from last year!).


Baby lettuce planted!
In the back are stale beds (which are planting beds to be used for radishes and beets!)


Tomatoes growing in the greenhouse!