Feed the soil; feed your family; feed the community Join the food movement and enjoy farm-to-table ingredients grown with love from Open Farms, our organic urban garden. By supporting our
By Ben Penner, Farm Director When hot weather hits, it is critical that plants in the garden (not to mention the people working in the garden!) get enough timely moisture
By Ben Penner, Farm Director Almost every day I get to explain to longtime Open Arms volunteers and donors, as well as new friends and community members, how Open Farms
By Ben Penner, Farm Director Outdoor farm work started early this year. Despite this spate of cooler temperatures over the last few days, farmers from around the state have been
By Ben Penner, Farm Director After a year of extreme temperatures — extreme snow, extreme rain and extreme heat — it was nice to have a mild fall. Up until
Last week’s freeze cut our hoped-for primary growing season short by a few weeks. Most of the heat-loving vegetables, such as tomatoes and peppers, have turned from green to black.
Most farmers love talking farm machinery, especially on the rare occasions that they get to purchase a piece brand new — and I’m certainly no different. Open Farms is now
Farm Director Ben Penner sent us a note about weather this morning. Now that we’re experiencing a more “normal” weather pattern for Minnesota, he thought it would be a good
Open Farms Director Ben Penner has been sending our kitchen crates of beautiful spinach, mesclun and arugula for our clients’ salads. Today he wrote to tell us that, with the