Wrapping Up the 2025 Season

The 2025 growing season is drawing to a close. The potatoes are dug, the beans are threshed, and the last of the shiitake are coming off the logs.

It was a good year. The Adirondack Blues yielded well despite a dry July, and the Jacob’s Cattle beans — our first serious dry bean crop — exceeded every expectation. We threshed them by hand over a long October weekend, which was equal parts satisfying and exhausting.

A few things we’re taking into 2026:

• More dry beans. The demand was there and the crop was beautiful. We’ll expand our planting next spring.
• Earlier peas. We planted too late this year and lost a week of prime harvest to the heat.
• Shiitake timing. The spring flush was outstanding but the fall flush was light. We’re experimenting with forced fruiting to even things out.

Thank you to everyone who visited the market stand, placed orders, and spread the word. We’re already planning for next year.

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