Under Siege

Farm Film: Clean-up 2009

Farm Friend or Foe...

This reckless sign was sighted on Hicks and Degraw by a farm friend. Somebody call the DEA. Initial investigation found a lot of grow lights inside. Earlier this year we looked at this exact same space for a different purpose.

Further investigation leads to suspicion that it is a Brooklyn Chili Pepper operation. More news to come.

Death and Decay

We've left the farm to rot. It's embarrassing. But pretty too. Clean up planned for this weekend.

Our neighbors have something weird growing

We're just not sure. It is definitely organic. It looks like a gourd of some sort. We've watched this grow the entire season and it's gotten so large that it now touches the ground. Any ideas.

Eggplants are where eggs come from?

NYTimes.com has a wonderful video series called One in 8 Million. Short video portraits of different people in New York City.
One of my favorites is of Buster English: The Green Thumb.

Habanero Tequila 2009

Sip with ice. It's spicy and the ice makes you want to drink more to help with the heat.
Our first batch of habanero infused tequila is ready. We switched up the type of hot pepper this year and don't these things look sinister? They are white habaneros that we bought from the Union Square farmers market in the spring.
It's easy. Slice up a habanero pepper and drop it in a bottle of good tequilar. Let it sit for a coupel days and then get the band-aids out. Oh. and be careful. Wear gloves when you cut up the peppers.