by Erika Roan | Sep 1, 2026 | Oak Spring Farm
This week, our scale stopped working. It would turn on when it was plugged in, but it wouldn’t hold a charge. So I got out a multimeter, figured out which setting I needed, tested the battery, tested the wiring, found a break, spliced the wire back together—and fixed...
by Erika Roan | Aug 19, 2026 | Oak Spring Farm, Uncategorized
We love seedless watermelon. Let’s get that out of the way first. There is something undeniably convenient about cutting into a watermelon and eating slice after slice without having to navigate around a bunch of hard black seeds. There is a reason seedless...
by Erika Roan | Jun 27, 2026 | Oak Spring Farm
One of our central ideas as a farm is that, with the right tools, a very small team can grow a lot of vegetables. Not a little. A lot. Beautiful vegetables. Consistent vegetables. Vegetables grown with care, but also with efficiency. Vegetables grown by people trying...
by Erika Roan | Jun 5, 2026 | Oak Spring Farm
Fava Beans Are Here for a Short Stay Fava beans are one of those crops that feel like an event. They arrive in big, padded pods, not quite like anything else in the box. Inside each pod are bright green beans, and around each bean is a thin outer skin that can be...
by Erika Roan | May 26, 2026 | Oak Spring Farm
When I started farming, it was supposed to be temporary. Just a summer job after college while I figured out my “real” career. Something outdoors and physical to do before I became whatever I imagined adulthood looked like. Then I liked it too much. I liked being...
by Erika Roan | May 10, 2026 | Oak Spring Farm
My brother is in town visiting this week, and he’s making dinner tonight. He went to the store for two ingredients because the recipe called for them and I didn’t have them. Two! Actually… good for him. Truly. I’m glad he’s cooking. But it made me laugh because...
