Winter Work & Seed Dreams

Happy Holidays! We hope you’re soaking up some rest, nourishing meals, and stress free travels. We’re en route to family and wanted to pop in with another quick update on recent farm happenings.

December has been all about preparation for the 2026 growing season. It’s been a month of getting our ducks in a row — and while actual poultry (we love chickens!!!) will one day be welcomed to Tomorro Farm, for now we’re focused on soil, seeds, and planning.

COVER CROPS & WINTER WEEDING

We seeded our cover crop across all of our beds from late October through early November. Since this land was previously pasture, both perennial and annual weeds have come up strong. Our main on-farm task lately has been staying on top of winter weeding while the cover crop establishes.

As I mentioned in the last Farm Note, our cover crop is maturing quicker than expected. We think our solution will be to sneak in an extra succession of crops into beds planned for summer fruiting crops (zukes and cukes, tomatoes and peppers). This year of not growing our own food has left us very ready to start again - hungry in every sense.

Our first potted acorn has sprouted.

We’re hoping to plant our first Coastal Live Oaks on the property this spring!

SEED ORDERING & WINTER DREAMING

We’re about a week away from ordering seeds for the 2026 season, which means officially locking in what we’ll be growing and offering to our community. Seed catalogs are especially dangerous this time of year - ambitions run high when there’s endless nighttime to dream.

We’re being mindful not to take too big of a bite though. Our three plots are small (50 by 50 feet each), which gives us the chance to focus on doing things well while still growing enough food to really get into the farm’s rhythm. There’s already an ongoing list of crops we won’t grow this year due to space (its what keeps us farmers going, the endless list of new crops to master). However, it does give us some peace knowing our small plots can receive all of our attention.

Jake and I are reveling in getting to choose our varieties for the year. It feels like Christmas!

Thanks for following along! Instagram will have a short video with some visual updates from winter solstice. Check it out here!

Your farmers,

Jake and Jesse :)