O’Neill: On fall, food, and farming (column)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

The last week has been a struggle with overwhelm as the tasks remain piled high though the season grows late.  The rains meant that fall and winter crops could be planted, but that it would happen much later than normal.  Instead of planting through August and September, it’s been more like late October and November this year.