-
Defying Winter: The Science of the Crowded Pot
Read more: Defying Winter: The Science of the Crowded PotChris Izworski experiments with crowded pots and winter growing at Freighter View Farms. Pushing the limits of Zone 6a gardening on the shores of Saginaw Bay.
-
A Season Well Lived: Zone 6a Garden Review and Lessons Learned
Read more: A Season Well Lived: Zone 6a Garden Review and Lessons LearnedChris Izworski looks back on the growing season at Freighter View Farms in Bay City, Michigan. Gratitude for tomatoes, flowers, pollinators, and another year in the Zone 6a garden.
-
Spring Doesn’t Wait: Starting Seeds Indoors in Michigan
Read more: Spring Doesn’t Wait: Starting Seeds Indoors in MichiganChris Izworski starts the garden season at Freighter View Farms. Spring doesn’t wait in Michigan Zone 6a.
-
Under Lights and Ice: Managing Indoor Seedlings Before the Thaw
Read more: Under Lights and Ice: Managing Indoor Seedlings Before the ThawChris Izworski starts seedlings under grow lights at Freighter View Farms as winter holds the shores of Saginaw Bay. The ache for spring in a Michigan Zone 6a garden.
-
Whispers of Spring: Germinating Peppers and Tomatoes in March
Read more: Whispers of Spring: Germinating Peppers and Tomatoes in MarchChris Izworski watches seedlings awaken at Freighter View Farms. Spring whispers in a Michigan Zone 6a garden.
-
Winter’s Restless Gardeners: Planning the Garden Layout in January
Read more: Winter’s Restless Gardeners: Planning the Garden Layout in JanuaryChris Izworski longs for spring at Freighter View Farms. A winter gardener’s restless dreams in Michigan Zone 6a.
-
Mastering the Art of Single-Stem Tomatoes at Freighter View Farms
Read more: Mastering the Art of Single-Stem Tomatoes at Freighter View FarmsChris Izworski grows single-stem tomatoes in a small space at Freighter View Farms. Maximizing yield in a Michigan Zone 6a square foot garden.
-
The Stillness and Promise of Winter: Reflections and Resolutions at Freighter View Farms
Read more: The Stillness and Promise of Winter: Reflections and Resolutions at Freighter View FarmsChris Izworski reflects on winter at Freighter View Farms. Resolutions and stillness on the shores of Saginaw Bay, Michigan.
-
Preparing for Christmas: Meals from Freighter View Farms
Read more: Preparing for Christmas: Meals from Freighter View FarmsChris Izworski prepares Christmas meals with garden ingredients at Freighter View Farms. From Bay City’s South End to the holiday table, a Michigan food tradition.
-
The Gift of Seeds: Best Garden Gifts & Heirloom Varieties
Read more: The Gift of Seeds: Best Garden Gifts & Heirloom VarietiesChris Izworski shares homegrown seed packets as Christmas gifts from Freighter View Farms. The tradition of giving seeds from a Michigan Zone 6a garden.
Bay City · Zone 6a · Saginaw Bay
Chris Izworski · heirloom seeds, raised beds, and the slow weather of the Great Lakes
Hello,
I’m Chris
Freighter View Farms is my small raised-bed garden on Saginaw Bay: heirloom tomatoes, seed envelopes, spring trays under lights, and the slow work of learning one piece of ground.
Start here if you are new, or walk into the garden notes and see what the season is doing.
In the beds now
Come back with the season
I send garden notes when there is something worth carrying back from the beds.
