Spring 2024 #5/10: Rhubarb, Eggs, and Parsnip Granola!?!
It is April, and the moving parts of the farm are move-ING. (And if they aren’t, Mark is probably in the shop trying to remedy that). Our crew has been doing a whole lot of seeding and planting, all while learning methods for trellising, irrigating, driving and using the John Deere tractor for transplanting. They even had a chance to work together to put a new cover over one of the chicken houses and a secondary “hoop-house within a hoop house” last week to protect all of the tomato plants from frost. For all of the gardeners out there, know that we should have the first of our vegetable starts for sale next week—we’ll watch the weather and post an update next Monday. We like to set you all up for success at home.
Spring 2024 #4/10: Cover Crops & Cabbage-like Things
Happiness is…a big tall patch of cover crop to play with! Lupa had her turn today, losing herself, finding herself, sprinting in and out of a bed of Rye and Vetch that is over 4’ tall in most places. But by the end of the week, Mark should have a chance to give this patch a proper mow before incorporating all of that lovely organic matter into the soil.
Spring 2024 #3/10: Overwintered Leeks & Egg-stra Eggs
There are certain crops that we only get one shot at getting right each year, and after several years of failed attempts, tweaks, taking notes, trying different seeds, adjusting our timing, and dialing things in on the equipment front, we had a decent overwintered Leek year—crows, be damned. You know that feeling when you walk into a kitchen where someone has been sautéing an onion and you’re immediately hungry? We harvested the last of these Leeks this morning, and you could catch their savory aroma in the air from about 30’ away outside. Absolutely delightful. I hope you enjoy them as much as I’m going to.
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