Yes, despite some ups and downs in temperature, weather and, well, moods, the CSA is here! Next week we will start pickups. A little earlier than we had anticipated and totally great. We’re so excited that what has been in our minds for so long is finally going to happen. And the vegetables look (and taste!) amazing.
It definitely was an up and down week. We had more rain, a bit of frost and now it looks like we’re going to get some sun. The rain has been challenging as we still had crops that needed planting and lots of weeding to do this week and it’s always stressful when you have to rush rush rush to get a huge amount done in one day because the rain is coming. Not to mention we had to throw row cover (a fabric covering we use for pest and temperature control) over the peppers, eggplants and tomatoes in a hurry to protect them from frost. But we managed to get tons done this week nonetheless. What did we do?
Well, we planted more cucumbers, zucchini and melons, beans, dry beans, flowers (yay!) and potatoes. We got the winter squash all out from it’s row cover and weeded the little guys, got some baby chicks to keep us happily tending livestock and, did I mention?, finished the moveable greenhouse!!! Yes, that was the icing on the cake for sure. A 90′ moveable greenhouse which we will tomorrow pack with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and basil and later cram full of yummy greens. With a little help from our friends, neighbours (and a cameraman!?!?!) the thing is up, beautiful and going to produce lots of food. Hooray!
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- Jeff drilling a hole in the shed foundation for the wash station drain.
Busy week, but it looks fantastic!
Glad to see the website is up and running and lookin’ slick (in a good way!) Thanks for uploading all the pictures.
That’s a lot of drill, Jeff!