What a beautiful day! Sunny and cool. We gathered eggs for a customer this morning and these struck me a particularly pretty:
Then I noticed these beautiful daffodils: 
We spent most of the day building raised beds for strawberries and asparagus:
Overall, an awesome and productive day!
We’ve had a lot of snow and a lot of rain. I’m thrilled to announce the first blooms of Spring have arrived!!
We have 8 inches of snow and a chance for 1-2 more tonight. The kids have been out of school for 2 days. I’m lucky enough to have a job that allows me to stay home when the roads are treacherous. Yesterday was a welcome bonus, as it was our son’s 13th birthday.
I love looking out the front door to a view of smooth white fields and watching snow fall. Snow makes the world clean and peaceful.
In a few weeks it will be time to get to work. Breaking the ground, plotting the garden, planting the seeds. We’re ready to begin our yearly adventure. Making the deliveries, working the farmer’s market and meeting so many wonderful new people make all of the hard work worth it.
We created this handy dandy flyer today. Feel free to pass it around. Remember, we offer a 10% refund on your purchase price if a new customer lists you as their referral source…
Tonight, we’re at a dinner on farming. We dressed up a bit. I look down and saw this prime example of what it’s like to be a farm girl (note the heel):
I had to smile. I’m all dressed up and I have dirt on the heels of my shoes. It’s a rare occasion for me to dress
up. My normal clothes can get dirty and are built to be durable.
I wouldn’t change a thing. 🙂
We harvest a lot of our seeds from our own garden. For example, our okra seeds have been around for 10 years. We order the seeds we can’t harvest, or seeds for something new. (There’s always something new in garden!)
We ordered seeds last night. Such an exciting time! It’s time to execute all of those winter plans. Each year the garden is different. Not only the varieties and locations of each plant, but the also feel of it. It’s never the same experience twice. Sure, it’s a lot of hard work and long days, but it’s something we truly enjoy. To know that our hands and effort produce food for other’s table is an honor.
We met so many wonderful people during last year’s inaugural season. I was always amazed at the excitement people showed when we made their deliveries. The smiles on their faces were a great and unexpected reward. Kind words, laughter, recipes, and tips were shared. We learned so much…
Here’s to season 2015! We look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones this season! We hope to see you soon 🙂
We’re so excited to announce we’ve planted garlic for the first time. If all goes as planned, it’ll be ready next summer. There’s just one raised bed for now, but that’s around two dozen different bulbs. That’ll give us plenty to share and expand for next year.
Check it out! Sprigs!!!
It’s that time of year! We’re currently accepting applications for the 2015 season. For instructions on how to join, please click on the CSA-HOW TO JOIN tab above.
As always, feel free to contact us with any questions.
If you want items for canning or freezing next season, please contact us to make special arrangements for your canning/freezing needs.
We plant sunflowers between the corn fields, just because they’re pretty. Here’s the first one of the season 🙂
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