A lot has been happening on the farm. We have been cleaning, shining, pressure washing, trimming trees, painting and tidying up the place. It is the farm version of spring cleaning!
We have also added:
--A new garden shed. It was sorely needed to store our ever increasing number of tools and supplies.
--A new greenhouse. Our old one was certainly temporary, and was blown over in a gust of wind last fall. We attempted to erect a new one earlier in March, but it was of very low quality and it collapsed within days. So, we upgraded to a more permanent structure, and it is fabulous! It is currently filled with seedling flats and all of our seedlings will be growing like crazy over the next few months.
--A new "farm store" shed. It is yet to be erected, but we can't wait to get everything set up. This will be located near the house on the driveway. We will be installing refrigerated storage, shelves and baskets and stocking it with everything that we produce, as well as partnering with other local farms and artisans to include their items as they are available.
As always in spring when the weather starts to turn nice, we get anxious to get our hands in the dirt and start planting! And as always it seems that Mother Nature has other ideas. Our lovely patches of radish and arugula were wiped out in the recent freeze. Fortunately those are crops that grow quickly. We will just replant and go about our business. The garlic, onions and strawberries were unaffected, so there are blessings to count.
Jasmine, the mini farmer, is really doing well learning the ropes in the greenhouse and gardens. She is also a great chicken wrangler!
We had our first farm event on March 21st. It was great meeting new folks, and reconnecting with old friends! We will have another event in April, and will be announcing the date very soon. This will be a seed swap/plant sale, and we will also have activities for children as we have in the past.
We hope to see you all soon!
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