Yesterday really felt like the season had truly begun. I had previously started dozens of flats of seedlings inside (which are all coming along great) and did some work in the hoophouse last week, but yesterday was warm and sunny and I finally got to dig outside in the dirt! I was turning beds and weeding at one of the new gardens. It promises to be a great space - lots of sunshine and nice soil - but will take quite a lot of work to get it cleaned up. I managed to get two beds cleaned out nicely - 6 more to go! :o)
I also planted peas out at two of the gardens, and checked on the greens growing in the hoophouse at the farm. What a joy to be outside working. I love my work!
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
freezing temperatures
It feels like this has been an extraordinarily long cold Winter. We are still getting freezing temperatures at night and sprinklings of snow every week or so. My seedlings that are inside under lights are nice and warm and cozy though, so they are coming along nicely.
Yesterday I transplanted the endive and arugula seedlings out into the hoophouse at the farm with the help of Joe, a guy who is interested in farming in the Roberts Creek area. He wants to shadow me for a while to learn as much as possible. This is a godsend for me right now because a couple of weeks ago my back went out! I hadn't done anything in particular to cause the problem, in fact I hadn't done any gardening work at all, which you would think would be a prime candidate for the cause. I'm on the mend thank goodness but for now I have to take it easy, no lifting heavy objects and digging etc. The hoophouse is now full of greens - the lettuces and red mustard that were planted last October are thriving!
I have an employee who will be starting in a couple of weeks. Her name is Grace, she is a student at high school and will be working for me a couple of hours after school each day. I have known Grace since she was a little toddler so it will be fun to work alongside her.
I am passing along this link because it really speaks to me and it may you too; an urban farmer talks about the physical labour involved in farming:
http://www.whyy.org/podcast/thisibelieve/tib20090213.mp3
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Yesterday I transplanted the endive and arugula seedlings out into the hoophouse at the farm with the help of Joe, a guy who is interested in farming in the Roberts Creek area. He wants to shadow me for a while to learn as much as possible. This is a godsend for me right now because a couple of weeks ago my back went out! I hadn't done anything in particular to cause the problem, in fact I hadn't done any gardening work at all, which you would think would be a prime candidate for the cause. I'm on the mend thank goodness but for now I have to take it easy, no lifting heavy objects and digging etc. The hoophouse is now full of greens - the lettuces and red mustard that were planted last October are thriving!
I have an employee who will be starting in a couple of weeks. Her name is Grace, she is a student at high school and will be working for me a couple of hours after school each day. I have known Grace since she was a little toddler so it will be fun to work alongside her.
I am passing along this link because it really speaks to me and it may you too; an urban farmer talks about the physical labour involved in farming:
http://www.whyy.org/podcast/thisibelieve/tib20090213.mp3
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