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Mini Microgreen Market

3/2/2023

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We humans are fickle things.
In October and November I'm eager for the snow to return. Running outside at it's first sign in a tshirt and relishing the feeling of blistering cold.
In March I'm begging it to leave. Pleading. Cajoling. Giving Promises. If only it would go and the warmth and sun and green and growing return.
I've forgotten what it was like to feel comfortable in a tshirt and sandals outside, to not have frozen fingers and feet stuffed into boots. 
I've forgotten the ease of not needing to plan extra time to scrape ice off my windshield or carry water to the hens.
I've forgotten what summer feels like and, even though I know better, a part of me almost wonders if it will ever return.

And, usually, in this deepest place of despair and grumpiness and cabin fever, the Sun suddenly shines. Almost as if she wants to ensure the grandest entrance, the greatest appreciation for her shine, and the biggest welcome for her return.
So I make sure I run outside in a tshirt and feel the warmth of her shine, turn my face to her face, and smile and laugh and give her the greatest, most ebullient standing ovation possible, for she is what helps the green things to grow
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If you've never grown them, you rarely get to see the glow up the micros go through! In a few hours, they go from barely germinating to full on reaching for the sun
What are Microgreens?
 
  • Microgreens are the young shoots of some of you favorite veggies, herbs, and even edible flowers.
  • They are soil-grown, usually in shallow trays, but sometimes directly in a garden (this is different than sprouts that are germinated in water only)
  • Most grow very fast and harvest is usually within 7-14 days after sowing
  • They are harvested just before or just after the first true leaf appears (this can sometimes be a window of only a few hours!)
  • They are packed full of nutrients and minerals for the good of your body 
  • I pick the ones with the tastiest flavors (healthy things don't need to taste icky or bland!)
  • They keep for about 7-10 days after harvest so you gotta buy them fresh and local
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​If you happen to be a sky watcher and are lucky enough to get some clear skies towards the west at dusk tonight, Jupiter (upper left) and Venus (lower right) will be nearly on top of each other visually (called a conjunction)!
After they will pass each other as they each go on their ways through the skies.
Whenever I feel the world losing it's feeling of enchantment, I need only look at the night skies and remember that those stars and planets are there even during the mundane brightness of day.
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The cats have been enjoying the odd day of sunshine here and there, but not so much the other days of wind and cold and snow. And, honestly, neither does this farmer. Sheesh! Doesn't the weather know I've got projects to get done in the field before too long that can't be done with a foot of icy snowpack in the way!
Nevertheless,
it is still wonderful to get out and enjoy those bluebird days!
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What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • microgreens for all tastes!
  • Seeds!
    • so many varieties to get your garden growing
    • Don't forget there are limited varieties available at Homesteaders in Libby!
  • Herbals
    • Infused Body Oils
    • Essences
    • Dragon's Scale Salve
  • Flowers
    • Dried Bouquets
    • Petal Sachets
  • Jewelry
    • Bead Woven Bracelets & Rings
  • Recycled Paper
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*
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When Seed Meets Soil

2/27/2023

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Half Moon? What!? Why?
So many others do bimonthly newsletters on the Full and New Moon. They always get the attention. They always get the fandom. They always get the importance. The Half Moon, also called quarter moon, but when you look at it with your actual eyeballs it isn’t quarter, its half! (it’s a celestial pet peeve of mine) Half Dark. Half Light. And each switching sides every time. One time growing in light, the other time growing in dark. It isn’t the pause between the inhale and the exhale, it *is* the inhale and the exhale. It is the middle road.
The wait is nearly over!
Free the Seeds in Kalispell is this Saturday, March 4th.

It's one of my favorite events for meeting old and finding new plant people. There are workshops, presentations, booths, and, of course, a whole lot of FREE seeds!
Check out their website for details on all the fun stuff, including a presentation by me, Megan of Dragon's Breath Farm, on Edible Garden Weeds.
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As the moisture and the microbes break down the protective coating on the seeds (allowing them to wait until their environment is best for their thriving) they begin to germinate and grow forth to the light, whether that be the grow lights for now or the eventual sunlight
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​Every morning I check on each pot, flat, and soil block. 

Greeting them.
Welcoming them.
Celebrating them.

Giving them the encouragement they need to grow.
I make sure their have enough water,
(but not too much)
enough light,
(but not too much)
enough nutrients gifted from my worm bin drippings,
(but not too much)
so that both the seedlings that germinate and the soil-living microbes have just what they need 
(but not too much)
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Without the proper balance, they might not grow or they will abort in the most common fashion called 'dampening off' where a healthy seedling gets too wet, bogged down and dies.
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For most plants need
air as well as water,
light as well as dark,
they grow and they rest.

And this is the time for growth to begin!

Even if you can't see it under the snow or through the cold, the seeds are germinating in the ground, the tulips and daffodils are preparing
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Sometimes the first stage of growth happens outside of our vision. It happens in the dark, warm, wet soil where the seed sheds its coat.
Only later, once the coat is gone and the sun's warmth beats down does that seed show itself to the world.

And remember,
some seeds need barely a moment to shed their coat and grow forth
while others may take years,
waiting for the world to be ready for them.
They wait for their time to thrive.
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Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness?
Saturday, March 4th: Free the Seeds in Kalispell
I'll be giving a presentation on Edible Garden Weeds: The Accidental Harvest.
Stop by for all the free presentations, info booths, and, of course, free seeds!

Tuesdays in May: Troy Adult Education Program
I'll be teaching a Spring Wildflower & Native Plant ID class on Tuesday evenings in May and early June. Two indoor classes to cover the basics and two outings to meet all the wonderful spring plants around Troy. Sign-ups to be announced later.

Seasonal On-Farm Foraging Classes: Dragon's Breath Farm
Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. I'll be updating the schedule as we get closer to spring.
What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • microgreens for all tastes!
  • Seeds!
    • so many varieties to get your garden growing
  • Herbals
    • Infused Body Oils
    • Essences
    • Dragon's Scale Salve
  • Flowers
    • Dried Bouquets
    • Petal Sachets
  • Jewelry
    • Bead Woven Bracelets & Rings
  • Recycled Paper
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*
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Mini Microgreen Market

2/23/2023

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Since the weather seems determined to scarper my best laid plans for outside work, I've turned my attention to fixing the inventory problem on the online store. The best solution, if not the easiest or quickest, is to rebuild the store on my regular webpage. This is working well since I'm adding new products anyways so being able to format it from the ground up again is nice. It does mean it will take me a few weeks to get everything transferred and formatted. So, don't hold your breath just yet, but the new store is coming!
And, of course, this newsletter is the best way to hear about it once it's here.
Until then, stay warm and keep dreaming of the inevitable spring!
Almost forgot to mention that you can now get a selection of flower seeds from the farm at Homesteaders in Libby!
Look for my little display of local, farm-saved seeds to add a bit of color to your world  
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Microgreens are a great way to chase away the cabin fever blues and give hints of all the good green things to come!
What are Microgreens?
 
  • Microgreens are the young shoots of some of you favorite veggies, herbs, and even edible flowers.
  • They are soil-grown, usually in shallow trays, but sometimes directly in a garden (this is different than sprouts that are germinated in water only)
  • Most grow very fast and harvest is usually within 7-14 days after sowing
  • They are harvested just before or just after the first true leaf appears (this can sometimes be a window of only a few hours!)
  • They are packed full of nutrients and minerals for the good of your body 
  • I pick the ones with the tastiest flavors (healthy things don't need to taste icky or bland!)
  • They keep for about 7-10 days after harvest so you gotta buy them fresh and local
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My sister gifted the hens and I an automatic feeder that opens up to reveal the food when they stand on the pedal! They are in training mode right now so it is locked open but they flocked (□) to it right away. It keeps their food dry and locked up from varmints (you must read that with an old timey accent lol) so that I don't have to be out their with their food first thing! It gives me a chance to focus on other tasks in the morning knowing they aren't gasping for grub
The kittens are almost as grumpy as me about the renewed cold and snow
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When it's cold outside what better place to snuggle than on a warm blanket that may have a heated blanket underneath ;)
  • What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • microgreens for all tastes!
  • Seeds!
    • so many varieties to get your garden growing
  • Herbals
    • Infused Body Oils
    • Essences
    • Dragon's Scale Salve
  • Flowers
    • Dried Bouquets
    • Petal Sachets
  • Jewelry
    • Bead Woven Bracelets & Rings
  • Recycled Paper
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*
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February 15th, 2023

2/15/2023

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We are back to our normal Thursday delivery schedule!

Now there won't only be microgreens available, but also some Dragon's Scale Salve, Herbal Infused Body Oils, and Dried Flower Bouquets.

They'll be listed online soon, adding photos, writing descriptions, and getting all the shipping and delivery settings finalized isn't a five minute task. Until then, I'll bring a sampling a items in each Thursday, but if you want to look over something specific, let me know!
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The radishes like to grow thick and tall like mini trees, their canopy reaching for the light
What are Microgreens?
 
  • Microgreens are the young shoots of some of you favorite veggies, herbs, and even edible flowers.
  • They are soil-grown, usually in shallow trays, but sometimes directly in a garden (this is different than sprouts that are germinated in water only)
  • Most grow very fast and harvest is usually within 7-14 days after sowing
  • They are harvested just before or just after the first true leaf appears (this can sometimes be a window of only a few hours!)
  • They are packed full of nutrients and minerals for the good of your body 
  • I pick the ones with the tastiest flavors (healthy things don't need to taste icky or bland!)
  • They keep for about 7-10 days after harvest so you gotta buy them fresh and local
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Even if one of the big flower-giving holidays is gone, you can still get flowers for yourself or anyone else without having a holiday to remind you. Might it even be more special to give or get flowers on a day when there is no outside incentive to?
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And when it's wet from either rain or melt outside, the kittens get a little help to use up all their extraordinary energy
What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • microgreens for all tastes!
  • Seeds!
    • so many varieties to get your garden growing
  • Herbals
    • Infused Body Oils
    • Essences
    • Dragon's Scale Salve
  • Flowers
    • Dried Bouquets
    • Petal Sachets
  • Jewelry
    • Bead Woven Bracelets & Rings
  • Recycled Paper
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*
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A Final Deep Rest

2/13/2023

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Half Moon Newsletter

Half Moon? What!? Why?
So many others do bimonthly newsletters on the Full and New Moon. They always get the attention. They always get the fandom. They always get the importance. The Half Moon, also called quarter moon, but when you look at it with your actual eyeballs it isn’t quarter, its half! (it’s a celestial pet peeve of mine) Half Dark. Half Light. And each switching sides every time. One time growing in light, the other time growing in dark. It isn’t the pause between the inhale and the exhale, it *is* the inhale and the exhale. It is the middle road.

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Even as winter fades away and the days bring more rain than snow, the nights remain cold bringing with it the Ice Season
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As the snowpack melts in the warmth of the sun and freezes again at night, and as I get to walking around the land more as outdoor tasks ever so slowly begin to increase (along with my desire to get outside into that finally warm sunshine) the ice begins to build and you can start to feel a little like this usually fluffy, round Lodgepole Pine; worn down and weighted by the lingering effects of winter and the burgeoning hope of spring
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But all this temperature wavering across the ice/water boundary also means the sap begins to rise. Pretty soon these Cottonwood buds will be dripping with it's deliciously resinous and aromatic sap. Something that is a nuisance to some but medicinal to all. And those plump buds are what unfurl into the leaves that allow the trees to harness all that solar power from the summer sun.
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And just as the trees use this time of transition to prepare for the growing season, so do I!
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This is when I begin to clear out the washing and packing area where all the veggies and flowers are trimmed, bunched, bagged, wrapped, and made ready for market. This is when I take stock of all the supplies and packaging needed for the season and order anything I'm out of. This is when I finish cleaning and packing all the farm-saved seeds so they'll be ready for all you gardeners out there.
This is when I go out and begin preparing the greenhouse for the tsunami of seed starts that will soon be moving through, with a little bit of help from a mostly ineffective work crew
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And it's when I have some of the last opportunities for deep rest before the work of seeding, watering, and tending those same seed starts from spring until autumn. It's the same cycles that the trees and other perennial plants have learned and it's one that humans have mostly forgotten, but are maybe returning to: the cycle of rest and growth.
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It does not serve any system to grow constantly, even in climates that lack snow, there is still rest in another form or another time. For if we don't take the time to rest, to recover, to build foundations, to set down roots, we tend to topple over. So even if that warm spring sun is telling you to jump into action, rest a last moment instead. Pause and let winter finish in it's own time and enjoy the warmth of the sun before you use it to grow.
Future Learning Opportunities
Are you ready to step into the wilderness?
Saturday, March 4th: Free the Seeds in Kalispell
I'll be giving a presentation on Edible Garden Weeds: The Accidental Harvest.
Stop by for all the free presentations, info booths, and, of course, free seeds!

Tuesdays in May: Troy Adult Education Program
I'll be teaching a Spring Wildflower & Native Plant ID class on Tuesday evenings in May and early June. Two indoor classes to cover the basics and two outings to meet all the wonderful spring plants around Troy. Sign-ups to be announced later.

Seasonal On-Farm Foraging Classes: Dragon's Breath Farm
Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. I'll be updating the schedule as we get closer to spring.
What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • microgreens for all tastes!
  • Seeds!
    • so many varieties to get your garden growing
  • Herbals
    • Infused Body Oils
    • Essences
    • Dragon's Scale Salve
  • Flowers
    • Dried Bouquets
    • Petal Sachets
  • Jewelry
    • Bead Woven Bracelets & Rings
  • Recycled Paper
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*
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Sweetheart Market

2/11/2023

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No Mini Microgreen Market this week as those greens will be coming to town this Saturday, February 11th at the Sweetheart Market instead!

And it won't be just me but lots of other vendors showcasing your favorite local small businesses. And I won't have just microgreens but a lot more special stuff for your special sweetheart. I've been working away in the cabin all winter to bring you great new products from the farm. Some things have really been cookin' away in cool darkness since last summer just waiting for the right time to be turned into some magical salves, infused oils, and essences.

And while the field sits sleeping under it's blanket of snow, I've been letting my creativity run wild with new crafted projects full of color, shine, and quality.

If you're as eager for spring as I am, you can also find my full line of farm-saved seeds to get ready to let your garden run wild!

So why not spend a wintry Saturday inside with your favorite farmers market vendors getting a little something to feed your body, feed your soul, and maybe feed that connection between you and someone you love?
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So fresh and so green with the promise of Spring
The all new line-up of Herb Infused Body Oils.
Made with Organic Sunflower Oil that is perfect for all skin types, not too greasy, not too dry, and infused with farm-grown and wildcrafted herbs. Each jar comes with a little spoon so you can dish it out as fast as you like! 
While many budding herbalist can look up how the plants can restore and balance the physical body, they also help restore and balance our spirit too. Each label is printed with what this plant does best, their superpower. ​
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This is the first of the line-up of Essences: Winter Solstice: Dark Moon is a space & time essence made on the near convergence of the New Moon and the Winter Solstice, to be exact it was the day after the Solstice just as the Sun is returning to life while the Moon was dark. Use it to help expand your internal space so that you can carry more light and shine brighter.
The Dragon's Balm get a rebrand, Dragon's Scale Salve!
Still the same great blend of Organic Olive Oil infused with all the best farm-grown and wildcrafted herbs from my father's formula melted into beeswax to form a salve that will help soothe away your own dragon scales. It's now in tubes for an easy and less messy application, available in two sizes, and with minimal plastic in the packaging.
And then the new woven beaded bracelets and rings:
All made with my own two hands using the ever beautiful Miyuki beads and 14k gold clasps and connectors. The shine and sparkle is impossible to capture in a photo so why not check them out in person?
Each bracelet design is unique and will only be made once as I create the patterns from seasonal inspirations.

The rings are each available in different sizes so you can find just the right fit and I can repair any bead that breaks or thread that wears down.
Each piece will come with a gift box or bag.
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The kittens are as eager for spring as I am and had to carry out a quality control inspection of my box with hide tanning goodies including all the tools, materials, and a salted deer hide to get me ready for my spring course on natural hide tanning! So, if you know (or are) a hunter that doesn't use the hide, you can bring them to me!
What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • microgreens for all tastes!
  • Seeds!
    • so many varieties to get your garden growing
  • Herbals
    • Infused Body Oils
    • Essences
    • Dragon's Scale Salve
  • Flowers
    • Dried Bouquets
    • Petal Sachets
  • Jewelry
    • Bead Woven Bra
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Mini Microgreen Market

2/2/2023

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Is it almost another Thursday again?!     you betcha!

Me and my micros will be in the Libby Chamber from 12-1pm this Thursday, and if you can't make it then but are in Libby, I might just be able to bring them to you!
The Arugula (½ of the Spicy Mix) is extra poppin green this week!

As more and more flower seeds join the grow room fun, the micros start to feel a little crowded, but they are never left behind. 

Who could do that to such verdant lushness!
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And growing them isn't glamorous, especially this time of year. 

At least in summer, I am outside the greenhouse surrounded by a green field. In winter, I am in the 8x10' walk-in-cooler with a door that freezes shut when it's below 0F outside (as it's 55-60F inside), moving around flats and bags of seeds and soil kinda like your trying to make your bed with you in it, lol.

We do what we must ☺️
What are Microgreens?
 
  • Microgreens are the young shoots of some of you favorite veggies, herbs, and even edible flowers.
  • They are soil-grown, usually in shallow trays, but sometimes directly in a garden (this is different than sprouts that are germinated in water only)
  • Most grow very fast and harvest is usually within 7-14 days after sowing
  • They are harvested just before or just after the first true leaf appears (this can sometimes be a window of only a few hours!)
  • They are packed full of nutrients and minerals for the good of your body 
  • I pick the ones with the tastiest flavors (healthy things don't need to taste icky or bland!)
  • They keep for about 7-10 days after harvest so you gotta buy them fresh and local
These Dried Flower beauties will be making their debut at the Sweethearts Market on Saturday, February 11th. Why not show your sweetheart your everlasting love for them with a bouquet of everlasting flowers?!
​With the weather warming up again, the kitties are glad to get outside, especially if it means a rare winter field trip into the greenhouse!
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Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*

The Sweetheart Market
February 11th from 10-6pm
at the Ponderosa Room in Libby
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Water is the Word for Winter

1/28/2023

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Half Moon? What!? Why?
So many others do bimonthly newsletters on the Full and New Moon. They always get the attention. They always get the fandom. They always get the importance. The Half Moon, also called quarter moon, but when you look at it with your actual eyeballs it isn’t quarter, its half! (it’s a celestial pet peeve of mine) Half Dark. Half Light. And each switching sides every time. One time growing in light, the other time growing in dark. It isn’t the pause between the inhale and the exhale, it *is* the inhale and the exhale. It is the middle road.
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In northern winters, water is everywhere. We literally walk through it. We drive through it and move it out of our way. Our world becomes water.
Even as the trees, shrubs, and plants sleep through the season, water is draped over them, wrapped around their trunks, and layered over their roots.

The land becomes covered in water in a time that the plants don't need it. 

But there it sits, waiting for the warmth that will melt it so that it can flow down, 
down into the soil.
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​But until then, they wait, as we all do while we trudge
and shovel
and push
and plow.

But until then, they sleep, as we plan
and dream
and seed
and feed the fire.

Even the soil waits under the water, held warm by it's loft.
Not sleeping but moving slowly, feasting on the fallen bits from last summer.
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Under their blanket of snow, the worms, beetles, salamanders, microbes, and bacteria are busy slowly turning what used to be plants into food for plants.
Those tiny composters rely upon the cover of frozen water with insulating trapped air to keep the frigid temps from putting them into a frozen sleep.

For the plants and leave growth of next summer depend on  the dead plants and fallen leaves of last summer to feed them.

That bright spring green is fed by the rotten brown of fall.
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​The light and heat of summer is fed by the cold water of winter.
But until that light and heat returns, we live in
a world of water
a world of winter
where we soak up the little rays of sun we are gifted,
the same rays that bounce and sparkle off the land covered in fluffy frozen water.

For just as the Moon carries the light of the Sun through the night, the snow carries all that life needs to grow in spring through the winter.
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Future Learning Opportunities
  • Are you ready to step into the wilderness?

    Saturday, March 4th: Free the Seeds in Kalispell
    I'll be giving a presentation on Edible Garden Weeds: The Accidental Harvest.
    Stop by for all the free presentations, info booths, and, of course, free seeds!

    Tuesdays in May: Troy Adult Education Program
    I'll be teaching a Spring Wildflower & Native Plant ID class on Tuesday evenings in May and early June. Two indoor classes to cover the basics and two outings to meet all the wonderful spring plants around Troy. Sign-ups to be announced later.

    Seasonal On-Farm Foraging Classes: Dragon's Breath Farm
    Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. I'll be updating the schedule as we get closer to spring.
Where to find it all?
The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*

The Sweetheart Market
February 11th from 10-6pm
at the Ponderosa Room in Libby
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Mini Microgreen Market

1/25/2023

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Do the microgreens ever end?
Not really!

Even once the regular full season markets start up they keep getting germinated, harvested, and packed up for you. But until then, they are available every Thursday from 12-1pm inside the Libby Chamber
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The microgreens are lovin' their warm, humid grow room. It's also nice to walk into when it's a little frigid outside.
What are Microgreens?
 
  • Microgreens are the young shoots of some of you favorite veggies, herbs, and even edible flowers.
  • They are soil-grown, usually in shallow trays, but sometimes directly in a garden (this is different than sprouts that are germinated in water only)
  • Most grow very fast and harvest is usually within 7-14 days after sowing
  • They are harvested just before or just after the first true leaf appears (this can sometimes be a window of only a few hours!)
  • They are packed full of nutrients and minerals for the good of your body 
  • I pick the ones with the tastiest flavors (healthy things don't need to taste icky or bland!)
  • They keep for about 7-10 days after harvest so you gotta buy them fresh and local
One of the projects I've been busy working on in my winter cabin cave is a bevy of beaded bracelets and rings! They'll be making their debut at the Sweethearts Market on February 11th in Libby.
After that they'll be available online!
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No cuddly photos this week cause the cats & kittens discovered that the previous melty temps followed by some freezing temps means a solid snowpack and they can go everywhere and anywhere, which also meant I had to do a lot of monitoring from the cabin windows and porch like a worried parent watching their kids do potentially dangerous things □
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*

The Sweetheart Market
February 11th from 10-6pm
at the Ponderosa Room in Libby
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Mini Microgreen Market

1/18/2023

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Another Wednesday, another reminder about the Mini Microgreen Market tomorrow from 12-1pm at the Libby Area Chamber.

Also, I'll be at the Sweetheart Market, February 11th, from 10-6 in Libby. Some of my multiple winter projects has been working on making more products ya'll loved and new ones! This'll be the place to see them all before the season of fresh flowers begins!
PictureThe Microgreens get growing good in this not really warm, but not so cold weather. These are the robust radishes featured in the Spicy Mix!

What are Microgreens?
 
  • Microgreens are the young shoots of some of you favorite veggies, herbs, and even edible flowers.
  • They are soil-grown, usually in shallow trays, but sometimes directly in a garden (this is different than sprouts that are germinated in water only)
  • Most grow very fast and harvest is usually within 7-14 days after sowing
  • They are harvested just before or just after the first true leaf appears (this can sometimes be a window of only a few hours!)
  • They are packed full of nutrients and minerals for the good of your body 
  • I pick the ones with the tastiest flavors (healthy things don't need to taste icky or bland!)
  • They keep for about 7-10 days after harvest so you gotta buy them fresh and local
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New Dragon's Scale Salve (previously Dragon's Balm) is getting ready! Everything is handmade. Hand-picked, farm-grown or wildcrafted herbs. Hand-muddled into the organic oils. Hand-poured into their containers. Hand-labeled. It's a good thing this stuff soothes all the ouchies your hands can get!
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Stop by and see all the new and returning products like the Dragon's Scale Salve, lots of wonderful Dried Flowers for your special Sweetheart, and more.
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Of course, I have my own special Sweethearts
What's available this week?
  • Veggies!
    • Spicy Mix
    • Sunflower Shoots
    • Nasturtium Shoots
  • Seeds!
    • check online store (link below) for available varieties
Where to find it all?

The Mini Microgreen Market of course, running all winter!
Thursdays from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber of Commerce
*come inside where it's warm & toasty while the micros are chill in their mini cooler*
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