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As the heat moves along, so too do the flowers and seeds. And it also means another week without me vending at the market. I missed one day of checking on the microgreens in the greenhouse and that was enough to flatten them to the point of no recovery, but more are seeded every week, so me and the micros plan to be back next week! Until then, I am filling rafters with drying flowers, infusing herbs into oils for more salves, and constantly labeling bins full of seeds to be threshed and sifted later.  It's finally time for the Statice! It's the workhorse of the dried flower bouquets as it keeps all of it's color and structure after it's dried. So every few days, I pick all that are open and organize the bundles to hang until dried fully. Plus, it grows in a lot of lovely colors including pastels, deep purples and pinks, and bright yellows! Even Hella gets in on the harvesting fun.
 The heat brings the grasses and flowers on fast, and for the ones that I don't want to save for seed, it is a race between me and the heat!  The kitties take every opportunity to shelter in the shade! Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Fall Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 10th It's the push before winter. While we've been planning for it all season by noting plant locations. Now is the time for seed collecting, root digging, and maybe some fruits from the trees. Sign up here! Harvest Festival: Libby, MT: Sept 16th It's a big deal event with an amazing harvest meal, beer, and tons of vendors, like me :) Free to attend! Seed Saving Workshop: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 17th Whether you are new to gardening or an old green thumb, seed saving can be a daunting enterprise. In our western world, we are used to different aspects of agriculture put into neat little boxes and it is rare for a farm that grows crops to also grow their own seed (unless that crop is a seed, like grains). But that's exactly what gardeners are looking for and it's also how the non-western agricultural world works. Yet, you don't need to be a subsistence farmer to want to save your own seed. Maybe you want to birth a new type of tomato, acclimate your favorite frost-sensitive annual to your little to harsh climate, save money, or deepen your relationship with the plant world ? Sign up here! What's available this season?
Where to find it all?
Most Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Some Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market
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Farming is an endeavor of ever shifting priorities. Every season has it's challenges, tasks, and best practices. In the west, I'm pretty sure most everyone's least favorite season (not only farmers) is fire season. Some positives on a farm are ever-present irrigation, less fun is keeping animals inside or locked up, smoke while working outside, and on other thing that makes it hard to concentrate on all the inside computer work that I always move down the priority list during summer. This week is no exception. With a fire that started two days ago just 1 mile from the farm, I won't have my full booth at the farmers markets this week but do look for my fresh bouquets sitting in their usual stands with Seanna at Two Worlds Trading Co. While it is very unlikely that the fire will move in my direction (because of topography, roads, prevailing wind, and efforts of all the firefighters) I still don't like being away for too long since all the hens and kitties can't come with me every time I pop out. I plan to return next week with more fresh flowers and microgreens once the fire is not so new. In the meantime, I get a full aircraft show of all the planes and helicopters that are used in firefighting!
more sleepy bees, so so many sleepy bees
 You know the next day will get interesting when you come home at dusk and see this right across the highway from your road and only 1 mile from the farm
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Late Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: August 13th Some plants are already in seed, some are still blooming, and others are gone. Is our harvest thinning or can we still fill our plate? It's also a great time to start helping the seeds of future forage to grow. Sign up here! Fall Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 10th It's the push before winter. While we've been planning for it all season by noting plant locations. Now is the time for seed collecting, root digging, and maybe some fruits from the trees. Sign up here! Seed Saving Workshop: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 17th Whether you are new to gardening or an old green thumb, seed saving can be a daunting enterprise. In our western world, we are used to different aspects of agriculture put into neat little boxes and it is rare for a farm that grows crops to also grow their own seed (unless that crop is a seed, like grains). But that's exactly what gardeners are looking for and it's also how the non-western agricultural world works. Yet, you don't need to be a subsistence farmer to want to save your own seed. Maybe you want to birth a new type of tomato, acclimate your favorite frost-sensitive annual to your little to harsh climate, save money, or deepen your relationship with the plant world ? Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market |
AuthorI'm Farmer Megan with a life full of cackles, clucks, quacks, weeds, crazy kitten, and one tiny, senior, blind dog. Archives
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