It's Flower Season!

With the heat of recent days it may not seem that autumn is near but the first signs are there. A slight tinge of yellowness on the early changing trees. The receding daylight. The grasses and wildflowers making seeds before it is too late. It also means days where I might have a frost in the morning (meaning I have to wait to harvest) with the temperature quickly rising to 90+ by noon. This makes it hard to harvest veggies and get them processed before they heat up too much so it is a very light veggie week (there will be much more next week as radishes, lettuce, arugula, spinach, and more are just getting ready). But the heat really brings on the flowers and if you don't grab them when they are ready, that same heat makes them fade all too soon. This week I have many, many flowers and the first of the fruits (summer squash and possibly a box or two of tomatoes :) ) A few big projects were completed (widening the fence line & insulating the trailer). As they get crossed off the list, more things get moved up and the planning for the end of harvest and fall cleanup begins.

The fence on the main Field Plot has been expanded to allow Oscar, the tractor, easy access as well as to make room for my new...

High Tunnels!!! In farmer-speak these are Caterpillar High Tunnels. Just like the little tunnels that I use on individual rows but bigger. They can cover 4 rows and I can walk into them! There are two here, each my 50ft bed length. They will make growing and harvesting in a place where I get frosts all throughout the year much easier! Now I just need to get to work assembling them, but first I need to prep the new ground.

The young ducks are close to full grown and may be laying sometime in September (no promises!). They have yet to be let out to explore like everyone else so visitors have to come to them.

Hella, the kitty, tried to make a new friend. Luckily, the little skunk wasn't concerned with her interest in what it was and I made sure the playdate ended there.

What's available this weekend?

• Eggs! The grass is springing up and the coops are beginning to roam, gobbling up the fresh greens and worms!!!
  • dozen pasture-raised, rainbow chicken eggs $4
• Flowers! It's flower season! I'll have lots of bouquets available.
  • Large Bouquets
  • Medium Bouquets
  • Small Bouquets
• Veggies!
  • Spicy Mix Microgreens
  • Herb Mix Microgreens
  • Summer Squash
  • Petal Power Salad Topper