Mini Microgreen Market

Is the sun finally here to stay?

I sure hope so, cause my fields are still buried under a bit of snow, though fast melting. Farming and gardening have few guarantees, especially when it comes to weather. When tending the land within our modern landscape you are constantly torn between 'land time' (which is based upon weather, climate, soil moisture, winds, the seasons, and neighboring wildlife) and the modern human schedule of appointments, errands, and following a clock that doesn't care when the sun comes up or goes down.
Spend too long deep in one set of time and it can be hard to adjust back to the other. But watching seeds you put into soil with your own hands, eating food you grew from those seeds, and watching flowers bloom on their own schedule helps ease us back into 'land time'.

There's a fresh batch of microgreens for this week so you can feed yourself from your local land and, if you are looking to plant some seeds of your own, there'll be a restock of seeds heading to Homesteaders by the end of the week!

Microgreens aren't only for salads! Add them into your next taco night for an extra dose of healthy and yummy. Featured is the Mild Mix with broccoli, kale, cabbage, and choy. Pick up some each Thursday from 12-1pm at the Libby Chamber!

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

Yes, that is the gate to my main growing field.
and yes, that is still a good bit of snow.
But, the sun is out and daytime temps are in the 40s so the melt is fast!
If my impatience lingers I may just use an old trick of sprinkling a little wood ash onto the snow to help it along ;)

​The snow better get on outta here 'cause the flowers are coming!

Some of the earliest started ones are also the tiniest like these teeny foxgloves.

​A restock of my farm-saved flower seeds is headed to Homesteaders this week!
Anybody gonna go on a seed shopping spree this weekend?
You may notice different packaging than previous cause I ran out and the new shipment isn't here yet, so I turned to my backup packets that are a little bigger and a little different color, but they still contain the same great seeds

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*