Soil, Sun, & Sweat

This is a week of firsts and lasts!

This is the last friday drop off as both the Farmers Market at Libby and the Troy Farmers Markets begin next week in May. For the entire market season, you can order online and choose which market to pick up at.

This weeks begins the flower season!

The first daffodils are blooming and they will be in the online store available for pickup along with the eggs and microgreens.

And speaking of microgreens, there is a new bag in town: cinnamon basil!
They are a warm, earthy variety of basil that is a favorite in Mexican cuisine and tastes fabulous. You can use them just like the other micros or as you would the larger basil, but this requires no chopping!

Other than that this week the regular farmer life of soil, sun, & sweat has begun, where tasks and time management are dictated by the weather, plants, and animals more than me. I do it all for my love of nature, those same plants and animals, and the ones that were here long before I was; because it helps the land heal and thrive; and for you, so you can feed yourself and your family the best, healthiest, tastiest food possible!

Much of the week has been taken up with planting and transplanting, so much so I didn't stop to take many photos :0, but I was able to capture the lushness of these Snapdragons before they got pulled out of their plugs and dropped into their forever homes

All that fluffy soil is now full of seedlings putting down roots and seeds getting ready to germinate! Before you can plant, you gotta prep. Kinda like painting, it's called painting but maybe more than half of your time is preparing to paint.

A bit of rain gives a nice respite from the growing warmth (and helps those newly planted and seeded future food and flowers a great welcome to the world!) And rainbows are never unwelcome. I have many rainbows on my farm to help welcome the *real* ones to stop by often.

The Old Girls, Rosemary & Iris, (10 year+ hens from my original flock) also get to get out and roam free now that the weather is to their liking, but they only sit under their lilac, do a jigsaw puzzle, sip a g&t, and complain about the youths.

When all the fun and running around outside gets to be too much, Hella retreats inside her house to take a break on her bed and does her best bagel impression.

What's available this week?

• Eggs!
  • dozen pasture-raised, rainbow chicken eggs $5
  • half dozen pasture-raised duck eggs $4
• Veggies!
  • Spicy Microgreens $6/Large, $2/Small
  • Mild Micrgreens $6/Large, $2/Small
  • Cinnamon Basil $3/Small
• Flowers!
  • Daffodils 

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Use to buy anything from Dragon's Breath Farm, online or at the farmers markets!

Save 10% on all cards over $50! That means you can buy more veggies!!!

Eat Healthy! Be Healthy! Feel Great!