Green and growing!

Look at that lettuce!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, this one just made me hungry!

To the bottom left, that is onions that were started from seeds. My batteries died on the camera right after that.

Radishes, peas, lettuce, and spinach are all growing well in the greenhouse and on the ground. The rhubarb is up, and it seems that the strawberries might be peeking out any day now.

If things continue with the good weather and favorable growing conditions, the first share boxes might be ready the second week of June! Stay tuned for updates. It is a bit dry out there, and I must say that we aren't taking these dry conditions lightly, but so far, so good. There is nothing like a good, healthy rain to keep crops growing well.

For those who wonder what to do with kale, I learned a trick this last week while visiting with a dietitian. I have to get the recipe from her yet. She uses dried kale in her BROWNIES to add "good stuff" to the average diet. Pretty clever, I must admit. As soon as I get the recipe, I will post it for all to see!

Sproutin' around last week on Lambright Farm

This was supposed to be a view of the garden with the little pinwheel blowing in the wind (almost exact center of the picture above), but I was too far away. I am told that the pinwheel will spin, and cause the stick to vibrate the ground, keeping away many of the small garden pests such as moles.
The view of the garden that is tilled and planted with peas. It now has 2 rows of row cover (hidden in the blue wrapper), and looks much different, but it was so refreshing to see freshly tilled soil. You can see from the color of the soil that this garden is rather sandy. It drains well and is the first to be ready in the spring.

Inside the greenhouse, a few flats of plants, I didn't take the time to record the varieties.

A view of the barn window that helps heat the greenhouse when needed. At the bottom, to the left, you see a bit of the kerosene heater that helped on the coldest of days to keep the temps just right.

The door propped open to actually cool off the greenhouse! It was getting too warm.


I haven't gotten around to getting any more good pictures at the farm this week. It seems that when the sun shines lately, the wind is so rough. It is so hard to get good pictures when it is windy (at least with a simple camera, anyway).

The latest update around the farm:
Items planted so far include kale, celery, lettuce, tomatoes, eggplant, cabbage, onions, peas (in the ground!)...... and probably a few more since it has been a couple of days since I have been over there. Things are being planted and transplanted every week, and in some cases, every day. I don't expect I will be able to keep up to that exact detail, but I sure will try to keep the higher points for all of you.

The ground is drying up nicely, the grass is nice and bright green. The raking has spruced things up nicely.

There are several rows of things planted in the garden with row covering on them, similar to our blankets in the fall or a "mini" high tunnel. They keep the plants covered and warm, while growing them directly in the ground. I saw this in action last summer, and it did extend the growing season a bit.

We have had a few request regular monthly meetings for CSA members to share recipes and ideas, as well as other healthy topics, we are working on plans to facilitate those soon. It has also been suggested that we have a spot at the farmer's markets. We are considering that, but have not yet made any decisions, more input is surely welcome.


We have added several new members to the CSA this past week, and are filling up fast, so if you know anyone who has been thinking about it, now is the time to act!