View from the Farm

 As usual, the weather is playing a big part in everything that happens around our farm.  This spring's lack of rain  has meant some very early planting dates (good), but also brought some other challenges.  The dry weather has meant that local farmers have had to pay particularly close attention to  minimizing tillage (preparing the soil by discing, cultivating etc) to conserve moisture. Planted seeds must come into contact with moist soil to germinate so a lack of soil moisture is a huge concern.  So far we have had enough soil moisture to get seeds growing so we are grateful for that! 

As you may know, I often say "the best food is the food you grow yourself ''  Why? If you grow it yourself, you know everything that goes into making it including all the work:) This year at our farm, we are making available for our  farm and other staff, garden plots.  It has been really fun to garden together and see and learn from each other  everything required to grow food. In our plot this year Miriam and I are growing peas, potatoes, cantaloupes, 2 kinds of beans, carrots, beets, kale and 3 kinds of flowers.  As a farmer, I have focused on growing strawberries , sweet corn and pumpkins so planting this diversity has been a joy.  It isn't too late to plant something for yourself if you haven't already done so.  See if it is true that "the best food is the food you grow yourself".