This week's post is going to be abbreviated because it is already late and if I wait any longer it will be time for next week's already. So here you go. A week in pictures.
Let's start with a little time lapse. Here is the main field right after I tilled it and what it looks like now. What a difference a couple of months make.
Harvest
The big story this week was Strawberries. I harvested and delivered 100lbs of Strawberries.
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| Rhubarb |
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| 33lbs of Strawberries |
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| Red Sails Lettuce |
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| Mustard Greens, Kale, Spinach, Choi, Arugula |
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| Pac Choi |
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| More Strawberries |
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| Still More Strawberries |
Production and Distribution
My wash station up until this week has been an improvised combination of buckets and bins.
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| Double washing Mustard Greens |
But this weekend David and I built an outdoor washing table which will be great for all kinds of roots, anything durable and big. Inside David put together a few sinks and a washing machine that I can use to spin water off of greens. He even did the plumbing. The stable is slowly becoming a real packing house.
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| David tacking down the mesh |
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| Finished wash table |
Cultivation and Maintenance
I transplanted the last of our tomato seedlings this week and covered the smallest ones to give them a chance to get bigger before the flea beetles find them. This is agribond floating row cover. It allows light and water to get through but keeps out the creepy crawlies.
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| Compost pile is getting bigger |
Planting
We had a little mix up with our last delivery of tomato seedlings and they ended up sitting in a box inside the postoffice for a week. Once we realized they were there I went to get them, fully expecting them to be dead. Well, they were alive. They had gotten quite leggy but were decidedly green and not dead. So, I planted them along with a few more that I bought from a neighboring farmer at
Radix Farm.
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| Tomato and Tomatillo seedlings |
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| Seeded bed |
I also direct seeded a bed of lettuce and arugula with the four point seeder and the help of my friend and all star volunteer, Kathy.
Eating Well
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| Strawberry, Watermelon, Feta and Mint Salad-Grillfish |
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| Bread Pudding with a Strawberry Sauce at Logan Tavern |
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| Grillfish featuring Hakurei turnips and radishes with crab |
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| Spinach and Strawberry Salad at Logan Tavern |
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| The Pig's take on Kale topped with Sardines |
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Strawberry and goat cheese salad with pea tendrils, The Pig
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Puddy Time
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| Wet Dog |
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| Puddy is really into the Strawberries |
And now for something Completely Different
If you watched the video you may have noticed the misspelling. I blame Lane. Here he is, eating Face Bacon from the pig.
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| "I don't know how to spell 'Afraid' but I like Bacon" |
I attended the March against Monsanto last Saturday. We met in front of the White House and marched to Monsanto's Office building where they run their lobbying from. Here are a few pictures and a link to some coverage including an interview I gave. 
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