Traditionally, Spring is the season for hope and renewal. Now, in the second week of Spring, the cold and cloudy weather is punctuated by a few warm and sunny times. It doesn’t matter that the garden, in places, is so wet that we can wring the water from the soil.

Yesterday, the crew transplanted rutabaga starts. In the past few months, we have seeded: basil, beets, broccoli, broccoli raab, Brussels sprouts, carrots, chard, chives, choi , cilantro, cucumbers, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lemon balm, lettuce, onions, parsley, peas, peppermint, peppers, pumpkin, radishes, summer squash, winter squash, St. John's wort, thyme, tomato, watermelon, and more.

These beautiful seedlings give us hope for the new season. Walking into the greenhouse is a transformational experience, from the reality of early spring to a sliver of summer.

In the wooden house in the orchard is a brooder full of week old chicks. They are growing like weeds, and give the dogs, Rex and Rosie, new charges to protect. The adult ducks and geese are not kind to them, but the pullets like them, which is good, since they all will be moving into the pasture in a few weeks. The chicks are Cornish Cross meat birds that will be mature in about seven more weeks.

As you pick up your vegetables today, know that these were seeded last Fall and nurtured over the Winter. The taste of fresh food that we grew naturally, gives us our renewal and the promise of a good summer.

Scroll down and see a picture of our new calf.

We have a good harvest of red Russian kale, green chard, spinach, and green onions waiting for you in our coolers. There are other goodies, too. 

Come by.

Spring is coming next week, and we are preparing for the next season. This means that we are harvesting the last of the over winter crops. Many were hard hit by the unusually deep freezes (for us), however that past few weeks have given this plants a new lease on life and you will get to enjoy it. I don't know exactly what is coming out of the ground, but it will Today we have spinach, baby beet greens, radish greens, green chard, and radicchio.

Check back in and see what our crew picked.

Goose and duck eggs.

We have duck eggs by the dozen. They are about the size of extra large chicken eggs, These are young hens and the eggs should get larger. The price is $5 a dozen, or $0.60 each, or $3.25 for six. These have a richer flavor and are very tasty. Use them in omelets. 

We also have goose eggs.  They are about four (4) times the size of a chicken egg. There are very few of these. The price is $1 each. You can eat these or simply blow out the shell for decorated eggs.

Soon we will have chicken eggs. Our pullets will be laying, soon.

Bring your own egg cartons, please. 

We have duck eggs by the dozen. They are about the size of extra large chicken eggs, These are young hens and the eggs should get larger. The price is $0.60 each, $3.25 for six, and $5 a dozen. Bring your own egg cartons, please. These have a richer flavor and are very tasty. I used two in corn bread the other evening, and there was nothing better.

We also have goose eggs.  They are about four (4) times the size of a chicken egg. There are very few of these. The price is $1 each. You can eat these or simply blow out the shell for decorated eggs.