Just one blossom photo this week. Try the chive flower petals on a salad.
Entries from May 20th, 2009
What potatoes and raspberries have in common.
May 20th, 2009 Comments Off
It has been several weeks since I wrote a general farm update. Since then we’ve planted, weeded, given our spring school tours, harvested our first crops, started our vegetable starts sales, opened the farmstand, welcomed our first Farm Tots, and signed up more Free Choice CSA members. We’ve been very busy, and pretty much stayed on [...]
Tags: beets · bok choi · carrots · chives · compost · essential oil · Farm Tots · farmstand · frisee · kohlrabi · lettuce · lovage · mint · mustard greens · onions · oregano · peas · plant starts · planting · potatoes · sage · salad turnips · sorrel · summer squash · sweet corn · tarragon · tomatoes
Farm Blossom Series: Set #1, Blueberries and Apples.
May 10th, 2009 Comments Off
These are the first of a series of flower photos taken at the farm. I took these on Friday, May 8.
Friday was the first day I noticed that the blueberries had started blooming. The flowers are fairly inconspicious, a bit smaller in size than a pea. You have to get close to the plants to tell [...]
Tags: apples · blossoms · blueberries · flowers · photos
Ten favorite varieties – draw a line to identify.
May 1st, 2009 3 Comments
Here are a few of my favorite crop varieties.
Draw a line to match them with the crop.
Tags: apples · beans · beets · cucumbers · lavender · potatoes · pumpkins · summer squash · winter squash