I am often solicited for gardening advice by customers at the farmers market.  We are more than happy to help when we can.  Home gardeners are great farmers market customers because they are hooked on the taste of home grown veggies that you just can’t…

I am often solicited for gardening advice by customers at the farmers market.  We are more than happy to help when we can.  Home gardeners are great farmers market customers because they are hooked on the taste of home grown veggies that you just can’t…

This week we got things done.  The potatoes are mostly dug.  I got tired of all that quality time with the pitch fork (the soles of my feet are sore from stomping on it) so we took a leap of faith and hooked the plow…

Why did the chicken cross the road?  To hide her eggs from the farmers.  Now that we have ended their tomato-eating fun by fencing in the garden, the chickens have retaliated by lollygagging around in the road trying to get hit by cars.  Egg production…

  Tuesday I was hand weeding when Randy stopped at the end of the row I was working on.  “What’s that?”  he asked.  “What’s what?” I answered irritably, already knowing the answer to my question.  He indicated the row I was weeding.  “Sweet potatoes,” I…

Things that are not working this week: riding lawn mower, push lawn mower, weed-eater.  Things that are working this week: tractor, Randy’s wheelchair, pick-up truck.  It feels like everything is broken, but as the above inventory indicates – we are about 50% operational.  The cool…