Compost Delivery

I'm feeling pretty industrial looking at these! As a small farm, it seems you have to do strange things like this...we are too big for a pickup load, and too small for a full semi, so we got half semi. (It's 20 yards, or about 30,000 lbs). Now we just have to figure out how we're going to spread it!

Tractor!

We hired out some tractor work this weekend. Pretty exciting! We tilled up quite a bit more than we are going to plant in veggies, so we can plant some cover crop to put in some nutrients for the future. I sure hope we can get our own tractor soon!

March Update

Bit of a rough week with illness, but still getting some things done. Isaac started work on the hoop greenhouse (for transitioning the seedlings from indoors to out) and made a lot of progress. I planted some more seedlings in the house...they are all looking good! Next we are looking at more fencing for the goats as we expand the veggies out into their huge pasture. We're not going to make our deadline of first planting by March 15, but hopefully it will pretty soon!

We had some friends over to play and feed the goats last week. Then we had 'first tilling' day. I put one photo in sepia to make it look old-timey. Isaac and Lea worked on the indoor growing system. And I added in just an outdoor windy day cutie pie pic. :)

First crop is up!

Yep, officially our very first crop as a 'real farm' is up! The lettuce mix germinated in 5 days. Yahoo! Also we had some crazy storms yesterday and it looks like our farm is at the end of this gorgeous rainbow.

More info, esp. for Skeptics

I had someone who's husband was a 'skeptic' about CSAs ask what I would say, so I thought I'd post what I wrote here...it includes some more information you might be wondering about as a potential or committed customer...

The shares are a bit light in the beginning of the season, and generally get heavier as we go along, with the peak being in Aug. and Sept. It's a fine education in what exactly is *in season* in Idaho each week of the growing season. That said, we'd like to work with folks as much as is reasonably possible...so if there's something in there you really don't like, and we have something else we can replace it with, we'll try to do that, within reason.

CSAs are for those who are a bit adventurous, and don't mind being a little challenged to eat more and different kinds of veggies than they might otherwise. It's also very much about what type of business and agriculture you'd like to support. This is as small, local, and personal as it gets. It's like an investment in a food system that you trust and care about, and where your desires, concerns and feedback will be heard directly by your growers. The returns are not just in food, but in a peace of mind, a unique positive experience, a good feeling about what you are doing and who/what you are supporting. :)