Working Open Farm this weekend: You're Invited!

Hello CSA Members!
I hope you are doing well and enjoying our (somewhat) lovely spring!

You may be wondering what is going on here with your food... The seedlings are coming up, and so are the weeds! Most things seem to be really exploding in growth right now.

It's a big-push sort of time, and of course the weather hasn't been super cooperative, so we are a bit backed up on work. Now is your opportunity to come out and help out *if you'd like*. (And if you'd like to do more later, let us know!) And you'll get to see how things are coming along so far! It looks good!

WHEN: Any time this weekend, just let us know about when you'd like to drop in. Sat. or Sun. any time between *10 a.m. and Sunset.*

WHERE: Our farm... 3439 Shadow Hills Dr., Eagle. From Boise, take State St. to Hwy 55 towards McCall. Take a Left at the Chevron Station / Beacon Light Rd. Take a Right at the next 4 way stop, Eagle Rd. Take the next Left on Valli-Hi (Lillypad farm on corner). Then the next Left on Shadow Hills. Second driveway on the Right.

WHAT: Working Open Farm Weekend. We'll be shoveling, making new rows/beds in light weight / sandy soil that's been tilled. Then raking it. Planting lots of stuff! Corn, beans, carrots, herbs, greenhouse starts, maybe even tomatoes. Also need to hoe out weeds in already-planted beds and do some thinning. You can take home / eat thinnings if there's anything good. You could probably run the weed eater or mower if you really want to...there is plenty to do!

BRING: shovels, rakes, and hoes!! (let me know what you can bring here)

Thanks and hope to see you there! RSVP to this email... To be clear, this is totally optional, for folks who'd like to be a little more involved with the production of their food. Children are welcome, we have a netted-in trampoline, sand box, and play structure. There are some hazards around, so some sort of supervision will be necessary...we can talk about this.

Thanks again!

May already! And Carrots...

So...we're just getting more greenhouse plants into the ground, in between storms as usual. Today's a good windy wet soil cold day for computer work. In the last couple of weeks, we planted about 70 asparagus plants...sorry, they won't be producing for a couple of years! Then I got some carrot seeds into the ground...now that is quite a job! My 250-dollar 'precision seeder' isn't really working out because our ground is too full of chunks, rocks, and such for now. I honestly haven't done a great job at growing beautiful, straight carrots in the past, and this year I am determined to do it!! And that means spacing the seeds out properly. So...that means I've been on my hands and knees planting carrot seeds out of a dial seeder, one by one...very time consumingly, but lovingly. I also waited until our 'new' area was ready for planting because it is nice and sandy...great for growing straight carrots, I hope! (last year they were in clay and not thinned enough, so were fat, stubby, twisted, and forked).