To market, to market




We were thrilled to see this rain will end by tomorrow and the sun will come out in time for the farmer's market. Hopefully the forecasters are right!

Independence days update:

1) Plant Something: I planted about half of our tomatoes yesterday in preparation for the rain, planted the first hills of cucumbers where we harvested scallions last week, and put down more grass seed in the backyard (we're still working on getting a nice lawn back there after (halleluiah!) taking out the pool last fall.

2) Harvest Something: We'll harvest scallions, salad mix, a ton of radishes - cherry belle and d'avignon, and cut siberian irises for market tomorrow, as well as eggs. The new pullets have finally started laying! 2 eggs yesterday, and 2 today, so we're hoping all the girls kick into gear within the week.

4) Store Something: Steadily working through the pantry, and need to cook some of last year's greens from the freezer as the garden fills up with spring greens this year.

5) Prep Something: Landscape fabric is down over about half of the total area I plan to use for tomatoes in polymulch. Vaccines for the goats are all safely tucked away in the fridge, and I need to give them their CDT vaccines tomorrow. E cleaned out the garage too. I finished my favorite quilt yet, with a matching pillow to bring to market tomorrow.

6) Manage Something: Weeded and thinned more beets and radishes.

8) Add to local food system: Prepping for second market as we speak. :)

9) Reduce Waste: Composted everything as usual, recycled all our paper, plastic and glass.

10) Learn Something: I *think* after quite a bit of trial and error I have my quilt binding down the way I would like it. I did a bit of needle felting too.

As for the rest of the week... We did end up getting a new car on Monday, a used Forrester which so far feels really good - so much safer and more reliable then my old vehicle. Learning how to drive it is going faster then expected - I even made it all the way to Pennington, NJ to get some fabric to finish my flutterby quilt, and start my eric carle and cake rock beach seaweed quilts.

I still feel like we're behind out in the gardens, but my MIL is planning on coming out one night a week to watch the girls so E and I can get out there and work on things together, which will help immensely. I keep reminding myself that we are still two weeks earlier then we ever have been in the season, and so we can't expect to have as much ready for sale, especially since the cold and rain have slowed the season down on top of everything else. We'll be harvesting tomorrow morning for market since it's still pouring outside tonight, and I need to get price tags on the quilts I'm bringing. Off to work on a little needlefelted robot before we go and grab some dinner!

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Posted: Fri - May 16, 2008 at 08:36 PM        

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