June 25: strawberry jam class

Had 11 students making strawberry jam on Saturday in the farm kitchen!  

June 24: end of the peas, but here come the beans!

The peas are getting past their prime.  I tried leaving some last week so the summer campers could taste them, but I think it's about time to pull them and plant pole beans.

But the first row of bush beans are flowering so it won't be long before we can eat beans instead of peas!

And a few of the tomato plants already have fruit...and they all have tons of flowers.

June 17. Farm and nature preschoolers in the strawberry patch!

The preschool summer kids came up to the garden and picked strawberries.  Yum!

June 15: everything's growing!

Beds 1 and 2: (from left to right): Pumpkins, winter squash, summer squash, zucchini.

Bed 2 planted 2 weeks after bed. 1, so just now sprouting.

Bed 3:  Cucumbers:  First 3 hills planted first, just about to start climbing.  
Last three hills planted two weeks later.   

Beds 4 and 5: Tomatoes---growing so fast, with basil, parsley, peppers, and eggplants planted alongside.  All doing wonderfully, except the eggplant.

Bed 6: Potatoes
Bed 7: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots

Bed 8: Peas and lettuce
Bed 9: Beans.

Beds 10, 11, and 12:   Chard and beets, corn, garlic, and onions!

June 8: lots of garden work today

Bill Hopkins and I worked today to get some major projects done in the garden. We put up a trellis for the cucumbers:

We built a willow stick teepee around each tomato cage because we've found in past years that our windy hill can topple the tomato cages when they are heavy with foliage and fruit.  

Then we began the project of creating a new entrance for the farm garden. Moving the RR ties and laying down the black plastic. Now need to cover with wood chips.  

A super productive morning!  

June 6: beautiful mints

The mints and chamomile are so beautiful. I'm harvesting and drying the chamomile this week for tea. 

June 4: killdeer update

Mother killdeer no longer leaves the nest when I get near.  Not sure why???  Maybe used to people.  Maybe it's cooler out and so more necessary to stay on nest.  Maybe it has to do with being near hatching?