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| this reminded me of a bridal bouquet |
Today we picked and packed box 9...I went to bed feeling a sense of relief that comes this time of year for seasonal farmers but I woke with a feeling of bitter-sweetness that goes right along with it. We only have 1 more box left (this sentence can end with varying punctuation--!, . , :) and even :(
This is a cycle that we have become more and more in tuned with as we get more and more involved with the farming life. A few short months ago we bit into the first lettuce of the year and jumped for joy at the first tomato.
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| the beauty of nature never ceases to amaze |
The carrots are back again! I think this year has been superb for them, even in the dog days of summer which I don't think we really even experienced this year...There will be more carrots in the last box too. Today we harvested only half of 2 raised beds and there will be another rainbow of them in 2 weeks.
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| SHITAKES!!! Box 9 celebrity |
These mushroom logs are a combination of ones that we inoculated ourselves and others that were given to me by a patient/friend who was growing too "mature" to take care of. I thought of him today when I was plucking these beauties.
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| We like to slice these thin and dehydrate and use throughout the winter in our homemade chicken noodle soup |
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| Packing boxes, washing carrots and catching the sun's energy! |
We are hoping to see you are our farm party this Saturday October 4th starting at 4pm. We will press apples, have a potluck dinner, maybe hear some fine acoustic tunes and enjoy gathering. You can tour the new solar panels and see the house under construction. Weather calls for some chilliness and given the status of our interior, please be prepared to hang outdoors. Please also bring any farm boxes you may have at home. Box 10 will come accompanied with a jack-o-lantern and maybe even some colored corn decorations made here on the farm!
