May 2009
8 posts
Another, bigger raised bed
Last night, we finally had enough materials to build a new, larger bed - 4x8 feet. We needed a part of the yard that had a bit more sunlight for our tomatoes, and we only half-planted the tomatoes in April - we had them placed too close to each other. Now with 8 new, north facing squares and a plan for trellises, our growing tomatoes are set.
We did a little rearranging, moving the tomatoes to...
A fun day at Full Quiver Farm
Out in Suffolk, there’s a family operated farm (husband and wife and 9 kids) that pasture the freshest, most delicious meat we’ve tasted. Last weekend an ‘open farm’ day, where you could peruse their freezers, pet their goats, and look around their farm. We ended up bringing home a pound of ground beef and some mixed greens that were harvested and washed just minutes before...