Today in the garden

This year I am off to a shot gun start in the garden. It is April and I am eating fresh from the garden and even supplying my first share this weekend! Over wintering food in the garden, starting early (risking that the mild weather would continue), having raised beds that don't really require much work to get them going in the spring have all contributed to great success already!

Take a look at the garden today

Chickadee has moved in!

 

Asparagus

 

Potatoes and raspberries

 

Spinach and swiss chard

 

Swiss chard, broccoli, garlic  and onions

 

strawberries

 

the orchard

 

Lettuce, kale  and peas

 

 celery

Harvesting

As summer comes to an end we begin preparing to store our harvest for winter.

The hurricane left us lots of firewood...

Onions braided....

this sunflower actually survived the mice, hiding it in with the asparagus worked!

potatoes drying...



the melons didn't get big but...

they were delicious!

Always lots of little helpers

Happy Harvesting

Sandwich Farmers Market

We are so lucky in Sandwich to have three, yes three, farmers markets each week. Tuesday mornings it is held on Rt 6A across from the fish hatchery. It is small but packed with so much variety.

There is one farmer that has a weekly $10 special. This was the deal this week...raspberries, corn, cukes , tomatoes and zucchini.

lots of characters

and free range kids

with berry faces!

time to ride back home..with berries to go.