Things are really starting to pop here in our gardens – in fact, I ate the first tomato today! There aren’t enough ripe to get them in the box, but we are on the verge of the height of growing season. Get ready! For this week, we see the first of the summer crops. continued »
Summer has finally really arrived this week on our little valley farm, where we had our first few 90-degree days. Not too pleasant to work in, but very very important for our still-quite-petite peppers and melons. The most exciting things are going on underground, however, where our first crop of potatoes has matured in a most lovely way. continued »
July is the time of year when gardening becomes more work than play. The crops are all in, except those planted in succession the entire season, and now the challenge is keeping them safe from strangling weeds, marauding bugs and ill-timed dry spells. continued »
Last night I was just finishing milking my goats on our front porch when the rain hit. I was thrilled, of course, having been praying for precipitation for weeks now. My does however, hate to get wet, so rather than return them to their pasture in the downpour, I enjoyed a half hour or so or watching the rain while snuggling with them under the wide eave. Goats are a lot like dogs, curious and loyal, only they prefer to sniff you rather than lick you when they are feeling affectionate. And, they smell like cream. Wonderful rain, delightful goats. Life is very very good here at Circle M. Hope you can taste it in these veggies. continued »
You’ll laugh to read this post and compare it to the post on the last local delivery. Then, we were under water, and now – nothing! We’ve had pretty much no rain since the flood. It’s certainly feast or famine when it comes to moisture this year. But, thankfully, we can irrigate when we’re dry. We’re also thankful that the gardens are yielding some spectacular romaine lettuces, which are just the thing to eat when you come in from this hot parching weather. continued »
You can tell the insane workload of spring has lifted slightly, because here at Circle M we’re finally getting around to some of those tasks that are important, but not urgent – like shearing Howie! continued »
