Wednesday Walkabout

Today Patrizia left which was really sad, I really missed her on the fields today. But she is off on some great road trip adventure which is great! Most of our cucumbers died from wire worm, and some melons too. So we replanted some cucumbers and re seeded more melons and cukes as well.  We also planted many many beans, direct seed into the ground. Winter crops of kale, cabbage and collard greens also went in today. 

Sometimes on Fridays we walk through the farm together and check up on all the crops to see what's doing well, what is dying, what the weed situation is at, what needs watering, what needs posts etc. Today I did my own walkabout. 

The buckwheat is starting to come up. After a couple of months the buckwheat is tilled in and new crops are planted in the improved soil, its called a green manure field. I forget which crops are going in after this one. 

Lettuce is seeded every couple of weeks because of its short life span. These are the babies waiting for transplant. 

The peas are coming up nicely.

The heirloom tomatoes are getting big and all of them survived! 

Yoni setting up netting to protect the strawberries from the Robins. The fruits are starting to grow but not ripened yet so we are starting to protect them!

This is Hazel, another farm yogi. She is lovely and serene.  She occasionally makes funny noises, loves Bjork and is by nature a philosopher. She is the first Iniut friend I have! (she is half Inuit) Hazel brings a really nice balance to the farm team.