I spent about three hours yesterday morning cutting flowers for today’s market.  While I was busy, Monster Milan made his way through the blackberries, fed the goats some overly large squash, rummaged through the van that goes to market (promptly throwing out of the van anything not heavier than himself) and finally decided to come […]

Teddy Bear sunnys and African marigolds!

Shade cloth?  Deer repellent?  I have many uses for floating row cover.  Unfortunately it does not slow down a blister beetle. Although I do enjoy hanging laundry on the line, no, this is not my laundry.  I’m attempting to shade a row of tomatoes that are getting way too much sunburn on them.  The added […]

Who?  Us?  We’re just taking a quick nap in the hayfield.  Garden?  What garden? Oh.  That garden.  Nah, never heard of it.  Ummm, gotta run…

I have a great dad.  He’s big and strong and smart and makes us laugh (although he’s always had a hard time getting a word in with three girls in the house), he’s a good listener (when he has his ears in-although he fakes it pretty well when he doesn’t), he’s a really hard worker, […]

I’ve had some of the prettiest little squashes this year.  Beautiful green and yellow zephyr squash and a dark green and bicolor pattypan squashes.  I guess I’ve been so busy taking flower pictures that I’ve forgotten I grow veggies as well because tonight I can only find one picture of these pretty pattypans. Squash plants […]

Just a few zinnys…

All right, y’all!  We are swimming in sungolds!  So we are going to do a little giveaway for next week’s markets.  Make a comment on this blog post letting me know which market we see you at and we’ll draw a name for each of four markets to give away a pint of cherry tomatoes. […]

Nick found a big nest of eggs when he was moving some hay so I enlisted the Monster’s help in picking them up. Big mistake.