Things are Sure Busy on the Farm!

Wow, what a difference a little sunshine makes!

Our veggies are finally growing - and fast! Charles set up the irrigation line today so we can pump water to the plants. No more hauling water to holding tanks! Going from completely wet every day to 80+ temperatures for several days in a row is hard on the tender young plants. Luckily we haven't lost many to the weather yet.

Now the critters, that is another story.

First, a squirrel was devouring a whole row of ripe strawberries. Then a groundhog started eating a large section of our purple kohlrabi. The deer are eating the Swiss chard. And the slugs are eating anything they can! Argh!

We've transplanted most of our plants but we'll still keep planting beans, lettuce, spinach, kale, etc. throughout the summer so we have nice young and tender veggies.

We'll be starting our vegetable subscriptions on Tuesday June 17. A week later this year - due to the torrential rainstorms and cold weather this spring.

Such is the life of a fresh produce farmer!

Had a great weekend planting and mulching!

Wow, what a beautiful weekend! Thank goodness it stopped raining for a few days, as we are painfully behind where we would like to be in regards to weed control, planting, and growing veggies.

We were able to plant some seeds, such as peas, beans, beets, and the like. We got 200 pounds of potatoes planted as well. We transplanted some more sweet corn and our first tomatoes outside. And the strawberries are now mulched between the rows. It's amazing what you can get done in a long weekend!

We're still behind, though. We still do not have enough veggies getting ripe each week to fill our subscriptions. We may even have to postpone our start of our veggie subscriptions a week. We usually try to start at least by mid-June, but we're afraid it may be later in June before we start.

So for a few more weeks we'll just take everything to the farmers market in Morgantown. The Cumberland market starts this week, but we don't have enough to go to both.

Pray for more sunshine!

Morgantown Farmers Market Farm Fun Day this Saturday May 10

Saturday May 10 will be a super-fun day for families who attend the Morgantown Farmers Market.

We're having a Fun Farm Day, where we'll have contests, trivia, and good old-fashioned fun at the market! Lots of giveaways for kids, and balloons, and prizes will be available.

Visit the market between 8:30 am and noon at the corner of Fayette and Spruce Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia.

And by the way, we'll have lots of veggies for sale as well! Come get spinach, two kinds of kale, Swiss chard, and more! Plus other vendors will have tomatoes, herbs, plants, crafts, and jellies.

We hope to see you there!