Week 3

When we bought our house last fall one of the first things we noticed was that the pasture was over grazed.  We thought it would be good to see how the ground handled the the winter, get a good feel for where the wet areas were and then just let it rest for a season while we put some thought into the best way to use our new land. Well as it turns out that was a very, very bad idea for two people with horrible grass and weed allergies!  This afternoon (Sunday) when it started to rain I headed inside to do some paperwork and Kelly popped a couple benadryl and hopped on the tractor to mow.  Who mows when it is raining?  People with allergies that is who!  The good thing is we are beginning to have a vision for the land.  We bought some piglets a couple weeks ago, have chickens for meat arriving soon and hope to plow a small amount of land in the fall and begin to transition some of the tired pasture into veggie ground.  It will be a process but we look forward to the change and the reduced pollen count!

The strawberries are fading but Kelly said he ate so many raspberries this morning it filled him up.  I think that means you can expect to see some raspberries in your box soon along with new potatoes.

In your box this week:

Carrots
Salad Mix - After having a difficult salad year last year we decided to try something new this year.  Some of you will have our traditional salad mix and others will have some of the new experimental mix.
Broccoli
Scallions
Strawberries
Dill 
Snap Peas 
Head Lettuce - Large Only
Pac Choi - Large Only - We seeded this choi too close together.  Instead of a nice compact vase shape it is a bit leggy but it still tastes great.

Hope you all are enjoying the rain.

Have a great week.