Farm Update 6/14/24

This spring we transitioned one of our livestock guardian dogs from living outside with the animals to sleeping on our front porch and spending time with the family. To be honest, he failed almost completely at his job as an animal protector (I tried everything). We could trust him with our full grow sheep and goats but any smaller animals including chickens and turkeys would be in certain peril if he had access to them. We considered rehoming him but ultimately decided it would be best to take him to the groomer and make him our (very large, hairy but very loving) house dog. It took me a bit of time to work him into my daily routine and to trust that he wouldn’t run off but I am proud to say that he does a great job of hanging out while I tend to the vegetable production on the farm.

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Zeus hanging out while I work on flipping beds in the cucumber tunnel ❤️

I’ve been enjoying the mostly sunny and less windy days that we have been having around here lately. Yesterday I mowed down some of the spring crops like kale, snap peas & spinach; then with some help tarped several beds that will be replanted in a week or two when the plant residue has rotted down. Whenever possible I like to leave as much of the former crop and roots in the bed to provide green manure for the next planting. A lot of weed were pulled or hoed this week as I cleaned up our established beds.

Today while harvesting for market I decided to fork up some potatoes that we planted back in February. We dug up some nice size Yukon Golds that I will bring tomorrow. If you haven’t experienced freshly cooked new potatoes with their fresh thin skin I highly recommend it!

Bucket of freshly dug spuds 🥔

A few baby, baby carrots I accidentally pulled up while weeding. They are looking great and we should have some tasty root veg to share in early July 🤞🏻

The Oyster Festival is happening this weekend on the plaza so the farmer’s market will be on 8th & I Street (look for us on 8th street if you decide to come out). Here is what I am bringing to market:

Chicken:

Half $8.50/lb

Bone-in Breast $14/lb

Boneless-Skinless Breast $16/lb

Soup Pack $5/lb

Livers & Hearts $8/lb

Feet $6/lb

Chicken Eggs by the Dozen $10

Chicken Bone Broth, by the Quart $12

Vegetables:

Snow Peas by the bag $5 each

Green Beans $8 per pound

Garlic Scapes $3 per bunch

New Potatoes (Yukon Gold) $4/lb

Lacinato Kale $3 per bunch

Golden Berry Plant Starts $20 each

If you would like to reserve anything please respond to this message. On farm pick up is available by appointment. Thanks for reading and have a great week!

Best,

Kala

Slowly but surely its happening! Looking forward to that first ripe one…