We have been harvesting milk, chicken eggs, turkey eggs, strawberries, garlic scapes, spinach, mustard greens, lettuce, lamb's quarters, purslane, kale, and chickweed. Our strawberry patch had a huge die off over the winter. I think it was because of all the crazy black radish plants that sort of took over the bed. We've been diligently nursing the few plants we had left so next year we hope to have another awesome harvest like we experienced last year. I discovered a very nice sized wild strawberry patch yesterday and was busy harvesting those little morsels of sweetness. Our mulberry tree is heavily hanging with mulberries. I think next week might be harvest time and we are hoping we get to the berries before the birds. I am also hoping to make mulberry jam. The black rasperries are starting to ripen and we are looking forward to a large harvest of those delicious berries. Hmmm maybe I need to also make some black raspberry jam.
Garlic Scapes
I've been trying some new recipes with the garlic scapes and lamb's quarters. I made a lovely lamb's quarter spread the other day and last night for dinner we had pesto made with garlic scapes, spinach and lamb's quarters. Oh it was delicious.
Pasta with our pesto
Salad with boiled turkey eggs. Tomatoes, onions and cucumbers came from another local organic farm.
The rain is slowing down our work a bit but I'm still very excited about the progress we've made so far. It's rained every single day. I need at least two days of dry weather to start making my medicinal oils and tinctures. I'm sure with all the wetness if I tried, the plants would just mold. I've been a bit frustrated with not being able to make these oils/tinctures.
For the past few weeks we have a lovely person helping us with our farm chores and the garden. Cameron is doing a fantastic job and we are so grateful for his help. Although I can't believe he was almost attacked by our resident Velociraptor.
The peas are growing nicely and have started to bloom.
Potatoes, garlic, sweet corn, mustard greens, peas, kale, basil, black turtle beans, parsnips going to seed are all in this picture.
Purposely thickly planted sunflower to have a block of yellow color.
Gladiolas, chamomile, borage, calendula
Lavender
Oswego tea just starting to bloom
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