-After a full weekend of mowing grass, Conner was quickly convinced that we should get lambs out here again. Two weeks ago they showed up. They are Katahdin lambs that were born in early February. They can’t eat the grass fast enough!
-Our broilers are practically ready to eat. This morning Conner went out to move their pasture and heard the first crow. That’s when you know it’s soon. They are set to go in and be available on May 26th. Please visit the Meat page to find out more. We recently ate our last bird from the freezer and can’t wait to try the new batch.
-The garden is growing and growing and growing….. Today we made our first sale to Ciao Vito of Wild Garden’s Red Russian Kale. Our veggies are coming strictly out of the garden at this point. We enjoyed a romaine and spinach salad this week, a pizza with rapini and roasted green onions, and we are getting so close to broccoli, mustards, and radish! We planted out tomatoes and basil this week after noting that the overcast skies should prevent any major temperature fluctuations. They are looking great and already putting on new growth.
Speaking of garden work, I had my first acupuncture appointment of the season yesterday…I am starting to remember that aching soreness that accompanies spring and summer farmers. I love it!
At this point the CSA is definitely on point to begin June 1st. There is a slight chance we’ll be starting a week early but there’s not quite enough yet to fill a basket. I am guessing that week 1 will have mustards, spinach, lettuce, radishes, herbs, and kale. I’ll keep you posted.
