Snow...

After getting our peas direct-seeded outside 2 weeks ago and getting them covered with remay, mother nature decided to hit us with a blast of snow at the farm. And some considerable cold. Hopefully the peas will make it, but only time will tell. That's farming for you!

The start-greenhouse is almost filled up now, having planted another succession of broccoli and cauliflower, and more salad in boxes. And lots of onions--one variety that I am super excited about is the Gunnison Onions, as Gunnison is a town from Colorado where I spent a lot of time fishing as a kid. We also have started 3 varieties of brussels sprouts, sheba sweet corn, cucumbers, more tomatoes and tons of egg-plant. And some Rocky Ford cantaloupe, which is the best tasting melon in the world!

Hopefully the snow is done for the season and we can get to work planting in the fields. The first set of broccoli is ready to go out, and there is some cauliflower not too far behind. We also have carrots, radishes, turnips, fava beans, peas, spinach and salad mix coming along in two of the green houses. Won't be long and we'll start harvesting again!

On the chicken front, Brad built a door for the chicken coop to keep out predators. It has been working well, be if any of the chickens don't make it in for the night they may not make it through the night. I'm thinking of getting a rooster to run herd on the ladies. We currently have one chicken in the infirmary who I believe must be on some sort of psychedelic drug, as it's head won't stop moving and she can almost spin it around. It's like the Exorcist, but really funny. I'll try to get some video of it and post it online.