Here is Cuddles two years ago with our Bernese Babies, she helped raise them and loved them!
Did anyone guess what we are doing this week? Ordering seeds! Those are just a few of the tomato varieties we plant. We thought about cutting down the variety this year and decided that is too boring so the list goes on! So if any CSA members have something they are dying to try, let us know and maybe we can fit it into the planting schedule! This month we will start seeds for our greenhouse peppers, tomatoes and lots of greens for spring. Then February comes and I cannot begin to list everything that gets planted that month. It’s a busy one! All those baby plants to tend to again, we can’t wait! Baby plants are like any baby thing, they are cute! And have such promise for things to come!
Speaking of things to come…..Dolly’s second litter has arrived! We have 11 precious baby Bernese Mountiain babies! They are so sweet and Dolly is being a super mom! They came at a nice time as we just said goodbye to our old faithful golden retriever, “Cuddles.” She went to sleep Saturday and didn’t wake up again. We enjoyed taking her on a trail ride on Christmas Eve with the horses. The puppies are a welcome distraction!
This week in your shares you will find lettuce (oh glorious lettuce!), mustard greens, spinach, and roots galore! We made an awesome spinach dip this weekend with homemade cream cheese, ranch mix, chopped onions and instead of spinach we used mustard greens that we boiled and drained first. We also are enjoying salad nightly. We make our own dressing and use a super simple recipe: 1 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar and 1/2 cup maple syrup. So simple and so good, not to mention good for you!
We have also been roasting chickens and making chicken pot pie and chicken fried rice. Then we boil the bones and make great broth!
Enjoy!
Blessings,
Your Farmers