Remember to take time to smell the flowers!
Well folks, in everyone’s own way we are all living like Laura Ingalls. They were very secluded and relied on their family for fellowship and companionship most of the time. Let’s all be glad we are headed into summer and not a long winter! Sunshine and reading the Bible for us is the perfect remedy for feeling blue. We hope you are adjusting to that and enjoying your solitude. We are busy with the spring crazy, but are trying to have some quiet family time as well.
I was so proud of my dad this week. At age 71, he is reaching back to his roots of wanting to be a “DIY” person. He used to make his own bread and fun things like that. So this week he got some milk from us and used his Instant pot to make yogurt! They loved it! So if you’ve been wanting to try, now’s the time! You can also easily make ricotta with your extra milk by adding some vinegar or lemon juice and heating it. There are lots of fun recipes online.
Well, April fool’s was on me last week! And inadvertently on you! If you were searching your bags for carrots, it was because I was wrong about what went into the bags! It was winter radishes instead of carrots! This week is carrots, potatoes, onion greens, chard, collards, sweet and spicy lettuce mix, and pea shoots. The full shares also get some lettuce and new beets with beet greens. I didn’t help pack last week so I wasn’t correct about the details! But this week I got to help pack and I sure enjoyed it! Last week I was busy packing your meat shares. We sure use team work to make the dream work around here! We love growing your food for you.
The newest baby cow has made her way to the paddock so be sure to stop and say hello to her. The girls are still choosing her name, but right now Lovey (short for the herb Lovage) is the favorite! We will probably have baby goats by next month. We have a few baby rabbits left for adoption. All the onions and most of the potatoes are planted and we are clearing out the greenhouse and replanting each day. I can’t wait for tomatoes!
We hope your family has a wonderful Easter! We will be enjoying some potatoes with butter and chopped green onions. The pea shoots are great in salad, we had some tonight. the chard will be great in an Easter quiche. The possibilities are endless! Let me know your favorite collard recipe, we plan to braise them with some bacon.
Blessings,
Your farmers