This week at the farm: 30 July 08

Another week is here. I am proud to report that Lisa and I checked on our three bee hives today and they are all doing okay !! Our winter surviving hive (which we call SWOH), is doing quite well and the girls seem to like the new frames we just put in as they are making more honey. One of the other hives (Nuc) is doing okay and our swarm (the bees that adopted us in the spring) is a little slow but doing the best that they can. The best news is that they all have working bees and some honey.

As for chickens, the newest mother has taught her babies to roost and now they are on their own. They are pretty small to be roosting with all their big aunties, but they seem to be up to the task.
Meanwhile, we have LOTS of vegetables!!!!

First of the SWEET CORN, cucumbers, and lots of green beans including romano and round, summer squash, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, EGGPLANT, and garlic. Onions, holy arugula (Lacy Arugula we’re calling it!), cabbage, tomatillos, chiles, gypsy sweet peppers, and many other varieties, maybe cilantro, and lots of basil varieties. Parsley, TOMATOES, STRAWBERRIES, carrots, beets, chard, green and spring onions, rhubarb–and as usual–I am sure I am forgetting something important.

A few eggs will be available as well as the jams and assorted dried and smoked as well as the newest batch of Sauerkraut.

We are planning on a Ratatouille Contest on Friday AUGUST 02. Anyone interested? Details are that it’s informal and please bring your Ratatouille around 4 in the afternoon on Friday.

Lee and or I will be at the Sonoma County Fair in the sustainability tent on Wednesday so stop on in if you’re at the fair.

That’s it for now. Hope to see you. Bring your walking shoes! It is beautiful in the field right now.
Thanks,
Evie Truxaw

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