Last night as I was doing my usual rounds in the garden, I noticed that our Pear Tomatoes were looking a little…well…not normal. Their butts were all brown! Tool Lady quickly looked it up and we decided it was probably being caused by a calcium deficiency in the soil. Well, shit! So we ran to the store and grabbed the…
This has been exciting week in Harvest Land for us! We’ve finally gotten some color in the mix!!! Snap Peas (Round Two) = 14 peas (almost a whole ounce!) At the beginning of last week, our beet bed was full… Then, after I harvested every other beet, it looked like this… Beet total = 4 pounds 9 ounces!!! Basil =…
In the most current edition of National Geographic there were two food related articles that kicked my ass. While I already had some of this information, these articles really drove home a few things for me. The first, How to Feed a Growing Planet talked briefly about how our 7 billion people will quickly (in the next 35 years) grow…
As those of you who live here know, and those of you who don’t have probably heard, there is a fire raging right on the edge of Los Alamos. The whole town is evacuated, in need of food, shelter, compassion and a quick return to their (intact) homes. At last count, the fire was very close to 70,000 acres and…
We checked on our bees again this weekend and have found 8 separate combs being built…one almost entirely completed! The work these little guys are putting into their new home never ceases to amaze me! They look happy and healthy and seem to be doing wonderfully despite the crazy temperatures and horrible drought we’ve been experiencing! Now, I love honey…
I missed last weeks Harvest Monday due to computer glitches and a crazy schedule. It’s OK though, because there really wasn’t much to report. This week, however, I’m back in the saddle 🙂 This week we harvested: 15 oz of Kale 1 oz of mint 1 pound of Garlic The kale and mint were dried and stored and the garlic…
