Friday, August 16, 2013

farm tour: month 5


We've been farming for five months now, up in our little slice of valley. We've battled deers (ever so gently), flea beetles, frosts, heat. We've watered by hand, cultivated by hand, planted by hand, dug by hand. Patience and faith, patience and faith repeat themselves through our actions over and over, every time I stare at the carrot tops to see if they've grown overnight, every time we drag ourselves down the hill to cover up the tomatoes against a chill. Here's how it looks in the last brilliant and hot days of summer.

squash blossoms showing off in the hoophouse: 







































stalwart tomato plants, restraining themselves to life in containers:







































carrots washed and ready to munch:







































a view to the west! carrots, peas, calendula, potatoes, compost, greens and the a-framed tomatoes:







































sorry for the timestamp!

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