Writings from the ranch

Yesterday, garbed in rain gear, unfortunately not my rain overalls, I joyfully picked a huge box of veggies for a CSA client. Artichokes, purple onions, acorn squash, yukon gold potatoes, hard neck garlic, mizuna, red russian kale, rainbow swiss chard, bull's blood...

This picture is a few weeks ago and now this area is much more organized. But here's the reality of the mess when my husband was hand mixing all the concrete for the floor. Tonight my middle daughter is having the first birthday party she's ever really wanted. So of...

We've been working like dogs for way too long. Turning bare, scrubby brush land into garden space and of course a home. Fencing is such an issue out here as we have deer, rabbits, bears, even an occasional  mountain lion or feral pig. Luckily our dogs keep most of...

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So many brassica ; broccoli, kale, cauliflower right now.Spinach, chard, arugula, parsley, lettuce, onions and beets are what we are feasting on these days. Doesn't seem to make sense to eat salads now when it's colder .But reality is that in July and August it's just...

Today is just as busy in the garden as the rest of the year.