2010 Kicks off...

Boy! I haven't posted anything to this blog in a while. I hope you are all doing well. I suppose I have been spending my winter doing all kinds of introverted things, like cleaning our house and working on our home renovation. We managed to get our woodstove running, and that very same day my favorite seed catalog came in the mail! It was like a dream come true. I could sit by the fire and read all about vegetable varieties. I didn't get to, but it was a neat idea anyway.
So now that spring is coming fast, I must get my self turned around and pay attention to the outside world. It will be groundhog day in a week, which means the snowdrops should be up and blooming any day now. Our onion sets should be here today, so as soon as the ground starts to thaw out and loosen up we can get some of those in.
In the past month or so, I have finished our plan for 2010. I looks like we will be overly busy in late May and early June, which is how is goes every year. I just hope it is not as consistently wet as last year. We missed so many planting dates because disturbing soggy soil destroys the soil biota that plants need to flourish, a we cant afford to do that. This year we are planning to host a working Saturday and potluck brunch on June 19, to allay some of that pressure. Please save that date, and come help us get everything tucked in and ready to grow nicely all summer.
The 2010 website is up and running, so if you want to sign up, now is the time. Notice there are a few changes - pick up days, portion sizes for small shares, working hour rebate amounts, potluck times, working session times, our prices, etc. It seems that much has changed. Every year we tweak a few more things and the season seems to go much easier. Maybe we are just getting used to the fast pace of it all.
Dear me it is getting late! I must quit this post and go order our seeds. Till next time...Amy