There has been so much movement in the backyard - moving from a green, grassy and cool space to a dusty, dry and down-right dirty place (one that not many would care to call their sanctuary). A portion has been transformed - an inviting garden space is in full bloom with 2 smallish harvests already taken place... A space has been reserved for native grasses and plants and another spot has been designated a stone patio - the native plant and grass area will be the last in as we will be playing in the rocks all weekend long!
Pictures and more details to follow.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Where does the time go?
Hot Summer Months Translates to a Load of Fresh Veggies!
I forgot to take the camera to the farm tonight when picking up our fresh food from the farm and unfortunately do not have a picture from the menu board... but this is what we got:
1 Head of Lettuce - 2 Bunches of Basil - 3 Squash, which included 2 yellow summer squash and 1 zucchini - 2 Walla Walla Sweet Onions - 1 Bag of New Potatoes (small red potatoes) - 1 Bunch of Orange and Red Beets
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Indoor Container Garden
We enjoyed our first "vine-ripe" tomato from our container garden this week! Mmm mm m - nothing tastes quite like a fresh tomato!
Locally Grown Food
Week 8 Produce Pick-Up from the Peaceful Belly Farm...
Beets - Carrots - Fava Beans - Squash - Kale - Boc Choy - Red Leaf Lettuce
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Backyard Prep
A lot has happened in our backyard since the last backyard prep entry "Saying Goodbye to our Grass ...one section at a time."
Heavy equipment was brought in to break through the sod mesh and hard-packed earth. And at long last, each section of our yard is devoid of grass (makes it a little tough for the puppy to poo) - but it has opened up garden space that we can use to grow some of our own food this summer and fall with enough (fingers crossed) to put away for use in the cooler winter months.
Oddly enough, I haven't taken many bare ground pictures and haven't taken any of the 15'X21' space earmarked for crops this year (tilled and rowed). However, in this picture you get a pretty good idea of the amount of sweat and tears that has been put into this project so far...and much of the far right side of the yard is designated garden space for now...