This week the strawberry plants were uprooted...I went out one evening and salvaged the last of the berries...savoring their sweetness...fruit is hard to come by on a vegetable farm...one of the greatest down sides to veggies, the lack of fruit....
An abundance of zucchini calls for creative measures...these are a favorite..my dinner this week...zucchini cakes from the moosewood...bean salad and beet salad...it is good to have abundance again...our meals are begining to look much more colorful...
On another note the potato beetles continue to eat away...and though these endosperm...you see below have been squished constantly...our potato plants have been struck with leaf hoppers...a tiny bug which comes up on southern storms to suck the life out of the potato plants...it leaves a burn on the leaves...(see picture below baby potato beetle)
I continue to marvel at the beauty here...this morning was a gorgeous day...filled with sunshine and cool breezes and coffee...the world here is coming to life...
And herbs are being picked...hung and dried...my cabin is perfect for this endeavor...cool and dark...
And this evening...Lukey one of our cattle seems to be showing the begining signs of labor...we had all given up on the cattle giving birth...but we may have another calf soon...and so monday calls...Goodnight...
An abundance of zucchini calls for creative measures...these are a favorite..my dinner this week...zucchini cakes from the moosewood...bean salad and beet salad...it is good to have abundance again...our meals are begining to look much more colorful...
On another note the potato beetles continue to eat away...and though these endosperm...you see below have been squished constantly...our potato plants have been struck with leaf hoppers...a tiny bug which comes up on southern storms to suck the life out of the potato plants...it leaves a burn on the leaves...(see picture below baby potato beetle)
I continue to marvel at the beauty here...this morning was a gorgeous day...filled with sunshine and cool breezes and coffee...the world here is coming to life...
And herbs are being picked...hung and dried...my cabin is perfect for this endeavor...cool and dark...
And this evening...Lukey one of our cattle seems to be showing the begining signs of labor...we had all given up on the cattle giving birth...but we may have another calf soon...and so monday calls...Goodnight...
4 comments:
i'm sorry to hear of your bug squishing woes. i tried to drown a bunch of harlequin bugs today. it made me feel awful. squishing is much easier. i gave up & tore out all the kale. it's better as winter veggie anyway - much sweeter. miss you lots - j
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How do you give up on cattle giving birth? Something has to happen right? Eventually? Am I missing something?
Great photos (as usual) Thanks to Anna, I got to figure out a peach project with all the seconds she had. A good problem to have...
Well, Kate, what did you do to that mom and her little baby beetle in tow, after you snapped that photo?
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