melons

Last week in pictures


Picking cucumbers

So long, lettuce! See you again come fall.

Picking parsley

Parsley prep

Washing beets

Wheel hoes in the chard

The tomatoes are coming! The tomatoes are coming!

This watermelon is about the right size for Arlo right now.

Beautiful beets!

Daily Farm Photo: no waste in nature

Posted by Lisa on September 15, 2009
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Quite amazing, really.  Something outlives its usefulness to you — but loads of little critters are ready to take over.

Daily Farm Photo: melons for all!

Posted by Lisa on July 30, 2009
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Ohhhhhh, yes.  It is summertime, and that means you should be stuffing your face with watermelon and muskmelon.  In a few days we’ll put up a post about how to know when your muskmelon is ready for the eatin’ … not that the feathered ladies seem to be too picky about the whole thing.

Daily Farm Photo: melon harvest

Posted by Lisa on July 27, 2009
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Breakfast, anyone?  Here‘s what they look like inside.