End of the season

It’s November 7th now and things are winding down for the year, so I thought I’d give a little recap of the year for our busy little farm.

You-Pick Garden:

After adding a new addition to our home in the form of little Caleb Michael on December 28, 2021, we didn’t know exactly how that would affect our garden, but we were committed to doing it, so we went ahead and did it. The garden got off to a rough start with cold wet weather lingering too long, causing many seeds to rot in the ground. Then it was invaded by a family of rabbits and some mysterious little bugs, which destroyed our melons and pumpkins completely, as well as a good share of other foods. Then we had a flood in June, dumping somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-13 inches of rain in one night, and you can imagine what that did to the garden.

Flood damage…

Thankfully things settled down after that into quite a decent summer, but the damage was done and not everything recovered. And yes, dear little Caleb wasn’t much help in the garden, so we needed lots of assistance from some friends and relatives to keep things going, but what remained produced relatively well for the most part. After all the difficulties we faced, decided early on that this would be our last year of doing the garden, at least for a while. But, as we all-too-often do, we changed our minds as the summer wore on and we decided to simply downsize considerably. Next year we’ll focus on the basics: beets, onions, garlic, peas, green beans, cucumbers, etc. So if you saw our note in the building that said we were not going to have the garden in 2023, I apologize for lying. We ARE going to have the garden again! The garlic is planted and seed ordering is just around the corner, so we look forward to seeing all of you again next year! Thanks so much for the enthusiasm, encouragement, and business; if it wasn’t for you, we definitely would not be doing it again. Your smiles and compliments are what fuels our passion.