Farm Friday

Dill and oregano doing well in the garden

This time of year, it's always so much easier to give a list of the week's highlights. Here's a few things I did:

• Consolidated freezers so we could unplug and clean one. Will cut down on our carbon footprint a little.
• Visited a friend's local B&B and she visited our farm stay, something we've talked about doing this for a long time. We'll be working together when we know of visitors who have lodging needs we can't fill.
• Also shared another friend's natural products line with the B&B,
• Received some canna lilies, hummingbird vine (aka cypress vine), and "pink things/old fashioned roses" from someone's garden thinnings. I'll be planting them around the farmhouse and our house.
• Continued transplanting starts to larger containers; put some in flower beds.
• Made our usual deliveries
• Working on my bug bite salve; have lots of jars of infusions in my kitchen!
• Harvested and dried plantain for later use
• Dried some of my herbs (tarragon, dill, oregano). I'll continue drying herbs as they come in and will package to sell again this year.
• Gave Bill the tomato plants I started from seeds I got in a seed swap at a conference. He used them to fill in spots where other tomatoes didn't survive. The type was "Italian Beefsteak 'Grandma.'" We've never tried them before.
• Listed our farm stay on AirBnB
• Got some much needed rain. The gardens are looking great - although the weeds like the rain, too.
• Hosted the Grace + Main leadership dinner last night (the ministry that works with homelessness and hunger issues in the inner city).
• Got my first Azure Standard shipment. So glad we finally have that option in our area.
• A customer's question motivated me to start offering gift certificates for our farm.
• Prepping for market tomorrow.
• Worked on our local CROP Hunger Walk, which will take place October 4. 
• Will be hosting a group on Sunday for a farm tour and then a salad to sample some of our produce.