The weather we experienced last week was excellent.  I was able to spend Wednesday through Saturday on the farm working to prepare some things for the season.  I still have lots to do (there is never less than hundreds of things to do on the farm) but feel good about the progress made.  On Saturday I spent some time in the greenhouse because of the rain and was able to plant some onions.  The picture below is from the Friday when the onions were still in their soil blocks in the compost warmer.

The compost warmer is an idea I got from a recent MOFGA article and it's a good one.  Below are some pictures that show it in a bit more detail.  Anyone with questions about this should feel free to email me and I will explain in more detail.


I'm please to work with Winterport Pizza on many collaborations.  One is the use of their vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and other organic wastes in the making of our compost.  The picture below shows the compost about two weeks after starting the pile.


Finally, a pretty, organized garden, makes for a happy gardener.  I've been working on keeping that theme in better standing this year.  This new cedar walkway is part of that thought process and I'll be working on other such things as the season gets underway.  This particular pathway leads from the old cow pad down to the entrance to the greenhouse and garden.  It will also be in the middle of some new varieties of fruit this year!

Well, the weather today was certainly awesome.  This is one of those days that makes us farmers itch for summer.  I was in the garden today (and the greenhouse), and it was great.  I'll be contacting each of you shortly to discuss our options for delivery and when the season will begin. 
In the meantime, I'll be working around the farm this week to try to get a few things ready for the season.

I'll be making some trellises for the beans, peas and tomatoes.  I'll also be getting together some mulch options.  In the garden, I use several types of mulch to keep down weeds and retain moisture.  For instance, I am pleased to work with Winterport Pizza and use their cardboard.  That's right, cardboard.  They go through a lot of it.  Otherwise, it would be thrown into a landfill, or recycled, which means it might be shipped to who knows where.  But I use it in the garden.  Anyone who wants more information about this, how it works and why I use it, please let me know. 
I hope to include some pictures at the end of the week, after I've shot some of the preparations.
Until then, I hope you are all having a great spring and looking forward to the growing season.  Talk to you soon.