TWO DAYS OF 100 DEGREE SUN IS ALL IT TAKES TO RIPEN A FEW TOMS ON THE VINE. THE PLANTS THEMSELVES LOOK LIKE ALIEN REFUGEES ..WHO HAVE TRAVELED A LONG WAY WITH A HEAVY LOAD..BUT THE TOMATOES ARE SHINEY, LIKE HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS PLACED TO LOOK PROUD. SO WE ARE LOADING UP PALLETS FOR OUR ACCOUNTS […]
I HAVE DECIDED THAT I CAN NO LONGER MENTION THE WEATHER THIS SEASON…SO LETS TALK ABOUT CUTE THINGS LIKE PUPPIES ,BABY ZUCCINI,AND HAKURAI TURNIPS…NOTHING LIKE A BABY TURNIP ROASTED IN THE OVEN .AHHH MY OVEN…IT WARMS UP MY WHOLE HOUSE WHEN I USE IT…AHH A NICE WARM ENVIRONMENT TO RIPEN UP A FEW TOMATOES FOR […]
WOW WEEEE FINALLY WE HARVESTED 9 BOXES OF TOMATOES! SO I WILL STAYED MARRIED ANOTHER YEAR…FOR THIS IS OUR VOWEL RENEWAL TIME FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF TOMATO LOVE .THE FIELDS ARE BOUNTIFUL AND LUSCIOUS…JUST THE WAY I LIKE THEM TO BE…THIS WEEK WE PICKED THE ZAFU MEDITATION PILLOW CABBAGE…A.ZEN CABBAGE FOR THE SOUL…WHAT A […]
OFF TO TOWN I WENT THIS MORNING…CAR SEAT HEATER ON,FLEECE JACKET ZIPPED TO THE CHIN, AND THE HOTTEST CUP OF JOE TO GO KEEPING MY HAND WARM ,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON…..JULY? FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS IS TOMORROW…I THROW UP MY HANDS THIS YEAR…YOU WANT TOMATOES ? START WORSHIPPING THE SUN. CRAZY.
..I AM SURE YOU ARE ALL […]
NOT YOU…THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA !!!! AS AN ASTROLOGER (YES I DO CHARTS AND READINGS) I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR NATION IS A CANCER ,AQUARIUS MOON AND CAPRICORN RISING, WE ARE VERY LOVING AND THE WAY WE SHOW LOVE IS THROUGH THE NOURISHMENT OF FOOD ,EDUCATION, AND ALL AROUND STEWARDSHIP…IE.. CARE TAKING OF […]
RADICCHIO…RADICCHIO HOW DO I LOVE YOU LET ME COUNT THE WAYS…..I LOVE YOU THIN AND CRISPY ON MY MIXED GREEN SALAD, I LOVE YOU AS I PULL YOU APART IN TO CHUNKY PIECES, PLACE YOU ON A PLATTER AND SCATTER FETA ,RED ONION, OLIVES AND CITRUS OR RASPBERRIES OVER YOU, I LOVE YOU WITH YOUR […]
WHAT A WEEKEND OF BLISSFUL TOMATO LOVIN’ HEAT ! A SECOND WAVE OF PEPPERS GOT PLANTED THIS AM…LOTS OF HAND WEEDING AS THE WEEDS ARE OUTRAGEOUS…AS SOON AS THE HEAT SHOWED UP WEEDS MADE THEMSELVES AT HOME…THE RACE IS ON…BUT WE.GOT THEM OUT ….PHEW…BEETS WILL BE HAD BY ALL…..SPINACH,FRISEE ,BROCCOLI ,DILL, CILANTRO, LETTUCES,RADISH,CHARD,WEIRD ARUGULA( NEW […]
HELLO FROM SEA LEVEL ! AT THE DAWN OF A NEW SEASON WE ALWAYS EXPERIENCE A BIT OF NERVOUS EXCITEMENT…LOVE IS A MYSTERY AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FARM SEASON HOLDS IN STORE AS WE PLANT THE FIRST WAVE OF TOMATOES AND BEGIN PICKING BELLAS BEST BERRIES FOR MARKET!..
BUT THIS SPRING HAS BEEN […]
SEPTEMBER HAS COME AND GONE LIKE A FLASH IN A PAN! IT IS ALL ABOUT TOMATOES THIS MONTH..THE DRY-FARMS ARE SOOOOO DARN TASTY RIGHT NOW…THE HOT DAYS THE COOL NIGHTS…..LOVERS DELIGHT! THE LIGHTING IS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT ,LEAVES ARE FALLING AWAY FROM THEIR POSTS, AND THE WINTER SQUASH IS ALMOST READY TO BE PULLED AND CURED….WE […]
WOW ! MR TOADS WILD RIDE….WHEN IT STOPS NO BODY KNOWS..BUT BEFORE IT DOES WE HOPE ALL THE TOMATOES ARE OFF THE VINE AND LIVING IN SOMEONES PANTRY! SO FAR SO GOOD…SO THE FIRES ARE POOPED OUT AFTER MUCH BRAIN AND BRAUN ,LOVE TO ALL THE ANIMALS AND THE FOLKS WHO GOT SCARED AND MESSED […]