Hello faithful readers,
Cassie here... femme-capricorn farmer with an affinity for lists. Following is an update on our spring plantings. Be looking forward to a bountiful summer and fall.
Cheers!
IN THE GREENHOUSE:
(in flats, approx 100 plants per)
Artichoke: 1
*Basil: 11
*Basil, Anise: 2
Bee Balm: 1
Bell Pepper, Carib Wonder (?): 1/2
Bell Pepper, Mini Red: 1/2
Bell Pepper, Orange: 2
*Broccoli: 8
*Cabbage: 7
*Cabbage, Savoy: 2
*Cauliflower, Purple: 2
Celery: 1
*Chamomile: 3
*Chrysanthemum, Shungiku: 1
*Collards: 2
*Echinacea: 1
Eggplant: 1
Eggplant, Pinstung: 2-1/4
Eggplant, Orient Express: 1-3/4
Epazote: 1
Hyssop: 1/4
Leeks: 4
Lemon Balm: 1
*Mexican Mint Marigold: 1
*Onion, Evergreen Bunching: 1
*Onion, Yellow: 3
*Papalo: 1/2
Pepper, Anaheim: 2
Pepper, Ancho: 1
Pepper, Buran: 1/2
Pepper, Guajillo: 2-1/2
Pepper, Jalepeno: 3
Pepper, Mulatto: 2
Pepper, New Mexico: 2-1/4
Pepper, Oliva II: 1
Pepper, Poblano: 1
Radiccio: 5
*Sage, Culinary: 3/4
Tomatillo: 1/2
*Tomato, Brandywine: 3-3/4
*Tomato, Brandywine Pink: 2
*Tomato, Brandywine Yellow: 5
Tomato, Cherokee Purple: 3-1/2
Tomato, Gozo: 2
Tomato, Oregon Spanish (?): 7/8
Tomato, New Girl
Tomato, Red Burgundy: 1
Tomato, Spantom: 1
Tomato, Speckled Roman: 4
Yarrow: 4
* sprouted!
Mystery Flats: 10
(A wind storm came through shortly after the first planting, blowing apart our greenhouse, and unlabelling these flats. Hopefully we can make an approximate identification when the time of need arrives.)
IN THE GROUND:
NEW:
Beets, Gold
Bok Choy
Dandelion
Dill
Escarole
Parsnips
Radishes
Turnips
OLD FAVORITES:
Arugula
Broccoli
Carrots
Cilantro
Collards
Kohl Rabi
Lettuce
Spinach
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Mexican Woman
The Mexican Woman
The Mexican woman reacted to the suggestion as if she had been preparing for some time. She seemed to have filled a large stainless bowl with organic corn masa and started to run water in it before the end of the question had been posed. She had the flat cakes on the stove in subnano time.
If you have stood watching in fascination as a Latin American woman makes tortillas by hand you understand the vital good of the product and that the making of them is a history lesson, a spiritual act and a sporting event rolled into one.
Rosa has been cleared to make tortillas.The Farmer and The Cook might soon be known as
El Sembrador y La Cocinera.
You could lay responsibility on Robert Garcia, Doc Chocolate as he is sometimes known hereabouts. Master of Mole. Put an accent on that e, please and pronounce it. Robert comes to work not with an ingredients list but a farm plan. We should make him work in his own room. Everybody wants to stand around and watch El Artiste. And that's just the Hetero Men.
We will have planted seeds for 2000 chile plants by the end of this week and plan on plenty more. The Ancho, The Guajillo, The Jalapeno, the Nueveo Mexicano: We are going spice. We got your epasote, your cilantro and oregano up. The tomatoes are alive.
We are staying with the pizzas, the pastas and the ensaladas. We have musical evenings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Damian Rice came up with his friends last weekend. He did not play. He wanted to enjoy the local scene, the Fritta Mixta, the Fettucine al Ajo, have some wine. We did a good job of ignoring him. Emy Reynolds did not. She was on stage at the time. She later said she has a Damian Rice poster in her bedroom. That must have been sort of buzzy.
Oh yeah. We are going to have a big music festival at the farm on the 20th of April, EARTHDAY. 10-7. Hope you can come. Olivia is planning her menu. Its going to be legit.
The Mexican woman reacted to the suggestion as if she had been preparing for some time. She seemed to have filled a large stainless bowl with organic corn masa and started to run water in it before the end of the question had been posed. She had the flat cakes on the stove in subnano time.
If you have stood watching in fascination as a Latin American woman makes tortillas by hand you understand the vital good of the product and that the making of them is a history lesson, a spiritual act and a sporting event rolled into one.
Rosa has been cleared to make tortillas.The Farmer and The Cook might soon be known as
El Sembrador y La Cocinera.
You could lay responsibility on Robert Garcia, Doc Chocolate as he is sometimes known hereabouts. Master of Mole. Put an accent on that e, please and pronounce it. Robert comes to work not with an ingredients list but a farm plan. We should make him work in his own room. Everybody wants to stand around and watch El Artiste. And that's just the Hetero Men.
We will have planted seeds for 2000 chile plants by the end of this week and plan on plenty more. The Ancho, The Guajillo, The Jalapeno, the Nueveo Mexicano: We are going spice. We got your epasote, your cilantro and oregano up. The tomatoes are alive.
We are staying with the pizzas, the pastas and the ensaladas. We have musical evenings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Damian Rice came up with his friends last weekend. He did not play. He wanted to enjoy the local scene, the Fritta Mixta, the Fettucine al Ajo, have some wine. We did a good job of ignoring him. Emy Reynolds did not. She was on stage at the time. She later said she has a Damian Rice poster in her bedroom. That must have been sort of buzzy.
Oh yeah. We are going to have a big music festival at the farm on the 20th of April, EARTHDAY. 10-7. Hope you can come. Olivia is planning her menu. Its going to be legit.
Monday, February 11, 2008
In the Gozo Skies
Morning Jets
Morning jets
Brush peach contrails
Twisting through the blue
Above the shadows of shadow trees.
The quick note
Of a hurried hummingbird
Arcing from branch to flower
Creates a word I had never heard.
- Morris Van Gozo
Morning jets
Brush peach contrails
Twisting through the blue
Above the shadows of shadow trees.
The quick note
Of a hurried hummingbird
Arcing from branch to flower
Creates a word I had never heard.
- Morris Van Gozo
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Side with seeds
Hello Foragers,
This is the first installment in our farm blog. We hope to keep our food community up to date on our present and future activities. Today was very productive and below you will find a list of: CSA contents, daily tasks and spring planting.
1) We began the day by picking the CSA.
a) Broccoli- 2 pounds per share
b) Chard - 1 bunch per share
c) Collards- 1 bunch per share
d) Cilantro- 1 bunch per share
e) Salad mix - ¾ pound per share
f) Spinach- 1 pound per share
g) Fennell - 3 bulbs per share
h) Gold and Crimson beets - 2 pounds per share
2) Several volunteers showed up to work this morning so we were able to finish the pick by 10:45. We would like to thank Brian, Devon, Katy, Grace, Mitzy and P. Lynn for their efforts this morning.
3) After packing the CSAs we returned to Gozo to finish the green house project. We used an old car port together with ratchets in between the existing rafters to create the interior of the greenhouse. The outer skin was fashioned by taping two large pieces of 6 mil plastic and draping it over the carport. Then two interior doors were made by cutting the same plastic in two smaller pieces attaching one piece to a 2/4 crosspiece and folding the other over the peak of the carport. Additionally, we created a prow for the West side of the greenhouse and fitted the carport legs over t-posts to compensate for the wind. Below is a list of the seeds Katy, Cassie and Grace planted in trays today:
Sage
Mexican Mint Marigold
Bee Balm
Echinacea
Chamomile
Epazote
Yarrow
Lemon Balm
Anise Hyssop
Escarole
Dandelion
4) Tomorrow we hope to plant the rest of the greenhouse in:
Salad Burnet
Dandelion
Broccoli
Purple Haze Carrots
Rainbow Carrots
Napoli Carrots
Anaheim Chile
Root Parsley
Papalo
5) In the coming weeks we will dig into our heirloom seed collection and begin planting some of the spring tomatoes.
6) Lastly, we rototilled the big field in preparation of spring.
Thanks for all the support and check back in for more Gozo journalism.
This is the first installment in our farm blog. We hope to keep our food community up to date on our present and future activities. Today was very productive and below you will find a list of: CSA contents, daily tasks and spring planting.
1) We began the day by picking the CSA.
a) Broccoli- 2 pounds per share
b) Chard - 1 bunch per share
c) Collards- 1 bunch per share
d) Cilantro- 1 bunch per share
e) Salad mix - ¾ pound per share
f) Spinach- 1 pound per share
g) Fennell - 3 bulbs per share
h) Gold and Crimson beets - 2 pounds per share
2) Several volunteers showed up to work this morning so we were able to finish the pick by 10:45. We would like to thank Brian, Devon, Katy, Grace, Mitzy and P. Lynn for their efforts this morning.
3) After packing the CSAs we returned to Gozo to finish the green house project. We used an old car port together with ratchets in between the existing rafters to create the interior of the greenhouse. The outer skin was fashioned by taping two large pieces of 6 mil plastic and draping it over the carport. Then two interior doors were made by cutting the same plastic in two smaller pieces attaching one piece to a 2/4 crosspiece and folding the other over the peak of the carport. Additionally, we created a prow for the West side of the greenhouse and fitted the carport legs over t-posts to compensate for the wind. Below is a list of the seeds Katy, Cassie and Grace planted in trays today:
Sage
Mexican Mint Marigold
Bee Balm
Echinacea
Chamomile
Epazote
Yarrow
Lemon Balm
Anise Hyssop
Escarole
Dandelion
4) Tomorrow we hope to plant the rest of the greenhouse in:
Salad Burnet
Dandelion
Broccoli
Purple Haze Carrots
Rainbow Carrots
Napoli Carrots
Anaheim Chile
Root Parsley
Papalo
5) In the coming weeks we will dig into our heirloom seed collection and begin planting some of the spring tomatoes.
6) Lastly, we rototilled the big field in preparation of spring.
Thanks for all the support and check back in for more Gozo journalism.
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