ICE!

The weather is what's on every farmer's mind today, in our section of the country! As you know, the weather can, as they say, "make or break" you in little or no time. It can always delay your planting or field preparation for planting. Hailstones can wreck havoc on your crops and wind can flatten corn crops in a flash! We are experiencing a bit of a different problem here, right now. Ice and Snow.

We have been keeping a close watch on our high tunnels and greenhouse, to be sure that the bows that support them, are not bending beneath the weight of the snow we received yesterday and the ice from last night. John brushed the snow off yesterday and this morning as best he could, and we are just hoping for the best right now. If the snow or ice puts too much pressure on the bows, we will have to cut the plastic covering the frame to release the weight on the bows. Then, all the plastic will have to be purchased and replaced. We sure hope it won't come to that!

The one good thing that has come from this weather, is that the scenery in our valley looks like a Christmas greeting card, on which there is a beautiful winter scene pictured. This is something we can appreciate, and nature has provided it to us free of charge.

We now have a new family co-habiting with us at the farm! A litter of 5 feral kittens! They are wild, and will not come near us, but they do stick around long enough to eat Big Boy and Baby's cat food! The litter has Calico's and Tabby's. They are so cute, but we don't really need more cats! They have just been "dropped" which I think is a disgusting thing for anyone to do, but in the country unfortunately, it's done a lot. I frankly don't understand the mentality behind this myself. Never will.

Our CSA registration is in progress and we are anxious around here for a really good, ripe, juicy tomato. We hope to have lots of them this summer for our CSA Shareholders to enjoy! Tell your friends about our CSA and ask them to "friend us" on our Farm Facebook page!

We'll talk again soon!
Judy and John