Harvest time

There are quite few big tomatoes in the garden that are starting to turn colour – soon ripe for picking! It’s that time of year. It amazes me that these plants – some 6 feet tall – produce from such a tiny seed these beautiful fruits. Yes, I know it is a fruit. I’m stuggling…

From the soil

I think the first time I visited a farm I was an adult. Maybe I did as a child but I don’t remember. Like you, I’ve driven by hundreds, maybe thousands of farms. To be on a farm, to walk the lane, talk to the farmer, step inside the barn or barns, to climb up…

Seeding the soil

It was a warm day of 11 degrees and the sun was shining – the snow melting! And Philip has his hydroponics going! And it’s February…time to get the pots filked with potting mix and the seeds into the ground. I have some interesting plants for this year. Yellow pear tomatoes will make a return,…