John from West Creek Farms delivering soil.

We were thrilled to receive much needed soil for the garden this morning. A big shout out to Denise, Manuel, and Tracey for coming to help out - your support is very much appreciated!! Through quick work, we were even able to get done before the snow fell - whew! Thanks also to Catriona and Carole for organizing, and of course to SPEC for financial support. We look forward to working with this (mostly) blank canvas!!

Winter Green - February 19, 2012

So good to get back to the garden - and the rain let up long enough to do some planting - a new blueberry bush - Patriot - an early one with excellent taste, also did a block of Sugar Sprint and Sugar Lace II snap peas and two rows of purple pod snow peas .... and two rows of small seeded Lorane favas - a good start to the season - pea and bean seeds were treated with inoculant to help the plants grow better

A great harvest of parsnips (delicious roasted with a wee bit of salt and olive oil) - and have a look at the potato onions - came through the winter and thriving ........

Putting the Garden to Bed - November 16, 2011

Just to complete 2011 - a few final pics .... lots of leaves to feed earthworms and beneficial microbes and enrich the soil