I grow good grass.

I inherited a garden. It is HUGE. It is maybe 50 by 100 feet. It is too big for me and my schedule. You live and learn. Next year I will do it differently, I think raised beds and much, much smaller. Right now I am growing a lot of very lush beautiful grass. As well as some delicious veggies and raspberries.

Papa foxtrot asked me if I remembered how proud I was when I got the earth turned back in April. Of course I do. It felt so good, it was soft and brown and smelt oh so good. I had blisters on every finger and I didn't care. Foxtrot ate chicken poop out of the garden and helped pull weeds. It was delightful. Who knew six weeks of full time college courses would result in an abundance of weeds along with spinach, arugula, and radishes that would go to seed? Well I suppose I should have know this.

We have now had what feels close to "summer" weather for the last two weeks. . . temperatures in the high 70's and no rain. So a watering we will go.

I have had many a delicious salads with all ingredients straight from the garden. My favorite combination is kale, swiss chard, onions, broccoli, carrots, beets, and raspberries. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Sounds good. No dressings needed. We are now picking snow peas and bush beans. I've got dill shooting up, I see dilly beans in our future. Every day I eat fresh carrots, dirt and all, which are significantly more tasty than any grocery store carrot. Khol rabi, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts, oh my. The zucchini and red cabbages are on their way. The corn is no way near an elephant's eye, but maybe his thigh. I've got pumpkins for the fall. Some melons shooting out. . . but I don't think the growing season will be long enough.

Foxtrot loves the raspberries as he only has two teeth and I think they are both 'sweet teeth.'

Here are some iphone photos.

he did eat goat poop today because he thought it was blueberries.

kale

swiss chard

broccoli

red cabbage

zucchini 

khol rabi

foxtrot eating berries

and after a long day in the garden all farmers need a nap

Spring Break on Vaca Negra Farm

 Papa Foxtrot and Granimal have spring break this week and so there is a lot of activity on the Vaca Negra Farm. The rain clouds have parted for a few days and that means the garden is getting planted. Foxtrot is a great garden buddy. This week he inherited some of Papa Foxtrot's old toy trucks and has been having a blast running them through the newly turned soil.

And after all the fun Foxtrot had in the garden the mail lady came with Foxtrot's new ride. Papa Foxtrot and I debated over the best type of carrier to go with and he and I decided that this Yepp Mini Front Bicycle Child Carrier would give him quite the ride.  We figured if the Dutch are doing it this way, then it must be safe. 

He wasn't all to crazy about the helmet or the seat. . . .

at first. Then he LOVED it.

He giggled the whole way around the yard and on our short bike trip to the river. I see more bike trips tomorrow.