For me, the beginning of February is a very trying time. The sun comes up earlier and goes to bed a little later each day. I can see that the buds on trees are starting to swell and that the earliest spring bulbs are starting to send up green shoots. Spring is on its way.
Read MoreJanuary says: "its never too early for spring"
Perhaps spurred by the recent spell of warm weather, there is a fair bit of activity outside in the garden already.
Read MoreThe News
Just in case you were wondering...there was a bit of snow left over on Wednesday morning and I did find some tracks in the garden...raccoons.
Read MoreHunger Moon
Winter is probably the best time of year to read David Kline. "Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journal" is one of my favorite books of all time.
Read MorePersephone
So...it is pretty cold outside. We have been having some pretty serious frosts the past few weeks and the ground is frozen solid. It is weather like this that makes you reflect on the drastic variation of the seasons.
Read MoreNew Website
Welcome to our new website....crafted in December 2010 and ready to launch. Hopefully this new layout will more clearly present what it is exactly that we do. Thanks for checking it out, with luck this blog will be updated regularly throughout 2011 to give a better picture what happens during a year of urban agriculture in Seattle. During 2010, ours was probably the worst updated blog in the United States. We are hoping that this coming year will be our best yet (for blogging and for farming) and new and exciting projects keep coming our way....Thanks!