bunnies

Often evenings we sit and watch the beautiful sun set. Tonight there were 3 little bunnies hopping around in the yard. The kids sat forever watching the bunnies' every hop. My daughter commented that we just wouldn't see that if we lived anywhere else. So true.

seed blocks

I usually make newspaper pots to start my seeds in, which are great because you can plant them strait into the ground when they are ready. But this time around I decided to make soil blocks. I don't have the nifty soil block tool, so I improvised. I wet my trusty bag of fox farm and packed the soil into 4" square pots, then dumped it over into a big plastic tray. Kinda like building a sand castle. The tray held 42 little squares. I poked a small hole with my finger in each one. I was careful to only put one tomato seed in each to test my new seeds for germination rate. Then I sprinkled it with some super organic fertilizer, sprayed it down with some water, and covered it all with plastic wrap. I'm hoping these blocks are just as easy to transplant as the newspaper ones I'm use to. Although if I like it, I may be in the market for the special tool.

Farmer's Market

Tomorrow is the Saint Jo Farmer's Market, it will mark the FIRST time we are participating!! I'm so excited!! We will have set up: farm fresh eggs, organic new potatoes, heirloom seeds, potted cactus from our property, Texas flag painted cow skulls, 3 roosters, and 2 goats. I think we have some pretty neat stuff!! I'm so proud of how fast our family has adapted to farm life, and how far we have come... From couch potato to selling potatoes in a farmers market!!

seeds in bulk

so I've "farmed" 2 growing seasons so far, and have painfully discovered, that you have to have tons of packs of seed to be able to fill the size garden I have. (which I consider it a modest size) So this is my first time to order bulk seeds. I first went to the feed store, they had a good selection at a fair price. Although, the seeds were all coated in a colored "mixture", making it impossible to tell even which plant you are planting, not to mention the fact that those little coated seeds are "genetically engineered" by the Monsanto corporation. These seeds produce sterile seeds and have pesticides injected into it DNA. (I'll revisit this topic sometime else) Anyways... I ultimately ordered online at sustainable seed company. I THINK I will finally have enough seed to fill my garden and still reasonable in price considering how much you will ultimately save in future food cost. I think the seed count for the corn was 900 seeds at 2 corns per plant.. That would be 1800 corn for 6.99. Pretty good deal :) So I'm really excited about getting them in the mail!!