Goings on on the Farm

A brief downpour on Friday afternoon put a stop to carrot harvest, but we have absolutely reveled in the lack of rain these past two weeks. Really. You get to thinking you never left Seattle behind, and then this happens. And this week has been wonderfully mild and even cool at times.

We harvested all of the shallots and got a start on the onions on Thursday; Chris was driving wagonloads of shallots home from the rental ground until almost eight at night. We brought in some extra help to pick up the onions, but Chris ended up dumping fifteen bins of onions into their bins all by himself. This kind of thing was easier five years ago than it is now, at the ripe old age of forty. We are currently curing them in the greenhouse with some forced air and a little bit of heat. We expect to harvest the rest of the onions early next week.

Chris’ mom, Karlla, came to visit. At home, everybody says to her, “Oh, you’re going on vacation!” and she replies, “No, I’m going to the farm.” She’s spent most of the week so far working to straighten out some issues in QuickBooks, which she does for a living back in Seattle. We appreciate her help!

Once again, a nod needs to go out to Sarah and Ben and Eric for getting all of the unsexy stuff done: harvesting, cleaning, packaging, tilling, and seeding.