Kyoko and Joël braved the rain on the second round today to wrap up the harvest with a big load of bunching onions. I had my fill of cold and wet weather for one day: after the first round, my overalls were so wet that they were dripping **into** my rubber boots. Yuck! It’s a [...]
Archive > June 2010
Picture tour of the garden
After Stephanie took some pictures from today’s harvest, I went around the garden taking a few shots of all the action. That said, they are mostly of plants, so I probably won’t describe this photo gallery as “action-packed”, even if it is to us! Click the “Continue reading” button below, on the right, to check [...]
CSA Basket 2
Great harvest day – beautiful sky, and abundant veggies. It’s amazing how pleasant it is to be harvesting… and there’s still a ton of vegetables left in the garden. That’s quite refreshing! Stephanie was the early bird this morning – 5 am, out in the garden. Talk about bright and early… Here’s a partial breakdown [...]
Community Garden
The community garden is simply a space that we have made available to families from Ottawa who want to grow some of their own food and get some fresh air. It’s taken shape quickly over the last couple of months, and after a big push this week to plough and till the area, there was [...]
Rain!
I had forgotten how sublimely restful it is. The number of things to do in a day is vastly reduced. Everything… breathes.
