we an ice storm this weekend. we lost power a few times for just 30 minutes or so. there isn't any apparent damage at the farm from the heavy ice, snow, rain. the greenhouse is holding up well. i couldn't resist using the title of that cheesy 80's song by vanilla ice to name this blog entry.
spencer drove to east montpelier with angus on friday to see his parents, pick up our potting soil from vermont compost company and do a few other errands. we bought one yard and i am sure that will be more than enough. we like the fort v mix. if we run out, moo-doo is just down the road from us. we are lucky to have a neighbor to supply us with potting soil needs.
all of our seeds have arrived in the mail except the potatoes. we don't expect them until april. i bought seed from the maine potato lady this year. i see her advertisement in growing for market in most issues. fedco was out of most of the organic seed we wanted. this was a good opportunity to try a new source. we would like to save our own seed for next year. it would be a great savings for us. potato seed is expensive and heavy on the shipping charges.
spencer is working on building the rocket stove for the greenhouse. this wood stove is basically made from 50 gallon steel barrels and burns wood quite efficiently. this stove will also heat a mass of stone and brick for a slow releasing radiant heat source. this is an experiment. we hope this innovative design will be a good start and over time it will improve with experience. creativity and vision are only two of many many reasons i love my husband. i have included a few photos that he took of the project on day 1.
we have a lot to do this month. i am excited to spend a little less time on the computer and a little more in the greenhouse. our start date for seeding is march 17th... onions, parsley.
angus and i are spending the night in st.albans at my mother's tonight. my grandmother lives here too. she loves seeing angus. as the farm season gets busier, it will be more difficult to make the trip here. so, we are trying to keep up with our weekly visits for now. i made enchiladas for dinner. yum!
spencer drove to east montpelier with angus on friday to see his parents, pick up our potting soil from vermont compost company and do a few other errands. we bought one yard and i am sure that will be more than enough. we like the fort v mix. if we run out, moo-doo is just down the road from us. we are lucky to have a neighbor to supply us with potting soil needs.
all of our seeds have arrived in the mail except the potatoes. we don't expect them until april. i bought seed from the maine potato lady this year. i see her advertisement in growing for market in most issues. fedco was out of most of the organic seed we wanted. this was a good opportunity to try a new source. we would like to save our own seed for next year. it would be a great savings for us. potato seed is expensive and heavy on the shipping charges.
spencer is working on building the rocket stove for the greenhouse. this wood stove is basically made from 50 gallon steel barrels and burns wood quite efficiently. this stove will also heat a mass of stone and brick for a slow releasing radiant heat source. this is an experiment. we hope this innovative design will be a good start and over time it will improve with experience. creativity and vision are only two of many many reasons i love my husband. i have included a few photos that he took of the project on day 1.
we have a lot to do this month. i am excited to spend a little less time on the computer and a little more in the greenhouse. our start date for seeding is march 17th... onions, parsley.
angus and i are spending the night in st.albans at my mother's tonight. my grandmother lives here too. she loves seeing angus. as the farm season gets busier, it will be more difficult to make the trip here. so, we are trying to keep up with our weekly visits for now. i made enchiladas for dinner. yum!
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