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Archive for July, 2010

Thanksgiving in July

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Not to be morbid, but just four months from now, these little buggers will comprise the centerpieces of approximately 90 Thanksgiving dinners.  Rest assured they are spending their days as though they were their last–as we all should live our lives, really.

GIGG’s 1st Vegetable CSA Share

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Since our garden is currently producing more than we can turn over both at markets and at the store, we’ve decided to start offering a vegetable CSA share.  Vegetable CSA shareholders will receive $20 worth of fresh produce with each delivery.  This week, we are starting with just four shareholders, and from there we will [...]

On the Verge of Bounty

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

The garden is growing incredibly fast–there hasn’t been any kind of lull in production since the beginning of my stay here.  However, I believe we’re on the brink of a complete garden take-over.  If we are able to successfully keep the weeds at bay, we will soon be swimming in tomatoes, fingerlings, russets, cucumbers, cabbage, [...]

City Raccoons

Monday, July 19th, 2010

I go to Madison for a day, and this is what they show me.  Out here on the farm, we don’t “rehabilitate” raccoons.  And we don’t ask them politely to leave, either…

uhhh…intern stuff..self against self chess games?

Friday, July 16th, 2010