Whitsend Market Garden

History never happens all at once.  

We all have common concerns.  We learn about these common concerns by listening to one another.  According to the folks interviewed by Amanda Ripley, author of "High Conflict", one of the most effective ways to get people to sit, speak with and listen to one another, is over food...

We still have honey avaiallble!  Contact us if you are interested...

Here we are, a new year and a brand new fresh start!  Let the boring twenties continue...

Here is Cayley moments after fishing her Christmas present out of a brown paper bag.  

Barely visible to her right, is her toy filled with fresh catnip.  Exactly what she wants to keep her preoccupied during the winter days when the snow beneath her paws is not to her liking.

Helps keep her off the computer when its getting more attention than she is.

While perusing photos from last year, I came across this dragon fly.  It's unclear if this was taken in Lanark or in Stittsville.

Our big farm investment this year was the trailer.  

Many tasks become quicker around here (and lighter), and we could not have moved everything from the old farm to the new one without it.

 

Many small tasks were completed, such as our leaky outdoor tap and pipe.

Julia started, and subsequesntly completed, building her first garden from scratch - a bed of very bee friendly flowers.  

In spite of all our progress, the field is not ready enough to provide for a full CSA next season.  It's a tough decision, the first time in over twelve seasons that I will not be selling a lot of vegetables.

One of the mistakes I made in our first year was to start before we had the farm on a firm foundation, and it reallly slowed down our growth for the first four years.  The old farm never really recovered and in the end, never achieved it's fullest potential.

There will be some produce in the middle of the year:  garlic, potatoes, carrots, a few green beans and whatever other crops we can fit in the curently prepared beds; as well as honey and (I'm not counting on them) maybe some mushrooms.