harvest: define

I was going to title this post "lunatic: define," but felt this title to be a little more topical. That being said, I would like to acknowledge this month's full moon's direct effect on my thought/body processes. Was anyone else feeling an extreme deficit of attention and inversely a surplus of aimless energy over the past few days?
Good gravy! It was all I could do to keep from "pogo-ing" all over the farm to wear myself out while humming some 3-note children's tune over and over again to keep my mind focused on one thing. Good news is that the moon is waning and I'm no longer feeling stretched and pulled by unseen hands.

Onward...

Scrambled eggs with sauteed swiss chard and raisin/walnut multigrain toast for breakfast. It just occurred to me that I'm not sure why I've been recounting my breakfasts in posts. Don't think I'll need/use that info going forward. However, it does seem to anchor the day in my memory rather well. Shall continue to do so... most of the time.

Soooo.. we began our workday by Harvesting. Indeed. Reaping what we sowed (actually, what D direct seeded, but....). Arugula, Tatsoi, and Radishes. If there were some way to give anyone reading this a taste (right now) of what came from our field today, I would pay a premium to have such means.. umm.. installed.?.? In lieu of such technology, a handful of pics.

Pre-Harvest. Really. 1 month ago nothing was there


The first item pulled from W1


Walk softly...


Pro


Novice


Radish


One of my favorites




After harvesting 72lbs of Arugula, 36 lbs of Radishes & 34lbs of Tatsoi...



We moved to the other side of W1 to take care of some slightly past due cultivation. E on the basket weeder, me with the offset wheel hoe and D using any means necessary we took care of the big areas. We quickly made the switch to hands and knees when it came to weeding Tatsoi and Turnips. This is what we crawled through throughout our late morning.



Oh, and today's close up pic. Germinating buckwheat seed.



Lunch was fast, furious and I had the distinct urge to "pogo."

My afternoon was fairly straight forward. With the threat of rain for the next few days, we decided to divide and conquer. E finished cultivating W1 while I mowed and plowed field A (the soil was still a little moist, but was pretty easily worked up) in preparation for our June planting of winter squash. That took me through the end of the workday.



Post workday saw E break ground for her/our "Three Sisters" experiment beside field F.
Very cool. Will give updates.

Also, E had two friends from a neighboring town come over for dinner. Quinoa and root vegetables. Fresh greens & radish salad. Sauteed asparagus. Dang.
N be hungry no more... well, at least for another half hour.

Dig