Today was boundless beauty . The family got together and brewed a batch of beer over coffee and toast outdoors to start out our Earth Day. It was early and there was a touch of cloud cover but overall the sky was brilliantly blue and immersed in heavenly light. Such rapture!
We even spotted the woody nest of a chickadee in an original fence post near the crush pad. Can you see the little hole that they laid their eggs in? I might need to work on my wildlife photography some more...
Three cheers for tomatoes! After the long wait, we finally tucked the first few plants snugly into their beds. All of them were started from heirloom seeds from rareseeds.com and we've got about twenty different varieties of seedlings this year! Talk about variety! Hopefully, this season will give us a better idea of what grows best round these parts and which ones we find the tastiest before and after "putting up"... I've already discussed the possibility of canning parties this summer with several of my girl friends. Looks like this will be one productive year!
Snug as a bug
Getting down with hip urban farm culture ;)
Sushi!
We tried something a little different for dinner and in honor of the beautiful tomato bed, decided that sushi was the perfect way to end an already amazing day. I have always been a fan of the Nigiri style of sushi and it was really easy to make. Little balls of sushi rice with something on top and a strip of Nori Seaweed to hold it together and voila! So good!!!
Home made, home grown delicacy
First batch made with Homegrown peas and veggies
Second was homegrown egg nigiri
Very Hungry Bento Box!
Justin also decided to document his bento box adventures :)
Workshop
The workshop held at Le Bilig French Kitchen was a hit! A small group of very interested and
passionate people attended Winemaker Charlie's first Gardener's Exchange presentation last
weekend. We've decided that this is a wonderful way to share knowledge about small scale
farming and winemaking and are looking forward to do the next one! Thank you to everyone
who came out and enjoyed the food, wine, and farming fellowship !!!
Next month's event will be hosted at the Green Family Winery on Mother's day. There will be an assortment of hand-made truffles including my famous port truffles! Come on out and enjoy the fine wines we have available and say hello to the Winemaker himself! This is the perfect way for Mothers to relax and just have fun for the day.
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