Week 2
On Monday we learned about the cucurbits like squash, zucchini, watermelon, and cucumbers. After learning so much about all the winter squash Im a little bummed I planted more summer squash. At least I got a few crookneck and acorns that are starting to come in nicely. We also helped Todd move an old shed that we are going to repurpose and use for a second tool shed on the back side of the farm. This is a great idea to save time and resources having to go all the way back up to the front tool shed. We also cleaned up the greenhouse really good, this was fun and something I'm really interested in. I think the more passive the better as it minimises the amount of fossil fuel input to the farm, which is the one of the key needs and purposes of organic farming it seems. I have been disappointed in the greenhouse since I came to the farm the first time last fall, just seemed neglected. I always had this idea of a really clean and nice beneficial part of a garden, that's how I want mine to be. I think making one with poly gal or another polycarbonate is a better long term strategy. I think things that require more effort in the beginning but last longer are the better option of the two.
Wednesday we harvested Allium Sativum or garlic today. It was really cool to see the whole process and from start to finish. I actually planted this garlic in farm ops 1 last fall and it was awesome to get to pull it all up to. That's my favorite part of farming is seeing you with a little help from nature, create something awesome practically out of nothing. Looking at it like this and the more I am learning about it the more I see that growing food is an art.
On Friday we had a really productive day, one of the best ones we’ve had. I felt I learned a lot and had fun too. We got to learn a bit about bees and how to harvest the honey. I had been reading about this for awhile but was cool to finally get to mess around with it in person other than just the theoretical book knowledge. After this we got to make tinctures with medicinal herbs.
A few questions I had were...
Covered bed only because perienneal
Loved doing the tinctures and salves as I have always been very interested in making my own as I don’t like to use medicine supporting big pharma but all the good high quality organic kind are super expensive. Growing my own herbs and possibly ordering in bulk could significantly save on costs and allow me to make enough for me and my family to have and use frequently.
A few questions that come to mind about them are:
Are there any regulations for making and selling your own?
It seems the ones I buy are always so expensive on earth fare and coops, is this also a solid additional income?
Are most herbs in the covered bed only because they are perennial?
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