Even though the U-Pick is not yet officially open, we've had a few visitors, and yesterday we actually had our first U-Pick sale - our new WWOOFer Natalie showed our neighbor Lili where the zucchini squash, cabbage, and onions were, and the long drive to Cedarville for dinner produce was avoided. We can hardly wait till more of our neighbors are coming to visit us when the U-Pick is officially open!
Natalie and Lili with the very first U-Pick bounty.
We said goodbye last week to our wonderful longer-term WWOOFers Amanda and Philip, who saw the field go from dirt and weeds to harvested and growing abundance. They helped to create this year's farm, laying irrigation, suffering with the pump and the no-see-ums, and helping to make spring at Locavore Farms a wonderful season. Thank you and safe travels to you!
Philip surveying the landscape from Bidwell Mountain
Goodbye, Philip and Amanda! Thank you for being part of our life at the farm!
Now the beans that Philip, Amanda, Kaitlin, and Rose planted are flowering and will soon be full of deliciousness, the cabbage and cauliflower are nearly ready to pick, the potatoes are producing babies, we have squash and chard to harvest every single day - and weeds for Natalie and Laurie to attack and vanquish! The thermometer is in the 80's every afternoon, and the afternoon breezes stir the stillness that takes over a world of animals hiding from the heat. These are precious days, like all days, and we're rooting for the melons and tomatoes to take advantage and do their things. Come on melons and beans! Come on onions, broccoli, and eggplant! Come on U-Pickers! It's summer again!
One of the many kinds of beans we have coming up at the farm!
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