Final Harvests

We put the garden to bed on Sunday.











Well it is mostly put to bed.
It hasn't been tilled and we left our Kale and Chards down there.











Yes that's Daughter and Baby playing in the dirt.
I think they were making cake.

OK, the Leeks are down there too.



















But the rest of it was harvested.
Here are some pictures.

The last of the beets.

The Carrots














Here's the beautiful carrots after they have been sorted.














The next step is to put them in buckets and flower pots full of sand and to store them in the basement for the winter.

Brussel Sprouts

This was our final Brussel sprout harvest. The plants are actually still in the garden, and I would not be surprised if they have grown some more in the week since we harvested them. Seeing that this was the first year we grew them I have to say that this plant is not hardy but one of the most sustainable garden plants ever! It just keeps giving and giving and giving! Love it!

Backyard Beauties from Backyard Farms!

Why has it taken me so long to realize that those beautiful vine ripened tomatoes at the market are locally grown!? Backyard Farms grows those wonderful tomatoes year round in the largest greenhouse in New England. They even have native bumblebees inside the greenhouse to pollinate each tomato flower. Bees are struggling these years so it is a win win situation for the bees who then receive their food from the tomatoes’ pollen. I wonder if they will make honey too? Their use of sustainable energy and rainwater reclamation round them out to be one of my favorite discoveries this summer. I do hope that they will not fall prey to the late blight, because I just might have to rely on these beauties for my upcoming tomato sauce project! And better yet, they have recipes on their website! Thank you Backyard Farms for all that you do!