farm and market
Today was the opening day of Lexington's Farmers Market, a fact of which I was not aware until I rode past it on my way home from work this afternoon. I didn't have any money, but I took a quick look around anyways and noted that, this time of year, it's mostly asparagus and strawberries that can be offered in production quantities. That and live herbs and tomato plants. In theory, I have all of those things already.
Sadly, things at the squibix farm aren't everything they could be. That one meal of asparagus was all we were able to harvest, and the strawberries are, as always, sore beset by birds and chipmunks. Pests and predators are plaguing just about every other crop as well: half the cucumber seedlings gone last week, three pea plants and two lettuces today. Oh, the agony. Clearly, some remedial work is needed on the fencing, which is as of now pretty much non-existent: tired of the ugly ugly fence, I've been planning to make a pretty(er) one, but have lacked the time and will to make the long journey to the Home Depot for the necessary bits.
On the other hand, the tomato seedling business is going like gangbusters. There's only a handful of plants left, and we're building up reserves of gratitude and obligation that will pay off later. Isn't that how this works? If nothing else, we've got a free pass to a summer of baby-goat viewing across town!