Look at what my wonderful husband did! Built me another raised bed made especially for tomatoes.
But wait, he actually built me two more raised beds. The possibilities are endless. Carrots, beets, lettuce, peas….
He later blew my mind by getting them buried and filled with dirt while I was slaving away at work one Saturday. He is a keeper!
Take some venison, provided by my dad, and our dehydrator and out comes jerky! I have never been a jerky fan but I must say this actually turned out really well. Drew used the venison roast and a marinade of soy sauce, our habanero hot sauce, and various spices. Yum!
It is very comforting to see signs of new life in our loft even while I feel as if my own energy and life force is slowly withering away. Okay, maybe I’ve exaggerated, but why in the heck do I still have another month of busy season!? The weather is starting to get warm and I am over being cooped up (sorry chickens) in an office six days a week.
Enough of my complaining, Drew has already heard plenty. The good news is that the seeds Drew saved from our cherry tomato plant have been doing the best out of every other seed we’ve planted so far.
Go Drew! The seedlings in the back are the cherry and the seedlings up front are the beefsteak. There are also signs of peppers, who took forever to get going this year, and cauliflower. Last year I planted the cauliflower too late in the fall. This year I’m going to try a spring crop and if it fails, I’ll try getting my fall crop going earlier.
This weekend we will start prepping the soil for our berries and planting the kale. I’m getting excited as the weather warms up!
