Dragonfly Farms

SUMMER TIME!

What a glorious morning! It has been two days now that we have been blessed with wonderfully sunny weather. It's nice and crisp this morning coming in at about 20 degrees with the blanket of snow still covering my planting beds. There appears to be some areas up by the greenhouse that can more than likely be dug today and covered before the next storm sets in.

In Colorado during the spring it can be a constant battle or rhythm with nature to get your planting in. I would like to look at it as a balanced rhythm she gives a little I get a little. A constant reminder of how I am not in control of every aspect of life. I guess this could be somewhat unsettling for some but for me I am reminded that I don't need to be in control of everything. Let go sometimes and just let God.

Patience is the virtue that is always needed when you become a cultivator of the land. You can sometimes feel the pressure of wanting to get everything in so you can get to the market just a tad early. It's the patience that should win out in the long run because it is just that you need when those early beds you coddled freeze in June.

So, as I look towards the day today I am thankful that I have been blessed with much. I am going to plan my day keeping in mind the few days I have before the next series of storms hit. I am going to say a little prayer that I can get what I need to get done in between those breaks and enjoy my life as a farmer.

Spring in Colorado is a great time and a very busy time for us here on the farm.  We have already planted carrots and peas and the greenhouse is growing strong. 

This week was spent prepping our rows and setting up the drip lines in the upper beds.  We are using several different methods of planting and growning this year.

We are using a biointensive method, hydroponic method, square foot method and raised beds. 

This year will be our first year of inviting people to the farm so we would like to be able to show different types of farming methods used by small farmers that can be adapted to a home garden.

Our CSA starts in just 4 weeks and we hope to have a good early selection ready to go.  Most of the early crops will be coming from the greenhouse.

We picked up our Turkey's and they are already 6 weeks old we still have them in the small pen and not ready for the larger area yet.  They are so funny and different from chickens.