Dragonfly Farms

So I wake up this morning ready to face the day and look at digging my next deep dug bed to find it snowing. Not just a little drizzle of snow a full fledge storm, so I turn on the news to find out what it states and sure enough. WINTER STORM hitting the 4 Corners area. Just when I thought it was safe to go in the water and dig my beds I have been snookered.

Needless to say it does not appear that much pea planting will be done this week. Truly farming in Colorado is it's own unique experience. I guess I will make some soap and cheese this week. Those are always good things to do during our winter snow events.

As soon as spring starts to hit the air it feels time is a wasting. It is interesting I spend winter in somewhat of a languid relaxed state and then as soon as it gets somewhat warm I start to panic. Happens every year like clock work, I keep thinking I have to do this, I have to do that.

So this evening I have Brianna making brownies for us as we discuss the meaning of from scratch or homemade. She is really determined to make things from scratch and not from that lousy box of brownies. Actually it was pretty entertaining to listen to her expound on the homemade versus from scratch methods of cooking.

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.