Spinella Farm

Well, I managed to put a big dent in the work load last night. I was betwixt and between on whether to spray the peas with the deer repellant (egg whites) since we are expecting rain. But, dammit, I couldn't live with myself if those little rascals got in between last night and the expected rain on Friday and munched on what is shaping up to be a pretty good block of snow peas.

Music has always been a driving force in keeping me moving along when I work. So I punched in Guns-N-Roses on the Ipod and went to work on the potato patch. Three rows later, the album was over and so was I for the night. But it put me ahead for today as I have three more rows to do before it rains. The ground is just right too, nice and crumbly, so the weeds don't stick to the soil when you extract them.

We're gearing up for the opening of the Moorestown market on Saturday. What will a new season bring? Who knows. But I'll tell you this. I need to keep ahead of the competition because every year they grow the same stuff and the people who shop there know it. That's why value-added and different product are always on my mind. Right now I'm thinking about selling beans that are vacuum packed so people can just throw them in the freezer without blanching them. I'll think a little more on this topic.

In the meantime, I've been reading some great stuff on soil organisms and market gardening small parcels. It's always nice to learn from somebody who is will to part with what they have learned.