record

yesterday we set a new record at the market: it was our best day since we started farming. we had mounds of greens, spinach, radishes, turnips, as well as eggs and shiitakes, and they all sold out. i am so excited, and can hardly believe it. things are going so well - the vegetables are growing, the weather is beautiful, and the people are appreciating it all. it's really inspiring, and i am so grateful.

ed and i have been working so hard, and this is such nice encouragement... we already have over 70 beds planted, which is more than we had at any time last season (our max was 52). i can hardly believe that just the two of us managed to plant all this, especially since we're working in our brand new field, breaking new ground, and our tiller was broken for 3 weeks. but we've caught up and now we're almost on schedule, as far as what we had planned. our friend Jennifer has been a great help too, coming over once a week to help us weed. she's a great worker, and she loves the land. she's inspiring to work with, and i love having her around.

this week we're planting about 30 new beds - summer squashes, cucumbers, celeriac, etc. they're all in the greenhouse right now, getting big, too big, so we have to get them in the ground. i think we can do it - we have the land almost ready. i picked out most of the stones on friday, and ed spread soil amenities. today he's spreading compost and tilling, and then we'll be getting the squashes in.

the kids left this morning. they're going on a whale watch in Provincetown with grandma and grandpa. they were really excited, and i am too, for them. sena asked if she should set up her booth on the boat... it was a little funny. we told her to just bring her pamphlets and share them with whoever may be interested. she was at the market with her whale stuff again yesterday, and got more donations. she only lasted one hour this time though, before she packed up her booth and went playing with her friends. i can't blame her, it was a gorgeous day.

that's all for now, got to go out to the field...
peace