Yet
another quick week passes and we lose an hour this weekend, which can never be
replaced but maybe the cats won’t wake up so early and the rooster will be more
content to stay in the coop until daylight shows itself an hour later. When the weather turns warmer (keep your eyes
off the snow falling out there) I’ll be happy for an early sunrise so I can get
outside with it at the earliest hour.
I
decided to name our new and any future chickens after living items. Our beautiful rooster will be Sweet William
(we call him Bill), the brown hen with the green legs will be Olive (Kate tells
me she’ll lay green eggs), the other brown hen will be Mahogany and the frizzle
will be Zany Zinnia (Zini for short). We’re
not sure if Zini is a hen or a rooster.
He/she is pretty bold and stands up to the rooster even though he is
five times the size of the frizzle. Time
will tell. We already have a Daisy, a
Shelly (because her spots look like sea shells which were living at one time)
and a BlueBell – who all fall into the living items category. Then we have Elsa, Beauty, Bess (BS-short for
Black Spots) and Sophia who are all holding their own and have no idea what on
earth I am rambling on about.
We
up-potted 250 hot pepper plants yesterday with several hundred waiting in line
for the same step forward tomorrow. We’ll
sow more seeds of herbs, flowers, microgreens and lettuces for future
transplants into the greenhouse raised beds.
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| hot peppers up-potted and under lights 24/7 for the next five weeks |
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| waiting to join their older brothers and sisters |
The trays of sunnys and other micros will be ready next week. We have loads of pea shoots and the microgreen mix this week will consist of more varieties, just because it’s fun to mix it up.
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| pea shoots wanting to meet you |
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| sunnys to be ready next week |
This is a copy/paste from the description of the broccoli sprout seeds I purchased:
“Broccoli sprouts contains glucoraphanin, a chemical that when
eaten is converted by the body into sulforaphane-the strongest natural inducer
of the body’s own enzymes against carcinogens. The broccoli sprouts contains
concentrations of the glucoraphanin that is up to 50 times greater than the
mature broccoli. . . . (Specialty Seed) Vitamins A,B,C,E and K Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Zinc Carotene, Chlorophyll, Amino Acids and
Protein:35%.
Well,
that’s a big “Wow”. This explains why
they are so popular.
You
should also know that all sprout and microgreen seeds I purchase are certified
organic and from Canadian companies.
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| little green onions and parsley |
Let me
tell you about the Holy Cross Learning
Garden. I was with the Kindergarten
classes this week and each girl and boy is bright eyed when it comes to
gardening. It’s hard to believe they are
so young and know so much, thanks to the teachers and parents providing this
very valuable life lesson. Here’s a feel-good
story from one of our teachers:
“The children are truly enjoying ALL the different experiences
and being able to reap the benefits of their labour. They really enjoy
all the different tasting experiences. It is incredible to see how keen
they are to try the food they have grown. No fussy eaters...they truly just
jump right into the experience (even the radishes!).
You can never underestimate how much the little ones absorb.
After tasting the microgreens you left us, one of the children went over to the
playdoh table to work with the green playdoh. He brought me a plate of greens.
I thanked him for the delicious sprouts. He responded "they are my
microgreens". Talk about one of those proud teacher moments!”
Ah
yes, future food creators in the making.
Foods
created here for your plates this week are follows:
GRANOLA:
with fruit $8 /500mL
jar
with nuts and fruit $10 /500mL
jar
HUMMUS chickpeas*,
tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a teeny bit of hot pepper
flakes* and cumin (*organic) $5 250/mL jar
MICROGREENS: $2 / bag
Pea Shoots
Red Cabbage
MICROGREEN MIX: (basils, carrot, chard, mesclun
mix, red cabbage, spring salad) $3 / bag
SPROUTS $3 / bag
Broccoli (just broccoli)
Broccoli Brassica Blend (broccoli, broccoli raab,
radish, mustard & arugula)
Sandwich Booster (clover,
alfalfa, radish & mustard)
Spring Salad Mix (broccoli,
radish, red clover & alfalfa)
Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar sealed
Tomatoes, frozen $4 /4Cup package great
for sauces and soups
Tomatoes, Gardeners’ Delight (ping
pong ball size) frozen whole $3 pound
I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or
email me with amounts you’d like and any questions.
Thanks.
Until next post, have a great every day.
Jo
joanne.daybrighteners@gmail.com
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