Working alongside others -- sometimes
in silence...
sometimes sharing views on politics or childrearing or.... |
Songaia sign in front of recently planted garden
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There's nothing quite
like:
Cole Slaw in December
Butternut squash in January
Plum sauce in February
Pickled green beans in March
Pesto in April
Lettuce in May
all organic, all
community-grown & processed
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| Many hands make our
gardens "grow" quicker... here we are transplanting nurtured
starts from the greenhouse. Cassidy (age 6) is learning to plant
cabbage and work in a planting team.
Some like to plant,
others weed.
Some watch over the
plants adding water when needed, others gather the harvest.
Some cook, others
prepare it for storing.
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A group planting
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Fred (on tractor) moving a manure
pile...
this is where part of our septic system will soon be.
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And the cycle of new vegetables begins again
So join us, in the garden--
for a few moments,
for an hour,
for a day.......for a lifetime.
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| At Songaia we garden in the greenhouse as
well as on the land. The vegetable gardens include a large
plot comprising about 1/3 of an acre, a smaller garden, and
four raised beds. We've already planted a few crops--sugar
snap peas, pod peas, potatoes, broccoli, red and green cabbage,
three kinds of lettuce, pumpkins, yellow summer squash, zucchini,
butternut squash and acorn squash. We reserve the raised beds
for the crops that the slugs find most tasty, as well as those
that require the most tending. Here we planted three kinds
of lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets, and kohlrabi. Still to
be planted in the large gardens--corn, beans, artichokes,
cucumbers, and tomatoes. |
Part of our Greenhouse Garden -- the bricks
provide safe stepping places |
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Our greenhouse is where many of our vegetables get
their start. |
We have a large greenhouse where we nurture
transplants for the garden. It is equipped with florescent
grow lights and plenty of room for potting. We have four kinds
of lettuce getting an early start in a raised bed within the
greenhouse. Last year we grew about thirty basil plants in
the greenhouse----this year we've expanded the crop to over
90 plants. Pesto...pesto...pesto...we love it!! |
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| We have an herb garden and flower gardens
as well.......sound like a lot???? It is! But we're fortunate
to have many gardeners in our community.......many who love
to cook.......and some who enjoy preparing the harvest for
winter storage.
When gardening in a community, the joyful
and mundane tasks are shared.
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Part of Songaia's Flower Garden
(Forest in Background) |
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