We kicked off the growing season in early March by having a garden party and planting 3 week old fava beans into the garden, a few days after the snow melted. We sang. We danced around a fire. We ate great food that was harvested last fall. We also started the spring harvests that day by digging sunroot tubers.
A few days later, I planted breadseeds, onions, garlic, peas, garbanzos, more favas, bok choi, and similar crops that like the cold weather.
The greenhouse is quickly filling up with warmer weather plants: Basil, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes, herbs, medicinals, etc... I'm pretty much only planting my own varieties of tomatoes, but if you are local, and have a favorite variety, and would like me to grow plants for you, get some seeds to me and I'll give them a try.
Because I foresee a need for a more localized and decentralized approach to health-care, I am focusing a lot of effort this year on learning how to grow and use medicinal herbs. I'm collaborating closely with the local medicine women, herbalists, and shaman in choosing species, and developing varieties that may work here. In so doing, I am approximately doubling the number of species that I am stewarding to around 120 species.
Thanks for your ongoing support.
