Hoes and Hoedowns

Things are good on the farm. The WWOOFers are settling in (above, Julia, Brigitte, and Laura troubleshoot a sprinkler nozzle), and the neighbors have mostly met these mysterious beings from afar who have come to help the garden grow. Yesterday was another Farmers' Market, and pies, dumplings, and spinach were the order of the day. As well as spinach, of course! We had a solstice meet-and-greet with the neighbors as well - below you can see (clockwise from 7:00) Quinn, Laura, Julia, Derk, Mike, Lindy, Sequoia, Roxanne, Jon, and Brigitte on the deck of the Hornet's Nest, enjoying the passing thunderstorms and the fine fare. Where is Angelina? She joined us, but these days she is very busy with piemaking, farming, haying, and being a groovy young person in Fort Bidwell, and she just happened to be out of the photo. The next few days promise to be sunny and warm, and the farm is going to love it. The squash, melons, and beans we planted only a week ago are jumping out of the ground, the corn is happy to have attention, and everything is growing nicely. It's a good summery time to be at LoveJoyPeace. If you'd like to see Locavore Farms from a WWOOFer's perspective (and follow the further adventures of one of our intrepid workers), you can take a look at Jon's blog.