Farmers Market

Our first lettuce planting
James & I in the greenhouse (which is almost empty due to a whole week of crazy planting!)

Me at the end of Warrenton Farmers Market

Help...I Need Somebody

Things are getting pretty downright serious on the farm. James & I are working from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. most days. We are thinking we might need to hire somebody or have some friends and family out for a bit. It's just a crazy time of year-we have to get almost all our summer stuff (peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, beans, etc.) planted within a few weeks. Just to give you an idea-we are planting over 1,700 tomato plants and 2,000 pepper plants. Oh...and planting is just the beginning of all the work! The life of a farmer...you might have to be a little insane to be one (and I am counting myself in that category) We are still loving it, but just feel like there just isn't enough time in the day to do regular things-like cooking, laundry, cleaning, enjoying a book, friends, etc.
Anyway, enough Debbie Downer for the day. I will be posting some pictures real soon. Our first lettuce planting will be ready to harvest for this weekend's upcoming farmers markets..and our perennial herb bed is coming together. Our first tomatoes and squash are in the field. And our irrigation should be done soon?! (That's a whole different post!)
Sending love from our fields to your home..love and miss you all. G'night :)

Thank you

Thank you to all who called and sent me presents on my birthday! It made my day that much better. I love you all! :)

Katie-here's a little photo to thank you for the farmers kit:

And a few pictures of our planting 1400 chard plants today. We be workin! :)

Picture Update

View from the greenhouse
James workin' hard

65 Horsepower with 15 foot disc~serious business!

Purple Mizuna

Peas

Kale, Collards, & Broccoli

Mulched Potatoes

Onions & Shallots (recently hand weeded!)

Progress

Things are moving right along here at Whisper Hill Farm. The greenhouse is full and we are watering more often with the warmer temperatures. We don't have the irrigation set up for the fields yet so James and I watered alot of things by hand today! You could call it love for our plants or just pure craziness! :) We have found a few wild patches of asparagus around the farm- real fun to find and tasty grilled! Enjoy the pics:

Planting

Today we transplanted lettuce, broccoli, collards, and scallions. We also direct seeded carrots, beets, turnips, and radishes. It was a busy day...but it's coming to an end! :)

Happy Birthday T.T.

This post is especially for my little sister~Cassandra. Happy Birthday Cher-wish I could celebrate with you today. Hope you have a fantastic day and know that you are loved dearly! xoxo
Me

Spring at Whisper Hill

This post goes out to Katie & Adam~some of our biggest fans! We love and miss you guys and wish you were here to see all the progress! The greenhouse wouldn't have been as great without you two! Plenty of pictures for your viewing pleasure:

Breaking Ground

Ground breaking at Whisper Hill Farm.

Today is our 8 year anniversary, and I couldn't think of a better way to spend the day with James. Working on the farm. Next pictures will be of the greenhouse construction. Stay tuned.

Insides

Here are some pictures of the inside of our house-we are feeling more at home.

Spring is around the corner and the greenhouse will be going up in a week. I'll post pictures of the construction. We have already seeded:

flowers

herbs

tomatoes

peppers

eggplant

lettuce

kale

scallions

Each week we will be adding more plantings-the season has officially started! :)

Beginnings

Today was the first day of seeding for Whisper Hill Farm. We don't have our greenhouse up yet, but we are starting some herbs and flowers on a heat mat in our basement. We are hoping to have our greenhouse (arriving Monday..yeah) up by the time they all germinate. We are starting them in open flats, where we seed in rows and then "spot" them out about 4-8 weeks from now. Spotting is basically pulling them apart and then planting a seedling in its own cell. Then they will go out in the field about 3 months from now. It's a good feeling to finally start planting-and looking forward to the harvesting.