Snow & seeding

We were surprised to wake up this morning to see snow falling (and sticking to the ground) - I definitely had to stop for a moment and think about what month we were in!  Most of the snow melted away when the sun came out in the late morning.  The ducks didn't seem to mind the weird weather too much (and Micah loved tromping around in the slush & snow, of course).

Mornings like this provide good opportunities to get some seeding done.  Farmers David & Kelsey worked on seeding bok choy and spinach:

Sometimes we use a vacuum seeder to help the process along - it uses suction to arrange the seeds for planting in a 72-cell tray, and it's especially helpful with small seeds.

Farmers Wendy & Kelsey with the vacuum seeder

After the trays have spent some time in our warm room in the barn, they'll move into the propagation house.  Lots of little seedlings are growing in there, and some have already been transplanted into larger trays - it's so exciting to see all of the bounty that the summer will bring!

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