Spring has sprung

Lots buzzing around the farm lately, but first the big news: the first lambs of spring were born overnight! Mumma and babies are doing great and we're expecting the other 6 ewes to birth their lambs over the next few days. Check our facebook page over the next few days for more lamb pics. Soon we'll have a stable full of these cuties!

Inside the greenhouse we have lots of tiny seedlings growing their hearts out. The tables are filling up with flats of onions, tomatoes, peppers, leeks, chard, kale, herbs of all kinds, beets,

 spinach, lettuce and salad mix, some flowers, fennel, and some eggplant. Over the past week and a half we've been constructing a germination box--an insulated, enclosed set of shelves with a warming

 element where we can stack our germinating trays and crank up the temperature hotter than we could ever get the greenhouse this time of year. It's very energy efficient and looks like a Sub-Zero fridge from the future,

but cost us under $500 to build! Inside the warm, humid environment our seeds are germinating much faster and more uniformly and getting us closer to having the first farm food of the season!

Returning farm crew members Sophie and Casey have a lot more seeding work ahead next week, as well as getting our cold frame (the outdoor, unprotected step between the greenhouse and the field) going. Our

other apprentice from last year, Joe, has been hired as an Assistant Grower at Colchester Community Farm in Plympton and we hope to see a lot of him this season. 
Lastly, if you're doing any home gardening this year, McSweeney's has a helpful article on getting to know some common veggies you can grow--enjoy!