A couple of farming films for a cold winter's day

I just found this great documentary film website called Snag Films www.snagfilms.com. "The future of food" addresses the issues around genetically modified and genetically engineered seed and, subsequently, food. "Ladies of the land" highlights four women that have dedicated their lives to "goats, grains, and greenbeans."

Enjoy!

Crops over the Winter

Our cover crops and over-wintered crops are holding up. Everything looks tired and frozen and the pansies look especially frozen! It will be interesting to see what happens as things start to thaw out in a few weeks.

It is exciting to think that we will be watching the groundhog in Pennsylvania soon enough who will be telling us about the rest of our winter! It is tough being a skier and gardener - do you hope for more or less winter!?

Our new garden spaces are littered with wind-blown tree debris, and some of the raised-bed lumber will need some TLC. In a few weeks, as the thaw begins, it will be time to start the chores (or labor of love).

We were teased a day or so ago with things to come and experienced temperatures in the high 40's. Remember a few short of months ago when we thought high 40's were cold?

Martin Luther King, Jr. said -

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." MLK, Jr.

Winter Dreaming

With the garden fully moved, we dream of the full potential of our new gardening spots. Plenty of room - an empty canvas waiting to be painted, and created. An expression of color and habitat and food - for us, for insects, for birds...

The seed catalogs are arriving, and the planning charts are being developed. The last frost date plotted, plant dates coordinated and grow room prepared.

Ah, the excitement that 20 degrees can bring!