Wow, it has been simultaneously a breath of fresh air and a gut punch, jumping back into the Coburn Cove vegetable cooperative these past few months. What is new? A greenhouse, and starting a lot of seedlings in there. Temperature and moisture management. Seeding schedules. Purging mold.
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| From dawn... |
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| kidssistance... |
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| hand-truckin' plants from the greenhouse, to the garden! |
We've already spent more than the total income from the seven upfront share payments, just with replacing+revamping our previous irrigation system with a new one.
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| Water pump arrived late on its flight in from a boat rescue & servicing company out in Hickory |
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| Yanusz and Josie helped me build the water distributor for the irrigation system! |
This time, it should last ten years, even more... diesel-powered, 2" inlet and outlet... six-hose end distribution. Soaker hoses this time, instead of drip tape. It should allow us to water everything in 15 minutes, that it took us 45-60 minutes to before (BIG knock on wood, there... I'm gonna try to set it up and test it shortly =)
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| fresh butt nuggets (yeah that's right, I said it)... for all who need them |
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| ...to dusk... aka... "What day is it, again? And how many more squeezed-dry weekday evenings, until we're done?" |
Since we'd had many a night already where we find ourselves working in the garden until we can't see in front of us anymore, it seems pertinent to close with a late-in-the-day shot Doro recently took. We want to be able to accurately say we've been "Working night and day" to help make sure you have a great experience, with the ten weeks of fresh food we're promising to grow and then bring fresh to you!
Well, we will try to write you all every week starting now, and when the food starts coming in the posts will transition mostly to being a 'whos-who' of the basket contents (with a little bit of simple how-to sprinkled in). If you haven't paid us your $$$ for the year, please get that in to us ASAP. I've put the details in a separate email, but we take PayPal as well as check.
warmly,
Matt, Doro, Josie, Yanusz and all the feathered friends
We are very excited to be a part of this! Your enthusiasm and committment and hard work shine through!
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad to have you! Hope you enjoy being a part of this big part of summer, for us =)
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