Windflower Farm

Bushels of Gratitude for the pack of WWOOLFs who came to the farm yesterday, courtesy of Central Oregon Locavore Non-Profit, to help ease the June crunch, when there never seems to be enough hands to get all of the beds prepped and all of the diverse plants and seeds in the ground on time to develop and produce in our short season. Although we already have plenty of veggies and cut flower crops growing in the South and North plots and greenhouses, the North Farm "pigfield" (a luscious pig forage field in years past) always seems the farthest from reach and the last to be tended. Last season, this plot housed OSU strawberry and covercrop trials. For us to plant this summer, the ground needed clearing, row/path formation and amending. Plus, the parsnip and leek rows needed weeding. This stellar team set to work and accomplished all of this in just a few short hours. These fresh beds will be planted with lovage, chicories, broccoli, beets, carrots, lettuce successions, along with pollinator/beneficial insect habitat. So a round of applause and a parade of "Thankyous" go out to each of these generous, kind, curious, hardworking souls who spent their Sunday out here giving this little farm a big boost of hope for an even more fruitful 2021!