metro farming: seedling beds...

Saturday, June 6, 2009

seedling beds...

Seedling beds are doing just fine. We had a lot of heavy rain the past few days and I was worried the seedlings would get water logged. Checked on them today and they seem just fine. I began the process of thinning them out and got some wonderful micro greens for my efforts.

beets. june 6, 2009

carrots. june 6, 2009

turnips. june 6, 2009

I carefully washed the micro greens and then drizzled a few drops of Balsamic Vinegar over them with a pinch of Sea Salt. It only amounted to about three fork fulls of salad, but the flavor was very intense! Very clear notes of carrot and beet came through.

micro greens

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Welcome to Metro Farming! A blog devoted to the joys and rewards of growing, eating, and sharing high quality organic produce.

"The time is past to think of this as a hobby for enthusiasts; it is a fundamental part of human life."

Those words were written 30 years ago by Christopher Alexander in his book A Pattern Language in the chapter on vegetable gardening. Alexander warned of the disconnection that people have from their food sources, and the resulting insecurities and imbalances that follow. I firmly believe that we are now almost past the point of no return for most of American society in the loss of connection to the soil and our food sources. We make ourselves feel warm and fuzzy by buying organic foods at the Supermarket, and yet we have no idea where these foods were grown or how they were processed and packaged.

It is only by growing at least some of our own foods in soils that we have dug and prepared with our own hands, and in sharing that produce with our friends and neighbors, can we truly get back to the fundamental organic security that we all need as humans.

This blog is a diary of the journey back...