A day of rest...whats that ?!?

Typically many would tell me that Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. Not so much if you're a farmer or farmer's wife or family. The work never stops! But that is a good thing..a day of rest can be when the rains come and it's too muddy to do much work outside, but alas that is when you play catchup to make sure the house is still in order.

This week has been our first week at farmer's markets and of harvest for Kelso Acres. It's been alot of weeding, harvesting of the produce and then washing it and making sure everything is ready for Market day. It's been getting rained on while at the markets but most of all it's been meeting new people and having fun talking to them about our farm! The Wiest family went to three markets this past week, while Ed and I hit up or first market on Saturday at the Annandale Flea Market/Swappers Meet. The meet opens at sunrise which means for an early day, but it was definitely worth it. Mother Nature even provided us with a shower free of charge!

After returning home from Annandale we enjoyed a walk through our garden to see how things were coming. I've included some photos here for you of the wonderful broccoli, swiss chard, spinach, peas and carrots that we hope to harvest soon!

Just one of the broccoli florets! They definitely benefited from the rains this week.

The peas are flowering!

Even Pepper is licking her chops at the sight of all the yummy goodness in the gardens!

It's chores around the house this morning then back out to our plant beds for weeding this afternoon. I wonder what week 2 at the markets will bring and can't wait to see all the smiling faces as they come and collect yummy garden goodies from our farm.

And we're off...

And running that is! We had our first harvest of produce yesterday even though we had 1.75 " of rain the night before which made for a muddy morning in the garden and then rain again in the afternoon at the farmer's market in Belle Plaine. Even with the rain we sold our first lettuce and radishes of the season! Photos of the day can be viewed on our Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/kelso.acres

The sun is shining this morning and we are preparing for another afternoon at the market, but this time in Glencoe (from 3-6 pm). If you are nearby please come and check us out. Hope to see you there!