What was most notable about the farm this last week was how a series of gently warm afternoons created just sufficient enough enticement to inspire many plants and crops into an explosion of blooms and young leaves. The nights and mornings were cold, which meant cold fingers in the packing shed when the first of the day’s harvested crops arrived to be rinsed and packed. But by early afternoon the days were warm, and the blessings of life were impossible to ignore in this beautiful Valley.
At this time of year many of our fields are growing cover crops. These are crops that we grow to feed the soil — we don’t harvest them for sale. Cover crop roots harvest deep nutrients and bring them to the surface for future crops. Cover crop leaves harvest nitrogen from the air. When turned back to the soil these crops build organic matter and feed microbial life, and those microbes in turn play a miraculous part in feeding the crop roots that follow in our fields.
We have a wonderful crew of interns, keeping the farm energy young and inquiring. Every year our interns retrace the learning steps from times past. Here they are on their way to our June 9th pizza night. Next chance for you to come to pizza night is Friday July 14th. Wood fired pizza, salads and homemade farm fresh ice cream — all in a picnic setting at Full Belly!
Several times a year, Jenna and Amon and several other farm chefs put together a “crew lunch” so that we can all have a sit-down time together. The lunch usually features Full Belly-grown products. 
