Never mind some rain, Maddy and I headed out to see Zenger Farm the other day. It's an old homestead within the city limits, now preserved as a working/educational farm. It's got all the good stuff: organic crops and lots of chickens. Solar power and rainwater irrigation. Fruit trees and beehives. And popcorn! Here Maddy is helping to get the corn off the cob. Then we popped our kernels. With a snack in our stomachs we were ready to tour the the farm.
Do you have a rain barrel? Is it big enough? Do you get jealous when you see someone who has two rain barrels? Then whoa, check out the tanks on this farm! Our tour guide didn't know how big these were but... wow, that's some capacity!
After walking around the farm both Madeleine and my camera were getting pretty soggy. There isn't much edible in the fields yet, but we did walk by a patch of winter broccoli. This is a purple variety that produces bite-sized florets instead of one big head: it's more work to pick but you can pick meals off of it right through the winter. Apparently Maddy likes raw broccoli. Here she's trying to smile, but that's tough with a mouthful of veges. Note that she's plucking more off the plant as she poses for this picture!
After walking around the farm both Madeleine and my camera were getting pretty soggy. There isn't much edible in the fields yet, but we did walk by a patch of winter broccoli. This is a purple variety that produces bite-sized florets instead of one big head: it's more work to pick but you can pick meals off of it right through the winter. Apparently Maddy likes raw broccoli. Here she's trying to smile, but that's tough with a mouthful of veges. Note that she's plucking more off the plant as she poses for this picture!
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