It’s time to get ready for fall veg! We cleaned out the calendula flowers from our veg bed and put in some seedlings of Ethiopian Kale, Red Sails Looseleaf Lettuce, and Rouge d'Hiver Lettuce. Red Sails and  Rouge d'Hiver are quite cold hardy. Alex mentioned that Ethiopian Kale can be quite a good producer even in cold weather, so we’re going to try and overwinter this variety! The calendula flower heads were harvested by Emily to make calendula tea, yum.

We also got another round of wood chips delivered and started spreading that around the edible food forest paths. We also went around and harvested some seeds from Arugula and Fireweed. We could tell that the Arugula seeds were ready when we gently shook the seed pods and heard a rattling sound. 

The blueberries were still going so we were still picking! The crows also had a go at some of the blueberries. 

With compost turned and bountiful blueberries harvested, we took a rest at the end of the day with some chips and salsa! Alex brought over some coriander, and had bits of their seed heads with the salsa. What a delicious and complex flavor.

Jan

Collecting seeds into paper bags

Calendula at the different stages of flowering!

Turning compost

Harvesting blueberries!

Planting our fall leafy greens