Spring is here! Wait… spring is here?? Could have fooled me. May not be much more snow in the forecast, but there’s too much on the ground for my liking. Even with all the melting, there’s still too much snow in the pasture behind the barn for us to get out and fix the electric fence. Looks like the cows will be cooped up for a little while longer.
I think it was two years ago that we had an incredibly mild winter, almost no snow. I was out in the fields on the tractor in the last week of March, turning the soil. This year, we’ll still have snow on the ground in April, and who knows when the ground will firm up enough for tillage. The good news is that our first leeks and onions are sprouting in the greenhouse. Let’s hope for some heat so that we can get a home ready for them in the garden.
As long as winter intends to stick around for at least another week, you may as well do some more roasting and braising. We have several different cuts of beef and pork that would be great in the oven or crock-pot.
We should have some carrots this week, but the supply may be limited. Either way this will be the last week for carrots, still just $0.75 / lb on account of their rough outside appearance. Also, note that pickup will be at the Brigham Hill Community Barn FROM 3PM TO 6PM through the end of April.