I purchased seeds a few days ago, from Gurney's! I'm excited about this - I'm planning to grow all sorts of things, as we have a plot picked out behind the shed out back by the fields. I'm going to be gardening alongside my grandpa Darold, who's in recovery/rehab from heart surgery - and doing really well. It will be great to spend the summer working with him!
I think I'm most excited about the pumpkins. Sounds odd, yes, but after a year of working as a lead cook in a little mountain valley community that prides itself on eating organic, local produce, it's hard to think otherwise. I've chosen to plant the French heirloom musquee de provence pumpkin (technically a member of the squash family) - prized by chefs for its baking qualities in breads and pies. They start on the vine a deep green, and by harvest turn a rich earthen brown, and apparently are quite the show stopper at farmers markets. We'll see what happens come September!
I've also chosen to plant heirloom tomatoes and bell peppers, known for their green, orange, yellow, and red skins. I worked with heirloom tomatoes this summer in the Holden kitchen, and they looked and tasted great.
What else...cucumbers, onions, radishes, oregano, basil, potatoes, carrots, lettuce, blueberry bushes, roma tomatoes (for canning), beets, and raspberry and blackberry bushes. This promises to be an exciting summer. I'm excited, too, after working this whole year with these foods from local farmers, to actually be growing my own and working with my own food.
Anyway - time for breakfast and mailing some more boxes home. Nine more days here. I'm trying to be as ready as possible.
God's peace -
Dean
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