New Beginnings

The daffodils have come and gone now. A few are still in bloom but it's mostly over.

The hyacinths are still going strong. They've been a lovely addition to the border.

The daffodils look lovely on the table. We enjoyed our first taste of this single-hop Harvest, which is an excellent beer: much lighter and clearer than other Harvests. And Catherine is wearing her new hat.

Ann brought another of her relatives over.

The seedlings are all up nicely. By now, almost every square has sprouted. In the garden, the peas and radishes have sprouted.

Karen's seeds, in the back, were planted later (2-20), but hers are just starting to sprout also.

Rick continues to work on the chicken coop. He has both side walls built now, minus their windows, and he's laid a lot of the foundation.

Catherine and I did a big flurry of painting and we got the cabinets installed. The bar is fully primed, with color on the back wall.

Rick tests the utility of the back bar.

I have continued to work through the steps of getting licensed to sell food. Here is Amberglen Farms' first business license! I've completed all the steps for the county as well, and I'm just waiting for email verification and I can start selling. The bad news is that I can't make the zucchini relish in my home kitchen, but I'll just focus on other products, and consider doing the relish in a commercial kitchen. I also applied for a "farm scholarship" that will help offset the cost of selling at markets, if I get it.

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Weather Note
We were working hard on the bar because we knew another storm was coming in, and the rain started early Wednesday morning. Yesterday, we had an inch of rain in the gauge. There was a break between the storms yesterday, so I threw some clover seed down back by the grapes. By today, it's raining again, and this is supposed to be the wind-and-thunderstorm part of the storm. We're just grateful for some precipitation. Notice that the peach tree is starting to bloom nicely.

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