January 23

Greeting from Forest Creek!

Hope everyone has been staying warm these last few days. Due to our north-east facing hillside, we've had snow over the whole yard for almost a week now!

I finished designing this year's garden just about the time we decided to go ahead and use the upper section this year instead of letting it lie fallow. I've got some more figuring to do now, but I'm glad for the space!

I have ordered and received most of the seeds I'll be starting in the next few months. There's nothing like that 'new-seed thrill' when your seeds finally arrive! The earliest seeds are scheduled to be started in the next two weeks, and, IF everything goes as planned, the year's first produce should be available in mid-late March. Spring will be here before you know it!

Today I'm headed up to Burnsville to attend a shiitake mushroom growing workshop. I'll be starting a number of logs (200!) this spring. It's a slow crop (takes about a year? to get good production), but I'll learn more at the workshop and keep you updated on production.

Have a great week!
-Mollie