Monday, June 17, 2013

Let the Harvesting Begin!

Papa Roo's garden welcomed us with a nice surprise when we arrived home after our 2 week road trip.  As soon as the RV was in park, it was out the door and over to the garden.  Our little farm had received lots of rain during this time and it was obvious that the plants indulged themselves with the liquid gold.  Everything had bolted, so much so that we no longer had any walking paths.
Wow!
Look at all of these tomatoes!!
First Carrot!
Squash and Onions
Check out the basil!
Jack and the Bean Stalk
Oh wait!  That is a sunflower!!!
Over the weekend, we decided to harvest the potatoes, onions, and carrots.  We need the room to plant new stuff.  Guess I will be buying my new pressure canner sooner than expected :)
Oh, yeah!  Look at these potatoes
Carrots 
More potatoes! 
Lots of onions!
Our first harvest of the season! 
Papa Roo and Chicken Girl
showing off their bounty!
New seeds already in the ground!
Father's Day on the Quad L Farm was a success!  We had an awesome time praising and worshiping our God at Stafford Crossing Community Church, then off to Carl's Ice Cream for some dessert before lunch.  Lol!  Then it was an afternoon outdoors with our chickens and working in the garden.  And finally, at Papa Roo's request, we finished the evening with a homemade venison pot pie.  It's pretty cool when you make something from scratch and all the ingredients were harvested on the farm, to include the venison.  I must say, I love our life here on the farm.
Carl's is the best!
There is a pie in the making!  
Yum!  

1 comment:

  1. Heather,

    I would be happy to answer any question you have if I can. Feel free to ask it here in the comment section. Other readers may also like to respond.

    Blessings from the farm

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