As we welcomed the New Year, our winter garden had come to life. We are now harvesting the fruits of our fall labors: beautiful heads of broccoli, arugula, spicy mesclun mix, lettuce, spinach, kale...
December arrived and found our team enjoying some well-deserved rest. The planting of our winter garden is finished and now we are just waiting for it to start producing.
You've heard of "bats in the belfry," right? Well, how about "bees in the bell tower"? The Epiphany Episcopal Church of Vacaville, Calif., has just that: bees in its bell tower. (See Bug Squad blog, Blessed Are the Bees.
Yes, it's that time again where we can all be Irish for a day! I was originally gathering information on another topic when Steve handed me the grocery ads from the mail. Seems like everybody had shamrock plants for sale.
There is a lot of variety in the job of a farm advisor. Some days I'm working with water quality. Other times I answering tree questions. Today I had an insect to identify. It took a little work, but the insects were banded ash borers.
