What's brewing at the farm...

Happy Spring! Early May brought some glorious happenings at the farm. Our planting efforts in the fall have paid off!

Garlic was up in late March and continued to grow strongly through May (the green growth in the foreground.) Behind the garlic, you can barely glimpse the low, blue grape hyacinth that was a big hit at the Boston Wholesale Market. And just behind them are the purple alliums that remind me of grape blow pops! They smell divine.

We also hailed the arrival of over 40 baby chicks in April. I ordered mostly laying hens: Rhode Island Reds, Black Australorps, and Aracaunas. The Aracaunas are the chickens that lay the green and blue eggs. Looking forward to that! I also ordered a handful of beautiful bantams that i spied at the Topsfield Fair last year: Silver Seabrights, a Mille Fleur, and some red Old English Bantams. They have been a lot of fun to watch grow.