independence days update

i feel like i didn’t do a lot this week, but then i think about how every little bit counts and it’s not ABOUT doing a lot…

1. planted: i planted out two tomatoes into the swc we built. only one of the seeds we’d planted had sprouted, so i had erin pick me up an heirloom seedling at the market. she brought me a black brandywine :D awesome. we're out of potting soil now, and out of money til the end of june (or when my stimulus payment arrives,whichever is first), so planting will be slower for the next several weeks, i expect.

2. harvested: not so much. the lettuces and arugula are doing well, the spinaches are up but tiny, one of my pea babies died, but several more are coming up. two of the basil plants bit it :(

3. preserved: also not so much.

4. stored: i scored those 2 glass gallon-sized empty wine jugs that someone was throwing away, so they’re now filled with water :D

5. prepped: laid out a frame for the beans trellis, just need to screw/nail it together and attach the strings. anyone know if garbanzo beans climb?

6. managed: not so much here.

7. cook something new: made a killer cream of asparagus soup on saturday. also cauliflower cheese pie, which wasn’t as great.

8. work on local food systems: not so much.

9. reduce waste: used a potting soil bag as the mulch cover on my swc that holds the tomatoes… and the repurposed wine jugs that would’ve gone to the recycling plant without me.

10. learned a skill: yeah, again, not so much.

five out of ten this week.