Happy New Year from the Garden!

January 1 was a drippy day, teasing us with a day-long drizzle of much needed rain. Today it's gray and cool ... mid 40's. Filling up waterers in the winter time is not the most pleasant task, but the sun did manage to wink at me as I completed my chicken chores this morning ... broadcasting the kitchen scraps and scratch feed, releasing the birds into the chicken yard, making my daily inspection of the girls, and of course, refreshing the water.

Peace reigns in the chicken yard once more. The pecking order is in place. The girls are happy with the new roo. Egg production has resumed. Behavior has normalized.  All is well.

This is a good time of year for fresh goodness out of the garden. We are eating glorious greens! The fresh salad mix includes lettuces, beet greens, arugula, spinach, tender kale and mustard ... enhanced with sweet salad turnips and spicy radishes. We've been cooking turnips, baby kale, mustard, spinach, tatsoi, and bok choy. We're still waiting for the collards to get big enough. Fava beans are thriving.