Strawberrys

George's Berries

These are the nicest berries we have seen, they are large, and sweet, brightly colored throughout, thanks to our good friend George Orser and his very fertile Orcas Farm.  So good that you do not even ask the price.  On the menu in many forms until they are gone.

We have swiftly turned the corner from, when is going to warm up? and where is all the produce? to what are we going to do with it all.  Feast or famine for the farmers.  We have been lucky here at the Inn, we have a warm site and have been able to provide most of our own greens and all of our herbs.  

 

A Forest of Favas

Our fava Beans are almost ready and we have many green tomatoes now, it will not be long before they ripen,  it is just so hard to wait.

Tomatoes

 Today is tomato transplant day.  The seeds were started on March 8th.  Nearly 100 % germination = lots of tomato plants.  We will put them into 1 gallon pots until we can make room in the greenhouse, which is full of various lettuces.  So it will be very tight for the next month or so.  The basil looks very good for this time of year, with our long, lingering cool spring weather.  Thanks for the greenhouse.

The line up for this year so far is;

Cherokee Black
Brandywine
Lopez Red (6 years saving seed)
Green Zebra  (6 years saving seed)
Orange Persimmon (9 years saving seed)
Yellow Pear
Sungold
Paul Robeson
Black Cherry
Zuchello *
Sioux *
Arbuson *
Mountain Crest *

* New varieties from mrf, thanks John.  Curious about Japanese Black Trifele. 

Tomatoes!

Lots of Heirloom Tomatoes, warm weather, full on summertime.