We had a lot of visitors this week. First we had a school
group of 31 third graders from S.F. and camped out for four days. Then on
Saturday we had a CSA member potluck. CSA members from Mendocino County and
from S.F. came and camped out till Sunday. They toured, asked questions, helped
with chores, and ate really good food!
An
Alaskan storm blew by this week, threatening frost. We had just transplanted
the rest of the tomatoes, some eggplants and peppers. These are summer crops
that will not survive a frost. So we franticly got to work creating these small
temporary hoop houses for all these crops; ten beds of 90 feet each so about
900 feet of hoop houses. The wind was blowing hard icy gusts at us, picking the
remay fabric out of our fingers and threatening to tear the sheets in half. We
entered the kitchen later that evening cold, chapped, and worried. Would our
warm weather loving plants live? Would they survive the night? But we had done
all we could and we had done our best, now is the time to put trust in
something Higher. For me my trust will always be in the Lord Jesus Christ, that
He would answer our please, and reward our efforts. The next morning was bitter
cold as we went out to check our heat loving crops. And there they stood snug
in their little hoop houses. We were so relieved that they had survived! The
storm has passed and the air is warm again, the garden is thriving. The hay is
being cut and bailed, and things seem to be balancing out once more.
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