Friday Farmers’ market comes to Sonoma, establishing a weekly rhythm to the farm as we load the truck with freshly harvested and washed, then boxed up salad, lettuces, celery root and winter squash. One team picks and packs, another sets up and sells.
Lauren and Seth set up the market.
And the customers gather.
After the market, walking around the fields the crew is on hands and knees, transplanting lettuces and kales, chard and collard. It’s physical yet quiet work.
Paul uses the tractor to shape the beds for planting.
The wheat, barley, rye experiment in the lowest field with another cover cropped field further south. The big oak is at the property line.
Still, most of the acreage is planted in cover crop. It’s not warm enough plant summer crops out. A freeze is still possible and we hope we haven’t seen the end of the rainy, wet weather.
The artichokes may be making a come-back.
Though, after a 70 degree day, it’s easy to not wish for it.
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