Rain, rain , and rain

This last week we've had what seems to be more rain than usual.

Here is a picture of East Fork McKay Creek, swelled like we've never seen it before and furiously rolling along its edges. I estimated it must be 10 ft deep where our swimming hole used to be.

New website and shopping for seeds

The techie hat came off a while back. Web site is up and running! Yipee! You can check it up here: www.neilcreekfarms.com if you came to the blog first.

Now is the time for seed shopping and crop planning. Oh My!

This year we ordered our potatoes from Seed Savers Exchange, all certified organic, and the veggie seeds from several places like: Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com ), Adaptive Seeds (www.adaptiveseeds.com), Uprising Organics (www.uprisingorganics.com ), Wild garden Seed (www.wildgardenseed.com ), and a couple from Territorial Seed Company (www.territorialseed.com). The seeds we ordered are all non-GMO and mostly open pollinated, though I think maybe one or two hybrids might have sneaked in. I was very excited to find some unusual varieties of onion, hot and sweet peppers, and tomatoes.

Speaking of seeds, I feel like I need to mention that I don’t hold anything against hybrid seeds, and many gardeners and farmers prefer these over other types. The only problem is that seeds from hybrid plants can’t be saved, because the offspring from saved seed won’t come true to type. Here is a short explanation of the difference between hybrid and open pollinated seeds: http://www.primalseeds.org/hybrid.htm