Obstacle - a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or
hinders progress.
We were without a
furnace for over two weeks, the first week being quite comfortable, the end of
the next week not so much. I’m happy to
have our furnace fixed with the upcoming cooler nights.
I ordered 100 lovely
new 10X10 seedling trays, half with holes, half without holes, for the
microgreens so the holey ones could sit in the solid bottomed ones to make
watering the microgreens from the bottom easier. These you can’t buy in Canada so I ordered
them from the States. Unclear in the online
description was the fact that the two series which I ordered were not
compatible and 10X10 doesn’t always mean 10X10.
I guess it’s like wood as there’s not a 2X4 anymore. The sizes are just “general”. So I ordered
the correct holey trays to fit inside the non-holey ones. The order wouldn’t come right away as
Pennsylvania was expecting a huge snow storm so deliveries would be late. The
trays are now here but jeesh, sometimes it’s just not that easy.
I tried to buy the
regular organic dried chick peas for your hummus this week. Nope, none available until April, maybe. I have some which I froze right away after
cooking the other day so I can make hummus this week. I’ll search elsewhere in the meantime. I don’t like using canned.
And, on top of this,
my laptop became sick last week, some resuscitation was done on it but, alas,
it has expired. I’ll be picking out a
new one next time I’m in town.
However, this snow
will not be an obstacle to block our
way or prevent or hinder our progress tomorrow when we’ll be in the greenhouse
transplanting lettuces and green onions started indoors a month ago and sowing
radishes and spinach. We cleared tables,
brought out a few trays of seedlings, folded frost blankets and row covers and
laid out the heat mats which were rolled up really really tightly in the
basement since last May. Once they warm
up from the sun they should be more pliable but they fought us pretty hard while
we were unrolling them.
We up-potted even
more hot peppers yesterday and sowed some edible flowers, herbs and many more
microgreens.
I’m quite surprised
how wet the Broccoli Brassica Blend and Broccoli Sprouts are. I’m trying to correct this if I can by
starting them a day earlier than the rest to see if that makes a
difference. We’ll find out Friday
morning when I harvest them. If you use
them for smoothies, the moisture is okay but I’d like them to be somewhat drier
for eating on their own or on sandwiches.
I was unable to buy
Spring Salad Mix Sprouts seeds but have a Premium Mix which I haven’t tried
before. It sounds interesting. Ingredients are listed in the “menu” below.
If you’re on March Break
and you ski, you must be laughing in style.
And the mild weather adds to the whole experience.
I’m back at the
school next week and bringing a friend to talk with the kids about
Compost. I’m quite amazed how much these
little ones know about the food system – it’s not a secret anymore – hooray for
knowledge!
Busy hands have made
or will make the following foods for you to enjoy this week:
GRANOLA:
with fruit $8 /500mL jar
with nuts and fruit $10 /500mL
jar
HUMMUS chickpeas*,
tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a teeny bit of hot pepper
flakes* and cumin (*organic) $5 250/mL jar
MICROGREENS: $2 / bag
Cilantro
Kale
Pea Shoots
Radish
Red Cabbage
Sunflower Shoots
MICROGREEN MIX: (arugula, basils, carrot,
chard, kale, radish, red cabbage, spring salad mix) $3 / bag
SPROUTS $3 / bag
Broccoli (just broccoli)
Broccoli Brassica Blend (broccoli, broccoli raab,
radish, mustard & arugula)
Premium Mix (Alfalfa, Red Clover, Broccoli, Arugula and Basil)
Sandwich Booster (clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard)
Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar sealed
Tomatoes, frozen $4 /4Cup package great for sauces and
soups
Tomatoes, Gardeners’ Delight (ping pong ball size)
frozen whole $3 pound
I'm happy to take back any jars when you're done with them, no lids please.
I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or
email me with amounts you’d like and any questions.
Thanks.
Until next post, have a great every day.
joanne.daybrighteners@gmail.com
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