Fresh the buck was super shy when he arrived in February. In fact, he had a brotherly aura. I even called the vet. But then I uncalled the vet, because I was trying to not force nature or something, and just assume what would be would be, and maybe I figured if the goats decided on a lactation break, we’d be fine.

But apparently, what would be would be 13 baby goats, extraordinarily on time. Though what time was just based on Fresh’s arrival to the farm, since I’d only ever seen his gentlemanly side.

So this is the time of year when finding one clean towel becomes virtually impossible. Good luck, human and goat kids!

At the same time, we have silkies and muscovies sitting on eggs, roosters keep being dropped off (16 in one day!) and the food forest is going through it’s annual major chop and drop before we plant out all the overgrown nursery stock. It’s pruning time AND propagation time. It’s planting seeds and seedlings. Its everything, everywhere, all at once.

We don’t have a date when spring starts here, it just sort of sneaks up on us.

In the veggie gardens the challenge is knowing when to act and when to wait and observe. Starting seeds with volunteers (now friends) each Saturday morning supplies me just enough patience to keep on observing. Tomatoes are in in the tunnel, and they’ll go into two outside beds. Then we’ll just keep planting, harvesting, observing.

If you’re wondering when and how to move forward with your veg, just be curious, observe, and keep planting seeds and seedlings. Find ways to act on your observations. Find ways to lock in some memory of your observations for next year, and just keep growing, harvesting, and eating. (You can also join us on Saturday morning at 9am for our veg growing workshop).

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