Chicken Scratch

A long wet winter is slowly showing signs of waning.   As Bill McGibbon said in his book, EARRTH, Earth as we knew it doesn’t exist anymore.

So here at Green Angel Gardens we are dancing with the seasonal shifts, being grateful for the greenhouses!  Over 2,000 babies are planted in seed trays and beds have been prepped for transplanting.  Great WWOOFERS have helped out through the winter months and two now forge ahead on completing the mini water catchment system.  I say mini because the amount of water is small, 150 gallons.   It has been a great learning experience to set this one up as we make plans for a larger version.

Check out our Facebook page, Green Angel Gardens for more up to date information on the goings on here.

Here are some pics for your pleasure.

Anna from New Zealand with our Sourdough Tartine loaves for our CSA

Kirsten from Texas

Anna and I working a community garden plot

 

Carly, winter intern with a favorite Curly Kale in Bertha, greenhouse

Some of the many videos that have been done recently are now posted on our web page.  Look under  Visit the Farm to access them.

Visiting the farm now are two videographers, Travis and Morgan of EcoJaunt.  They specialize in doing videos of “how to” make life better on planet Earth.  Take a look!

Have been harvesting 15-20 lbs of salad mix per week for several weeks now.  Our CSA boxes have benefited from them and the Blue Schorcher Bakery and Cafe in Astoria has been using them too!  Today is 4th of July,  Enjoy  Larkin

Farmers Market in Long Beach, WA tomorrow – 4-7pm!

Wow, months and months of meetings has culminated in the first farmers market here.  We will have lots of starts, mainly lettuces and kales for sale.  Wet and cool temps here, thanks for the greenhouses!!!!!!

A poem I wrote right before Terralar my daughter was born had this line:

From our Mother we have received and to her we must give.  Then, then, from this giving we shall have everlasting peace.

Send some loving light to our Earth today and every day!  Blessings, Larkin

A youthfull supporter at the benefit

April 9 was truly Farm Aid Day here.  We raised $1,500 at the evenings festivities and over $1,500 since then has come in via check and PayPal donations.  A heartfelt thanks to all who donated, the funds were put to good use in stopping the foreclosure.!!!!!!!

Here are some pics by Amy Bugbee of the evening.

Geoff Curtis and intern supporter

Local Farmers discussing our trade

Erica former intern greeted the public

Ginger of Revolution Gardens farm telling it like it is

Nancy Montegomery and Larkin at the benefit

Shane Bugbee informing folks about food and auction items

Come and enjoy us at the Ft. George Brewery in Astoria this Sat. 6-10pm.  Farmer poets, song writers, story tellers all sharing and helping to raise the $9,000 we need to stave off a bank foreclosure.  Look forward to seeing you there!

We are celebrating Farm Aide Day on April 9th as a way to give to your local farms.  We ask that folks send us $1.00 to help with our negotiations with the banking establishment.  THEN, turn around and find your nearest farm and give them a dollar.     April 9th – Farm Aid Day Benefit at the Ft George Brewery in Astoria.  6-10pm stories, poems and music about farming and growing food will raise money for Green Angel Gardens.  An art auction too will help.  Any and all are welcome!  Ft. George Brewery, 1483 Duane Street  Astoria, OR 97103  (503) 325-7468

We are promoting Farm Aid because we are facing a foreclosure from one bank as of April 15th.  The landscaping company that paid the bills for 15 years died in the economic collapse.  So after year of working with banks to lower payments and interest has been unproductive.  We need to raise $9,000 by April 15th to stop the foreclosure sale.  Thank you for any and all donations!  Blessings, Larkin

Your dollar to us can go to: Green Angel Gardens, P.O. Box 1229,  Long Beach, WA 98631 or

donate at: www.greenangelgardening.com

The  benefit event will take place at the Ft. George Brewery Sat. April 9th, in Astoria from 6-9pm with music poetry, stories and art all about growing food and farming.  All proceeds will go to Green Angel Gardens to help keep the banks at bay.  All donations are welcome!  Call 360-244-0064 if you want more info, come and share your stories, music, poetry!

Well all the CSA boxes are put to bed for the night.  16 this week, putting them together is one of my favorite tasks, the color and variety is awesome.  We are able to offer CSA all year because we buy from other regional farms to make up what we don’t grow.  This week saw lots of root crops, apples and pears and chard and kale.  Here is a pic.

CSA box for the week

Looking forward to the challenges of 2011, let me know what you are up to!  Bye  Larkin

new entryway

A whole new look for Green Angel Gardens Farm Store!  For years people have used the open garage door, now with the arrow, to come and go.  This is great on good weather days but here in the Northwest we have weather!  So now a real door allows rainy  weather shoppers to come and go without being blown in.  The sign is awesome and a big step forward for the Center.  Hmmm now how to get folks to slow down and come in??????