Deck Veggies

Salad mix & potatoes in a trash can:

Pop & Sweet

Corn.
It's amazing how fast it grows!

Veggie Garden

Saturday morning in the herb garden

Parsley, sage, rosemary, and ......(lemon balm, chocolate mint, sticker bush!!)......

....ahhhh, there it is, thyme (lime & regular)......and lemon basil, 

thai basil (tastes like licorice).

 I forgot to plant regular basil, and am really missing it now that all the garden tomatoes are ripe!

An awesome gift from nature.

As I was taking the wheelbarrow for a walk to the manure pile today, I noticed some very large leaves amongst some ferns. I thought: What a beautiful contrast! Then as I got a little closer: Uhhh, they look like pumpkin/squash leaves. And when I arrived at them: HEY!!! they ARE squash leaves! and blossoms! and HEY!!! there's even SQUASH!!!! How could this be??

Well, last fall I started to compost, but quickly decided not to because there is a local bear. When the goat pen was being built, my small mound of compost got tossed all over because it was in the way. I know that there must have been some butternut squash seeds in there because I LOVE them, and make them every fall with cream, parmesan, and thyme (yummy!). So these HOPEFULLY are butternut squash!

This is a very spiritual thing to me, God providing food, because I am somewhat disappointed that I didn't get the garden going in the spring, and am anxious to do some canning. I think it is a sign that all will be well here at Misty Forest Farm. (Honestly, it's like food from Heaven! and one of my favorites too!)

The squash: