Rain Go Away!

No more water please!  

It was a soggy weekend and the fields got completely saturated.  Can't do much when all the plants look like this.  And the road in was in pretty bad shape too.

Yeah, the plants don't like that much water, and I don't either.  I can't get into the fields without sinking up to my shins and messing up the soil.  But, there is always work to be done in the hoophouse.

We also moved the chickens to a new fields to avoid the predators which have been picking them off.  This was actually an epic project, for which I had no camera.  But believe me, epic.  To summarize the day:
1 day of steady rain
60 hens + 1 rooster + 1 guinea hen + 1 duck in the back of my truck
3 "portable" chicken coops
2 sections of electric fence
1 deep cycle battery and fence energizer
1 truck stuck in the muddy field
20 saplings cut down this winter to create a ramp to get out of the mud bog
10 trips with the weelbarrow because we could not move stuff with the truck in the field
5 hours later, success!

Despite the funky weather we had a good harvest both inside the hoophouse and in the fields.  Here's what we've been eating.

Whatcha Eatin?
Greens Stir Fry

1 Bunch Kale and/or Turnip Greens - ripped from the stem and coarsely chopped
1 Green Onion - coarsely chopped
1 Dried Chili Pepper or Red Pepper Flakes - finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic
Soy Sauce
Rice

Heat a pan with olive oil on high heat
add chopped chili pepper/red pepper flakes, and garlic and fry for 1-2 min.
add the onion and greens.
cover for 1-2 min to lightly steam the greens
remove lid, stir around.  try that nifty chef technique where you shake the pan towards you and the stuff you're cooking flips up in the air.
(clean up the mess if unsuccessful...)
cook until greens are tender 2-3 min more
drizzle with soy sauce
remove from heat
serve over rice.

Out in the fields the tomatoes are in the ground.

And the potatoes are coming up nicely!