Even though it’s already December, our herb team is completing some last minute harvesting of blueberry leaves. It’s also a bittersweet last day for our interns- we’ll miss them!
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Semester’s End
It’s amazing how time flies on the farm. Scrolling through my UGArden pictures to find a photo for this final blog post, I was delighted to find this one from early September. Savannah and I are planting Chamomile in the herb garden while we hang out with our pals, Lemongrass and Holy Basil. Thanks UGArden for all the new friends!
Happy Holidays!
We’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who came out and supported us last night at our second annual holiday market! We completely sold out of our handmade lip balm, soaps, salves, and a few of our popular tea blends! If you were unable to make it, we will be giving more information soon on buying some of our products online. We really do appreciate all of your support!
Preparing for the Cold
Our volunteers and interns helped put up these hoops before Thanksgiving break to protect our plants from the frost! Fabric was next laid on top of the metal hoops to provide a barrier from the cold wind. Since then, temperatures have dropped down into the low 30’s. We hope everyone is doing their best to stay warm!
An Array of Colors
Autumn is drifting away as sweet bells are ringing and snowflakes are sparkling and prancing in the air (well, not literally, since it almost never snows here)! Anyway, before the chilling frost comes, there is still an array of colorful vegetables to harvest, and I must say, they can be a pretty masterpiece!
A little bit of summer in the cold…
We harvested Calendula (Calendula officinalis) earlier in the season, but this wound-healing aster decided to bloom again. I harvested some along with Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) for a salve. Seeing these orange blooms offers a memory of summer in this winter cold.
Slices of Ginger
Processing ginger is certainly different than processing other herbs! They’re really pretty though when laid out on the screens.
