Seeds!

I was so excited when I took this picture that I didn't even realize that I'd forgotten a whole 'nother bunch of seeds from another company.  We ordered from 5 different companies this year in an effort to grow all heirloom and all organic.   Specifically, we ordered from Bountiful Gardens, Pine Tree Garden, Seed Savers Exchange, High Mowing Seeds, and Fedco Seeds.  It was the Fedco seeds that didn't make it into this picture.  In fact, I got so excited about organizing them in the new whiz-bang plastic box I got today that I didn't even realize I was missing the Fedco Seeds until I got to the herbs and realized I hadn't seen my bouquet dill anywhere.  That's when I realized what I'd done, so I went and got the Fedco order and added it to the box.  They're all alphabetized and separated by category:  veggies, herbs, and flowers.   Except that the box isn't quite big enough, so the flowers are wrapped with a rubber band and laying sideways:

 I know there will come a day when I look back at this and laugh at myself but, for now, I am happy with this.  Doing anything towards bringing this farm to life feels good. 

I bet you noticed the Pot Maker box in the upper left corner of the first picture, didn't you?  I've never used one but, with the number of seeds we are dealing with here, it seemed like a good idea.  I'll let you know how that works.  Maybe this weekend.  I am really worried that we are behind already but there have been so many things to do that these seeds aren't even started yet.  Things won't go in the ground until Memorial Day so I still have a couple of weeks to get some things started and I'm really hoping that will be ok.   I was encouraged this weekend when talking to friends who said they would buy from us.  It was totally spontaneous.  We were talking about the farm and what we are planting this season, as well as the fact that we were planning to sell at some of the smaller local farmer's markets and they said they would buy from us.  We're not a CSA, and it wasn't any kind of binding commitment, but it was very encouraging.