All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground. . .

This weekend was our official first planting! There are now shallots, camelina (a seed crushed for oil), quinoa, black salsify, barley, rye, wheat, oats, barley, garbanzos, lentils, buckwheat, russet, yukon gold, and red potatoes, cabbages, arugula, broccoli, cauliflower, collard, kohlrabi, mizuna, mustard greens, broccoli rabe, radishes, turnips, spinach, lettuce, peas, carrots,  and fennel planted in the garden, with additional companions to follow in a month. I wussed out partway through, as it was raining, but Tres stuck with it and got through his entire list for March planting.

the weather did yield a lovely rainbow on Saturday

This song kept popping into my head as we've been planning and preparing for the garden and this video (which I hadn't seen previously) seemed a necessary addition.