Weekend shopping: Farmer’s Market

I happened upon a real Farmer’s Market in town today – a proper market with stands that is, with guaranteed real and local farmers. As a bonus, most of them were certified organic. So who can blame me for not being able to resist?
The corn was our dinner today. And the flat green beans and tomatoes are a special bonus – they’re not only organic, but Demeter-type biodynamic. I’ve bought the tomatoes before – they’re just heaven in round, red shape. So curious about those beans though! I’ll definitely write a review when I cook them. Aren’t the purple freckles just lovely?

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Gardening diary: March 12 (3 days)

Look what greeted me tonight!

It’s the zucchini seeds that are sprouting first – I’m actually getting a little worried about the zucchini. I remember how huge the plants were in the garden! Will we survive or will the jungle eat us?

In bad news though, the growing box for the spinach is not as well ventilated – the dirt in it was molding. I tried to remove the mouldy spot yesterday, but new mold has grown today. I fear I’ll have to throw it all out and start over *sigh*
What did I do wrong? Should I have left open a spot of the greenhouse lid for air and ventilation?

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