Under all that snow out there lay a garden in waiting. As I look out at Harvey the old scarecrow, I wonder what magic is taking place out there deep in the earth. As the earth sleeps for winter, the soil is preparing itself for another year of planting. The soil replenishes itself with the help from the composting we do all summer and then add to the garden in the fall. Even throughout the winter, we add compost on top of the snow. As it melts in the spring, it will be turned back into the soil for nutrients.
It looks so cold and desolate out there now, except for Harvey. He holds down the fort, and keeps watch over our carrots. The next thaw we have, we will again have fresh carrots. The ones we dug up for Christmas were the best carrots I have ever tasted. They were sweet, tender and juicy. We picked enough for a couple weeks, and should store well in the root cellar. I will make soup, juice, and of course serve at meals.
We are working on a couple websites that should be up and running soon. One of them will actually capture us "going back in time" with the backdating of our house.
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