As you can all probably tell, it’s cold. Way too cold, some might say, to have a successful garden, but of course they’d be wrong. Even though it’s in the 30’s during the day and frosts overnight…

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The thermometer in the hoop house say it’s 70 inside!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because of these toasty conditions, we’re still growing all kinds of tasty food.

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Little spinach plants are sprouting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Romaine lettuce and carrots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Leeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cabbage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Collards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Beets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cilantro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And our sugar snap peas are blooming!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’re so thankful to have these hoop houses! They make gardening throughout the winter a possibility, and it lets us keep providing fresh food to volunteers and Meals on Wheels.

 

“If your knees aren’t green by

the end of the day, you ought to seriously

re-examine your life.”

– Bill Watterson