Spring Groundbreaking and Sheep Shearing

Well our organic community garden is underway.   Here is a photo of the first two gardeners breaking ground planting dwarf pea seeds on a beautiful day.
 
Each space is from 80-100+ square feet.  I have been busy seed starting and tranplanting in our glass greenhouse.  Although peas (and maybe garlic) can be planted now, soon we will be able to pop in potatos and other cold weather plants.  The exciting seedlings I've started and transplanted already (into six-packs in the greenhouse), so far, for our gardeners include: pink chard, 4-seasons lettuce, arugala, Nero de Toscana (ancient kale), winter density lettuce, Psai Tai, mizuna, mustard spinach, Radichetta lettuce, deer tongue lettuce, and bronze and Freckles lettuces.  We literally have thousands of these yummy plants to look forward to eating soon.
 
I have room for another gardener still.   I really would love a young person (college?) if possible.   There is no fee still, ..just a willingness to learn, ability to follow through, and simple courtesy and respect of our property.  Contact me for the questionnaire and guidelines, if you're interested. 
 
On the lamb front, we have the twins, Purl's single ram lamb, and triplets from Suzie.   The adult flock will be shorn on the 31st.   I usually permit a maximum of three helpers (you cannot just be there for decoration; You will be assigned a task.)  More than three good people and it gets in the way of the job.   I work all year for their wool for spinning.    This is a big day for all of us.
 
Another spring news note: the Jersey Buff turkeys are starting to lay eggs.  I won't let them hatch out until the weather gets warm enough.  So in the meantime, I will be selling them (like my chicken eggs), self-serve, by the back door, in a cooler.   Turkey eggs taste like chicken eggs (but a harder shell and it has pretty speckles on it) and it is larger.