Well its that time of year again. Our new chicks have arrived and have begun making themselves at home here at the farm. This year we decided to get Rhode Island Reds. This is a historic breed that should be good, hardy egg-layers. We will keep them in the greenhouse for several weeks until they get big enough and the weather warms up enough for them to go outside.

Don't forget the CSA if you haven't already joined this year! The greenhouse is about 2/3 full of seedlings - onions, leeks, shallots, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cabbage, broccoli. Although I have a feeling we are going to have a late wet spring and it might be a while before these can be transplanted. Despite that, robins were spotted on the farm last Wednesday and yesterday was the first day we heard the geese going north overhead and the red-wing blackbirds started to arrive yesterday evening.