If you water it, it will grow

So it looks like we are beginning to bring the soil to life.  I get up during the night around 3 and turn on the water.  Next step, automatic timer.

Here's the reason:

This is Luciano.  He added extra sprinklers, changed the controls so I could turn them (!) on and off, and teaches me how to farm.

It's so green!!!!!

And it's the end of the summer!!

Growing romano beans, chard, kale, peppers and beets.

And winged beans, borlotti beans and basil.  

Next step, harvest the grapes, pick a few figs and wait for things to grow.  The compost will work on the soil, we'll turn the soil and plant fava beans, lettuce, chard, kale, beets, onions, leeks, and garlic in November before Luciano goes home for 3 months.

Sophie's Farm Lives!

This is the beginning of turning the back field into a vegetable farm.  As you can see, the field's been plowed/ploughed.  There are lots of rocks.  Every morning I've been throwing a few in the wheel barrow but Nic says it's the rocks you don't see that are the problem.  "The rocks you don't see?"  Hm...

So who's Nic?  Nic Coturri has done it all!

Here he is on his tractor.

                               . . .and spreading the compost

  . . . and putting out the pvc pipe for the irrigation















To seeding and finally,

TA DA!!!!!

As the cover crop grows, as things happen, I'll get back to you with updates.  Think of this as covered with with beautiful green and white flowers (only white flowers)...