Good Morning! Well things continue to be very hectic and busy. Off to meet with the health inspector today and get my permit/license renewed. Have been looking into GAPs certification for the farm and to be honest am not too thrilled with the prospect of that. Good sanitation practice is not really the issue it's all the damn paperwork and record keeping. It's really just too much in my opinion. Especially when you start to look at it being a one size fits all program. It is not scale specific.

Busy trying to hire a crew in for the upcoming season. Very solid candidates so far and things look good. Guess I need to get seeds started soon. New seedling greenhouse has been bought, now to get erected and into use. Should be fun jackhammering through the frost line.

Greenhouses appear to have survived the frost just fine. Greens look a bit wilted but I think a bit of sunshine will take care of things in there. I am to present at the NOFA winter conference on passive solar greenhouse production. Could be fun, surely intimidating.

Soup is up and running at Hunger Mtn Coop. Look for the smiling red tomato in the fresh case. I am making fresh soup twice a week and switching things out on Tues. and Fridays. This week it is a Carrot Ginger with Coconut and a nice spicy Cabbage and Potato. Thinking French Onion and Cream of Tomato for this Friday. Give them a try. I think pricing is very fair and they come in a quart container. Ready to freeze if you don't get to them. Trudging up to the office for a bit to start wading through mounds of paperwork.