Springtime on the Farm

It's no surprise that sprintime brings with it a multitude of chores to do around the farm. Planting season is upon us or maybe it's hatching season or for some it's calving season. Whatever season springtime is a busy season. For that very reason the Growing Boys Crew had to divide and conquer this past weekend.
  Daddy and the little man stayed home to handle the Opening Day of Bounty of the Barrens Farmers Market and the Tour De Farm event which both went very well. Then there were the 25 baby chicks to pick up and get settled in, the greenhouse to tend to... etc,etc. Momma and the older kiddo headed out of state for a good friends wedding and some time with extended family. The trip was a nice break from daily farm life and a chance to dress up in something other than overalls... although I do love my overalls. I think we can all figure out who got the best end of the deal this weekend.

 

 Our family spends a lot of time together so it was quite an adjustment to be away for a few days but "absence makes the heart grow fonder" and we are very glad to be all back together on the same patch of ground.
Now that we are back things are in full swing. The apple trees are in bloom. Beehives have to be painted and set up because the bees will be arriving soon. Baby chicks have to be watered and fed severalllll times a day. These chicks eat more than a teenage boy. All 350ish tomatoes will hopefully be planted soon if the weather will cooperate.
Oh springtime, did I mention that it's my favorite time of year! By the way, does everybody have this many pictures of their chickens, or is it just us?

Baby Carrots "Ha! get it Baby-Carrots"

 

When I was talking about writing today. The Little Growing Boy ask "What about?" and I said "Baby Carrots". To which he said "Ha! Get it Baby-Carrots?" Yep I get it. Little boy humor can be so funny somtimes. Just incase you're wondering that's where the title came from. 
When our boys were little and it came time to start them on "baby food", I just like most other new moms headed off to the grocery store to stock up on all those little jars. Those EXPENSIVE little jars. Pretty soon I realized that I could make the same thing using a little blender that I already owned and the food I was already cooking. Now several year and a few babies later I'm blessed to be making up a few more batches of "baby food". Yesterday I decided that whle I had use of the amazing new baby bullet (a steal at only $14) I would cook up some peaches, apples, and carrots. You guessed it Baby Carrots.
The baby carrots from our high tunnel are finally big enough to pick and man are they delicious, crip, sweet, fresh...I could go on but you get the picture.  The boys and I picked a few, cooked them untill tender, ran them through the baby bullet and voila baby food. Which by the way my sister's little one gobbled up faster that I could shovel it in. Some of the food was placed in the fridge for eating now and some was put in ice cube trays and froze for later. No extra seasoning was added to the food ie salt, sugar, butter.
It doesn't get any better than delicious, local, natural baby food!