february on the farm

Winter on the farm has a slower pace than the rest of the year, but I'm finding that the days and weeks are flying by as we work our way through a giant winter checklist of all that needs to get done before spring. This month, we are building greenhouse benches, moving wood piles, cleaning out the barn, sharpening tools, restoring old cold frames, clearing brush, ordering seeds, taking inventory, applying for organic certification, making field maps, designing the farm store, going to the scrap yard, scouring Craigslist for things we need, meeting with chefs, researching strawberry varieties, taking orders for seedlings, reading up, ordering supplies, going to workshops, and getting a heating system set up in the greenhouse. This week I really need to focus on getting the greenhouse ready for our first round of sowings (onions and leeks), scheduled for late February.