The corn is getting to be very tall--about 2.5 feet. It's exciting to think that we'll be harvesting our own sweet corn this year.
I'm especially pleased with the progress of our zucchini plants. With the drip irrigation watering only at the base of each plant, there's been no powdery mildew this year.
The onions are coming along nicely, and I harvested several garlic. I've never had garlic this fresh. It's wonderful! And very easy to grow. I think I'll get another crop started--if I plant enough regularly, I should always have fresh garlic at home.
In other sustainable food news I finally watched the documentary "Food, Inc." Very interesting, and it made me even more concerned about where my meats come from.
We went to the farmer's market and purchased meat from two different vendors. They're both family farms that pasture fed and pasture raise their animals. From Healthy Family Farms we bought some chicken which I fried up that evening. Fantastic! And we also purchased ground beef from Rocky Canyon ranch.
I'm hopeful that by buying directly from small farmers and by growing a portion of our own food that I'm helping strike a blow, albeit a small one, at industrial farming.
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