At Bear Butte Gardens, they did a little DIY and made their own bale feeder for the sheep and goats, but of course, the goats had a better idea.
"This week is warm and sunny again and we are back to harvesting root crops, including parsnips, garlic and potatoes."
"This week is warm and sunny again and we are back to harvesting root crops, including parsnips, garlic and potatoes."
At Bear Butte Gardens, greens are kept under a light cover in the greenhouse so they do not freeze. They should be able to harvest them through November, Crop Watcher Michelle Grosek said.
"This year we planted our tomatoes into a garden that was sweet corn last year. We did not till the soil whatsoever or even remove the corn stalks."
Matea Gordon, a junior at Sturgis Brown High School, says there’s no better time than a pandemic to help youth and their families focus on mak…
"We were able to harvest a good number of colorful and tasty cherry tomatoes," said Crop Watcher Michelle Grosek of Bear Butte Gardens.
We have had a lot of hot and dry at the gardens the past two weeks. Not only are we watering the gardens regularly, but also the trees around …
"We have the occasional rally attendee stopping in to buy vegetables, but mostly it is our local customers who are braving the traffic to get here. We are very thankful for their dedication to our “buy local” endeavors!"
We cut and baled our native grass/alfalfa mix over the weekend and got a little baled, but some is still laying in the field waiting due to sp…