Early Spring In California

I spent some time with my friend Carra, on the Everett Family Farm in Soquel, CA this weekend.  She grows a variety of cut flowers and now is the time for hardy bulbs with delicate flowers like Narcissus and Tulips.

 We endured 10 inches of rain last week, so the formerly dry, dusty landscape has become lush with thick green grass and early blooming flowers are plentiful. I am still getting to know this area of the country and getting a chance to get out and dig in the dirt, is the best possible way to know a place.
And boy did we dig, 100 feet about 2 ft deep to lay down gopher wire, to protect these beautiful French Tulips!

The Everett Farm is an all organic “incubator” farm. So they have several different people who farm on their land, take care of goats and chickens, etc. it is called an incubator farm, for young farmers starting out.