We're at 777.2 Pounds!
This was by far our biggest week! In total we produced 131.1 lbs of food from our urban lot! A little crazy huh?!? The primary ingredient in every meal over the past seven days was from our garden (except Saturday evening when we went out with friends). Additionally, we were able to blanch and freeze kale, collards, and chard for the winter. We put potatoes in storage and made a big batch of pesto. From the total, 3.8 lbs were from the 31 eggs our chickens laid. The remaining 127.3 pounds was all produce. Here is a list of the top ten items this week:
29.5 lbs of tomatoes
16.8 lbs of potatoes
12.6 lbs of cucumbers
9.0 lbs of kale
8.9 lbs of summer squash
6.0 lbs of onions
5.9 lbs of watermelon
5.3 lbs of green beans
3.4 lbs of kale
3.3 lbs of basil
Only 1222.8 Pounds To Go
1 comment:
Impressive!
In response to your question on what kind of bees we use here in Canada; it's the italian honey bee. Unfortunately due to quarantine issues we can't get any bees from the US and have to get replacements from New Zealand and Australia!
You guys have some very interesting bee strains available in the US that are more resistant to the main pest the varroa mite. This makes organic beekeeping practices much easier since you can avoid a lot of the miticides.
Anyways with 3 hives next door your pollination should be covered!
All the best from the pacific
Chris
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