Seedlings are getting sooo BIG!

With just a few weeks of growth, our seedlings were at least 2"tall. I love how some of them hold onto the original seed casing they burst out of.

Tractors and Goats!

We got to dream about being tractor owners and contemplated having a goat on our future farm while celebrating a farm-style 50th b-day party for Damian's friend.

Seedling Growth!!

First, our basil started growing. Then, we had broccoli, lettuce, snap pea, spinach, tomato, and pepper seedlings! It is truly exciting to see the beautiful green leaves start to emerge from the tiny seeds. Now the test would be if we could keep them alive...

Garden and Aerogarden excitement

We got an offer to start putting all of our organic farming to good use. Damian's sister, Chelsea, offered to let us start a garden in her backyard. Since we live in an apartment, we jumped at the offer!

After brainstorming how we could make this possible, I decided to dust off my old Aerogarden and purchase a new Aerogarden so we could start our seedlings indoors and transplant into the outdoor garden after the last frost. They are such beautiful and easy machines.

After planting our first seedlings in our Aerogardens, Damian began his serious plant observations. Every 10 minutes, he would check on the seedlings and explain, "I think they are growing!"

Seeds

Well there was a sale on seeds and I kind of went crazy. We didn't stick to all organic this time just for the sake of experimentation.

Books, Binders, and Farminars

After the conference we were inspired. I went to the library and cleared them out of all their books about organic farming. We started a binder of information. And, we began attending FREE weekly webinars from the comfort of our living room sofa about how to be a farmer through Missouri Beginning Farmers and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

Missouri Webinars: http://missouribeginningfarming.blogspot.com/search/label/webinars

Iowa Webinars: http://www.practicalfarmers.org/farminar/

Missouri Organic Association Conference

From February 10-12th, we attended the Missouri Organic Association Conference in Springfield, MO. We learned about grant information, hoop houses, and vegetable production. The highlight was taking a tour of Millsap Farms.

Missouri Organic Association's website: http://www.missouriorganic.org/

Millsap Farms: http://www.millsapfarms.wordpress.com