Still Growing Strong!

Work began whole hog in mid February and we are still going strong. Here are some recent pictures, including our 2nd annual Pioneer Party, held July 21st

Over 60 guests enjoyed this free event. Fiddle music, by one of our young gardeners, set the perfect tone for the evening. People of all ages enjoyed a variety of activities. We churned butter and sampled it on bread donated by Fiana Bistro. Local volunteers taught how to spin wool, make yarn dolls and save heirloom seeds. We played the clothespin drop and stick wrestling. To top it off we ate hand-churned ice cream, old-fashioned candy and watermelon donated by Smiths and a local candy maker. Of course we included the event that sparked this tradition: planting our pioneer crop. Why? In memory of the Mormon Pioneers who entered Utah in July of 1847, we plant near that date to see if we would have had food to eat, were we in their shoes (for those who still had them--and some eventually had to eat those too!)
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