And the garden grows!

It’s working! It’s working!

Today we harvested the first leafy things from our new raised beds. I couldn’t be more excited! Leandro and my dad harvested lettuce leaves, and they also thinned the radishes.

Baby, baby…rinse and eat.

The freshness and flavor were mind-blowing (for the grown-ups, at least. Leandro tasted, and rejected, but nevermind…he will come around eventually…and at least he’ll never embarrass me on a Jamie Oliver program by not knowing his veggies and where they come from….). No recipe, just farm to mouth, and then farm to salad spinner, and a whisper of oil and vinegar.

Here, some quick pictures of our first draw, so you can celebrate with us.

Padushi and grandson, working together

: He didn’t like it (spit it out everywhere, in fact), but he tasted it. Willingly. And that is all I ask.

The grandson took out a bit more than we intended, but doesn’t it look nice?

Tags: backyard, food, gardening with children, raised beds, spring crop, vegetable gardening

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Categories farming, Food, gardening, salad, Vegan, Vegetarian

7 Responses to “And the garden grows!”

Bluejellybeans May 12, 2012 at 1:23 pm #

¡Fantástico Natalia! Me encanta la foto de tu padre y Leandro en el huerto!!

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- Natalia at Hot, Cheap & Easy May 13, 2012 at 5:08 pm #
  
  Gracias, Giovanna! Estamos gozándolo de verdad…
  
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Mad Dog May 12, 2012 at 6:24 am #

Wow, your veggies look great already!

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- Natalia at Hot, Cheap & Easy May 12, 2012 at 6:50 am #
  
  Thanks! This is thrilling (and yes, I am a nerd…)
  
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  - Mad Dog May 12, 2012 at 7:16 am #
    
    I wouldn’t say that 😉
  - Natalia at Hot, Cheap & Easy May 13, 2012 at 5:09 pm #
    
    Go ahead, a consider it a badge of honor – I mean, is there anyone worth knowing who doesn’t have a nerdy obsession with something?
  - Mad Dog May 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm #
    
    It’s cool, not nerdy 😉

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