Lincoln Gardens ~ bringin’ you da’ beets

With only 2 weeks until closing day (last sales day of the year at the farm is Nov 2nd) we have a lot to do in a short amount of time. Our Mexican crew goes home the second week of November, which I am sure is not too soon for them now that it is so cold everyday. Snow could fall at any point so we really need to get to work!

Covering the strawberries and perennial herb garden with straw is one of the primary tasks. This should take a few days and the cooperation of the weather. We also need to finish the recycling for the year. Boxes, bottles, plastics etc that accumulate over the season need to get to various processing places. Some general yard maintenance is needed and the ‘tool shed’ that is in the process of falling over needs to be cleaned out so that we can actually demolish it (as opposed to simply watching it cave in) and rebuild over the winter. This might be a bigger job than we anticipate b/c I am sure there are things in that shed that have been there for 3 or 4 decades!

After the last sales day we need to move all of the pottery into the building, pack-up the gallery space, clean all of the veggie displays and clean up the pumpkin patch. All of the fall crops that will be brought to the Regina Farmers Market need to be stored properly too. Then, once the crew return to their warm homes in the south, we need to winterize the bunk house. We start the whole process over again in a few months and somewhere in that time we have a few improvement projects that we want to accomplish.

We will continue to update the blog over the winter and will post more photos of the germination room set-up, seeding process and other projects as we go along. Those who are trying to grow their own veggie gardens in Saskatchewan may find this helpful and we are always open to questions about vegetable production. We also encourage customers to send us their comments about the farm, their experience on the farm or any questions.