God’s FFA (Garden Project)
Thank you to Loren Siebrecht for the 26 dozen ears of sweet corn donated by his family from their farm near Odebolt. The sweet corn in the large garden at New Opportunities wasn’t quite ready yet, so Loren, Clay, and Greg Nessa traveled to Odebolt for a pickup load of sweet corn. The pole beans are doing well. One July harvest yielded a 5 gallon bucket full. But the tomatoes are struggling. The July rains have caused the tomato fruit to grow too rapidly which causes the fruit to crack open. However, the peppers love the hot, sticky weather.
This vintage asparagus basket, given to Carol by her sister, is great for harvesting vegetables. There used to be fields of asparagus where they grew up in southern Minnesota. Fall planting is completed. The spring planting of peas, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower has all been harvested, and radish, lettuce, spinach, beets, and carrots have taken their place. Seedlings of cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli have been planted where the potatoes were harvested. Fall planting of zucchini and cucumbers has replaced the peas.
We had a wonderful surprise when Scott and Amber Mikkelsen, the parents of Ty Mikkelson (Merchant pitcher that was living with Clay and Carol) sent a thank you for hosting Ty and a check for $600.00 to be given to the New Opportunities food pantry. Val Holdsworth, Family Development Director, will use the gift for 120 $5.00 dairy vouchers.
