Staff Lunches:  Once a month, the entire PFEC staff has lunch together.  The farms take turns hosting and the host farm's staff is responsible for cooking the meal.  In a word, these lunches are amazing!  Not only do our farmers know how to grow great veggies, they are, to a person, well versed in the nuances of cobbling together great flavors and textures!  Oh, and the lunches generally have a theme; last week it was chili.  We had 3 distinct chilis - one featuring bison, another using venison and a final recipe using all veggies!  We also feasted on salad, corn bread and rice.  These lunches are just one more way we strengthen the bond between the 2 farms.  The collaboration between Horsham and The Highlands has been terrific and continues as the farm staff transitions from the winter share season into the summer share season.  I'm already looking forward to next month's lunch!

Kids Classes:  Thursday mornings in April are all about the kids! We've had 2 awesome classes and are looking forward to 2 more fun-filled Thursdays.  The kids have planted peas, sprouting nicely at last check, and this week we filled a few beds with kale, sprouting broccoli, chard and lettuce.  The kids also had a chance to explore the farm and found the transplanter down in the far corner of the farm at The Highlands. Undaunted, these mini-mights ran to the transplanter for a closer look.  Ray and Lauren were making a few repairs. We chatted with them for a few minutes and all had chance to check out how the transplanter works. We also looked inside an empty beehive, painted a clay pot and popped a seedling into it for a great take-away!  Wanna join us?  Register on the Classes for Children page on our website -  www.pennypackfarm.org. 

Johnny's Selected Seeds Makes an Award:  Johnny's selected our recent application to its Charitable Giving program!  I am psyched about the award!  I requested several tools, seeds and plants and boy did they come through!  We are getting broadforks (to turn the beds with minimal disturbance), a compost thermometer, several buckets, asparagus crowns (green and purple) and a nice batch of seeds for the EC.  Our order should be arriving in the next week or so and we'll put everything to good use.  If you've never used a broadfork, please stop by The Highlands EC and give it try - you'll want one for yourself after a few short turns!

Have a good week.