Today we made the first delivery to our distributor, Luurtsema Sales. It was a smallish order, only about a thousand plants or so -- a good warm-up, just the right size for us to remember how the process goes. The new truck was a big help. Last year, we ferried the plants to the warehouse several small batches at a time in Michael's pickup. Now we can take all of them at once. Throughout the month of May, we'll spend part of each morning shipping plants. And that's a good thing, since the greenhouse is packed full and the plants are tall and green.
All these plants are certified organic and marketed under the "Harvest in Harmony" brand. Why are our plants certified while our produce is not? Because, with the produce, our personal relationship with our customers serves as its own certification. In contrast, since most of the plants are shipped throughout the Midwest and we never meet the people who buy them, organic certification becomes a more important designation.
Delivering those plants was a bit of a wake-up call to me about how quickly the season is progressing. It's hard to believe that, in a little less than two weeks, we start selling these plants at the Fulton Street farmers' market. If you're planning this spring on putting in a garden, or even just a couple of containers of tomatoes, you might want to browse our plant list and stop by the market the morning of May 2.
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