After a short pause, we are back to seeding the CSA’s crops: early broccoli, the first round of lettuce, and the second of scallions. We needed to wait until the heater in the new greenhouse was hooked up, which happened this earlier this week. “New” in this case really means “not so new anymore,” since building this greenhouse has taken us over two years and no little amount of trouble. Finally, everything is installed, running, and ready to go -- electrical lines, ventilation system, air circulation fans, and, now, the new propane heater. Last spring, we used this house as an unheated space for hardening off seedlings before planting them out in the fields, and last winter we grew cold-hardy greens in it, but with it heated, we can now use it to start seedlings, which is a boon.
"This sparrow flies swiftly in through one door of the hall, and out through another. While he is inside, he is safe from the winter storms; but after a few moments of comfort, he vanishes from sight into the wintry world from which he came."
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The Sparrow in the Hall is an unofficial chronicle of the goings-on at Trillium Haven Farm in Jenison, Michigan, including ruminations on farming and culture, with occasional recipes.
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Greg Dunn is the greenhouse manager for Trillium Haven Farm. In addition, he spends time staring at blank sheets of paper in a process he calls "writing" and hitting his fingers with a hammer in an activity he terms "carpentry." The opinions expressed herein are solely his own and often provisional.
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