Yesterday was our 2nd week selling Microgreens at the Ojai Farmers Market. We were delighted to exceed our sales from last week, in spite of the day being very grey, with intermittent rain. Rain and gloomy weather usually means lower sales for an outdoor market. This time, we remembered to snap a couple photos to post here.
It might look like these two are loafing on the job, but our cooler doesn't seal all the way, so they are actually helping keep the microgreens nice and cold by holding the lid down. Babies are a great sales-booster at market stands, but for their wages, they demand somewhat constant entertainment. Occasionally they want to sample all your products on display, but we got Siobhan to settle for a bottle of milk, a pet stuffed pig, and a good book instead.
Also over the weekend, we completed assembly of a 10x17 tent which will provide some much needed dry storage space on the farm. We got it from Harbor Freight Tools for only $200, and it seems to be pretty well made. It will also serve as our packing zone for filling orders on Monday and Wednesday for Ojai Farmstand. We finished it just in time for rain yesterday and today. If it works well, we will buy a 2nd one, and place the two door-to-door with a canopy between them, to make a 35+ foot long packing/storage zone.
Also over the weekend, we completed assembly of a 10x17 tent which will provide some much needed dry storage space on the farm. We got it from Harbor Freight Tools for only $200, and it seems to be pretty well made. It will also serve as our packing zone for filling orders on Monday and Wednesday for Ojai Farmstand. We finished it just in time for rain yesterday and today. If it works well, we will buy a 2nd one, and place the two door-to-door with a canopy between them, to make a 35+ foot long packing/storage zone.
Finally, below are a few updated photos of the veggie beds, including a thick 6-row stand of salad mix. Most of our beds use drip irrigation, but we installed micro sprinklers (visible from the bottom photo) for the salad mix, since it is impractical to run 6 rows of drip tape in one bed.