2/18/26  “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.” – George S. Patton

Sunshine, 27 degrees.  Partly cloudy today, a strong NW breeze, high 34 degrees. Clear tonight, low 13.  Sunshine tomorrow, a NW breeze, high 37, low 8.  Mostly cloudy Friday, a NNE breeze, high 33, low 8.  Mostly cloudy Saturday, a north breeze, high 27, low 14.  Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday, north breezes, highs 36 and 33, low 11.  Partly cloudy Tuesday, stiff NW breeze, high 29, low 2.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday, , a SW breeze, high 29, low 20.  Rain/snow next Thursday, a brisk SW breeze, high 41, low 22.  Partly cloudy next Friday, a WNW breeze, high 41, low 18.  Snow showers the weekend of the 28th and March 1st, WNW breeze, highs 38 and 32.  Lows about 18.  Partly cloudy Monday the 2ed, a Brisk WNW breeze, high 30 and 16.  PM rain/ snow Tuesday the third, brisk NW breezes, high 35, low 19.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, the 4th, a brisk WNW breeze, high 37, low 19.
     GMO seeds?  Monsanto/Byers have bought rights to many of the popular varieties of vegetable seeds.  They have bought rights to so many tomato and pepper seeds that it is nearly impossible to find varieties that produce the kind of tomatoes and peppers that we want.We try to source seeds that Monsanto/Byers don't have the rights to.  The seeds they buy the rights to don't automatically become GMO, they are still the same seeds as they always were.  We try to source seeds elsewhere because Monsanto/Byers is a profit driven company lacking in ethics.  Way back when we were a small commercial dairy with a 31 cow tie up their representatives sat in my kitchen and told me that if we didn't start using bovine growth hormone we would lose our market, they would stop picking up our milk.  The next day several of the cows were sold.  We started selling milk and butter directly to the customer.  Our bacteria count had always been low, every year we had gotten a plaque honoring us for producing quality milk.  We had no problem getting a licence to sell raw milk.  We could do that but what if we had been a 100 cow dairy with corresponding debts?  They have maintained their hold on farmers through bullying.
    Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Lent is a sacred invitation to pause, reflect, and renew our faith. For me the beginning of Lent seems like not only the renewal of my spiritual life but the beginning of spring, the season of renewal and growth.   Next week Bekah and Jay will start the fire in the first greenhouse. Three weeking (March 8th) until dayling savings time.  In four or five weeks the furnace in the second greenhouse comes on.  Spring arrives the morning of March 20th.  Easter is April 5th.

    May your day be blessed. Sally