Welcome to 7th Street Farms!

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Welcome to 7th Street Farms, an adventure in urban farming! It's now late October 2012--The Autumnal Equinox is well past, and the days are getting shorter. The sun droops more and more into the southern sky letting us know that the longest night of the year is fast approaching.

Our ravaged Tomato vines have been cleared away, making room for winter offerings, but they've left us much to remember them by: Quarts and Quarts of Jalapeno Salsa, Spaghetti Sauce, and Green Tomato Salsa--to say nothing of the plain old Health Kickers we jarred-up for use in soups and stews.

The Wintergreen are deep green and bushy, splashed here and there with pregnant red berries. I look forward to my first holiday sip of Wintergreen Tea.

It was unusually cool in the East Bay Area this summer, and the autumn and winter rains have recently begun. The weather pros, such as they are, speak of a possible El Niño winter ahead, with the liklihood of heavy rains. Bring them on!

Soon our Calochortuses will "wake up" and send their green chutes upward to begin another season of growth and glorious flowers. Meanwhile, a multitude of Brassicas are coming up to provide our table with Bok Choy, Mustard, Rutabagas, Collards, and Cabbage. All Praise to the LORD of the Harvest!