Polyculture Project - Market Garden Study - Update 8
High summer almost seems as if time pauses, as if time itself goes on summer holiday and we linger in stasis on the hot, dry days that blend seamlessly into each other. Every now and again though, with a bluster of wind or cool breeze the approaching autumn is revealed, and time resumes its eternal march...... Here in Shipka it's been a hot and dry summer with no significant rain to mention in the past 10 weeks. Our tasks have been largely routine - mainly irrigating, harvesting and processing. Thank you to Pauline Lousteau, Biljana Kostovska and Sandra Koljackova and family for your help in the gardens and special thanks to Ute Villavicencio for your ongoing support and for taking care of everything while Soph, the boys and I got some beach time in. We also say goodbye and thank you to Natasha Barbier and her wonderful array of unusual wines, all the best Natasha :) Market Garden The gardens are producing very well with the hot se...