When the Farley kids started going to my parents house for spring break every year and planting the garden the decided to take the produce to the fair. My mom of course was always doing her backing (she retired from backing 2 years ago). Now the fair is basically the reason we plant a garden, the reason we work SO hard and the reason we win so many blue ribbons! (and money too)
Here we have the kids posing in front of their cactus and succulent gardens.
We have to pick enough produce for 4 kids and my dad to enter. This means we have to find 25 plums. The hard part is getting 5 that are the same size. It is hard but alot of fun too!
Luke and Grandma picking beans. Each person needed 12 beans that were the same size. That is 60 beans!
Papa and Jacob getting the rhubarb ready
Kira and Grandma picking 25 apples.
Kira helped me pick up the mature squash. Luckily for this class they only needed one each. There is our future home in the background.
Kira helped me pick up the mature squash. Luckily for this class they only needed one each. There is our future home in the background.
We put Dane to work. He was a taster. He made sure that the plums were yummy that the apples were fresh and of course that the raspberries weren't poisonous. :)
Who said farming can't be fun??
Early Tuesday morning each kid made a floral arrangement with Grandma. Tyler got a 1st place on this one!
Early Tuesday morning each kid made a floral arrangement with Grandma. Tyler got a 1st place on this one!
Somehow we get it all to fit. Lara, my mom and I made garden baskets. We each made 4 filling the car with 12 baskets.
We enter produce in for both shows at the fair. Today we got the results of our second show baskets. We ended up with 4 first places, 3 second places and 4 third places. Stay tuned to hear the final count of how everyone did.
Yes the garden is alot of work but we have so much fun turning it in at the fair. I can't wait till Dane can be out there working in the garden and taking his produce to the fair. I am sure he will even take lambs to the fair too.
3 comments:
What an awesome family tradition!
How fun! I can't believe you have that much mature produce already. Our garden is at a stand-still. Too much rain this year and not enough sun. ugh!
Wow what a fun thing to do with your kids! I think this will teach them really good work ethics too. I want some fresh delicious California produce ripened in the Bodily/Richards garden!
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