Spring fling,,,

How do you know it is spring on the farm? You spend a TON of money!

Seeds, irrigation, starting supplies, growing supplies, other stuff. Now is the time to buy EVERYTHING from tomato stakes (at $1 a piece they add up fast) to seed potatoes (400 pounds on their way.) Thankfully we have our CSA members whose commitment to our farm means that we can have this annual spring spending spree with cash and not on credit...

Still it gives me pause, especially as we plan to grow more so all our expenses go up. Last year we only needed 100 new tomato stakes, this year we are using all of those and adding 200-300 more! Then the bees! Three new hives (bees, boxes, and frames) and we may still need to replace a couple of our old hives... $70 for 3 pounds of bees Plus all the "stuff" you need...

We are getting a couple new pieces of equipment to. And those add up fast. At least a tractor is not on the list this year! Maybe another hoophouse though for late summer...

So much!