Two of these piggies are sooo excited to see me as they are about to be fed. Not sure you can make it out, but the "piggie" on my left is "mooning me." A friend of mine said the mooning one is "just a precocious wild thing!!!"






Lots of tomatoes still on the vines.









We are still picking the tomatoes a little pink to try and stay in front of all the stink bugs, possums, crows, and squirrels.















Speaking of varmints, you know the cantaloupe are ripe when they start getting eaten by the raccoons.








Such as the number some "coon" did on this cantaloupe. Must have been "finger licken' good" as not much is left.







Monday, one of our harvest days.














Not sure what type of bird (white) this is, but it is neat to watch how patient they can be. Real hunters as they stand in our marsh until something tasty swims within reach of their beaks.


Princess, our guard cat, was born in 1993. She is the last of five siblings and still going strong.









Our "guard rabbit?" Nope, just a friendly "cotton tail" out munching for some tasty grass, or maybe some of our salad greens.
















We've had this sign denoting our farm at our gate for a few months now, but have never really publicized it online. Many thanks to Chris Hill at Hill Design for the graphic design and Mike Harris at VCI Group Visual Communications for the actual sign. It really makes a difference as both Chris and Mike did a fantastic job.

June 2010 Farm Pics

Two busy bumble bees inside a zucchini blossom.So what do you think they're "buzzing" about?














Fresh harvested bulb fennel and broccoli. The fennel is excellent when roasted or added to a soup.














Rinsing fresh picked cucumbers. CSA share holders will attest that we had a bumper crop this year.













A good dose of compost was added prior to transplanting these tomatoes. We are "pushing the envelope" with our third tomato planting this season. Maybe we'll get lucky. Notice we have drip tape irrigation, but absent the black plastic mulch as it would make the soil too hot. Weeds are apt to be a problem though.














We're a little behind, but the watermelon plants seem to have benefited from the 10" of rain we had a few weeks ago. Now if we can just keep the weeds down.













Sun breaking the tree line on a summer morning. Good-bye shade as it is going to be hot picking squash today, like every day.













Cantaloupe about ready for harvest?














Pink and green tomatoes on their trellis. If could we only get the stink bugs to go away. Why don't the birds eat these guys? I guess they're not too tasty; thus their name!














Ground level view inside one of our trellised tomato rows. We use a walk-behind tiller to keep the weeds at bay.














Bed of spring onions about ready for harvest. I can attest that these are so tasty on a baked potato. Cheese burgers too!

Fifth graders making Salads at School

On the last day of school, I decided to help some of the fifth graders at Cryar Intermediate School in Conroe get some "hands-on" experience in making salads. The mixed greens and veggies were grown here at Wood Duck Farm. Shown above, two fantastic helpers show off their culinary efforts.





Serving salad to the class and their teacher, Ms. Gallagher.










Here I am slicing our homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers as students attentively watched on. A rising chef in this group?










Dude, I got the croutons! Guess who this is?











The end result! A tasty assortment of our fresh picked cucumbers, tomatoes, mixed greens combined with fruits, nuts and croutons. Hopefully these students found out that salads can also taste great and be a better alternative to fast food!