The Passing of Irene, the Hurricane

Today the sky looked so blue with flowing clouds giving a peaceful moment after the storm. Very impressive! -- Our thoughts are with the people of Vermont and New Hampshire in the wake of Hurricane Irene, many towns suffered severe flooding. 

Current view of the garden after the storm. Picture taken on 8/29

After experiencing the uninvited raiders at the garden, like those horn worms who  champ the tomatoes from our garden are keeping us busy trying to find out a solution.

I thought twice before cutting off our huge green tomatoes, I think I need time to evaluate the damage. Later on Saturday I decided to harvest some veggies. 

A garden friend: a lady bug.

Like a miracle, there is no damage in this garden project after the storm. None! That pleased me so much! All that has left after this natural disaster is some bent pepper plants, the problem was fixable. 

Pepper plant, the only damage. It looks a little bent.

On Saturday, August 27, 2011, we harvested most of the ripe vegetables, before "Irene" pass trough .

 

Then the harvesting was shared with friends of the church. 

The compost bin was checked. The temperature was ideal around 120º F.  To provide the right aeration, the pile was turned adding some straw to keep the moisture. We added some coffee ground, we know that worms love this!

Our compost bin

During the work party on Monday 8/29, little Chelsea shared with me a salad self-made from the harvest of the garden! It is so impressive to see when children are involved on organic gardening activities.

Veggie salad made by Chelsea Robinson with organic vegetables from the garden.

 Here I am with Isaiah and Chelsea showing off the harvest, and a kitty, their pet is posing with us.