May 2004
Here is a shot of the 2004 garlic crop growing on our beautiful KY River bottomland

November 2004
Leo (right) and our good friend Chad Jubela break garlic seed in the greenhouse (above) for planting (below).
Yes, every clove gets planted by hand.

Below-First cultivation comes in March, wetness permitting!                   Green garlic harvest begins in April.

April 2005- one of our spring salad beds

 Pea shoots along the top, red oak leaf lettuce in middle, Forellenschluss lettuce on bottom.

June 2006- A shot of the garlic barn before it got so full that I
couldn't find a place to take a photo!

A very special guest visits Blue Moon Farm- 11/5/06- NOAH ADAMS!

At our final Farmers' Market for the year, a familiar voice walked into our booth!  It was National Public Radio's Noah Adams!!
We have been huge fans of Noah for over 20 years, and spent many hours listening to him when he was a host of All Things Considered, our favorite NPR news program.  He was passing through Lexington in search of new uses for old tobacco barns, and had heard that we use ours for curing garlic.  He asked if he could come see it the following day, and of course we jumped at the chance!  So on Sunday he arrived at sundown, we did a quick interview in the barn, and then spent a lovely evening having dinner and good conversation.  We were so honored to have him as our guest, and we felt as if we were old friends.  Between the Today Show braid project and this visit, we really ended up our year with a BANG!
 
 
 

More photos- "Up top" where we live, Our "family" (pets) or Special garlic braids