A wonderful day was had by all

The day started off cool and breezy but by evening we enjoyed warm, sunny weather for our monthly community potluck. We got a lot done and then relaxed for the rest of the evening!  
Here are some pictures from our day:

grain already a few inches tall in just the past week from all the rain

getting ready to do some planting

and some fence mending and tilling (power's off but the

sound effects on the tilling were very convincing) ;)

preparing the ground for corn near the new garden house in the
rainbow garden


and for more plantings in the mother garden

a neat discovery

eggs in a nest on the ground near the edge of our plot

can you see the mama bird in this picture?
she's to the right of the marker and line of stones

And here are some pictures from our potluck; hope you can join us for the next one!
(Click on the arrow at the end to restart the slideshow):

Here's a recipe for that fantastic salad you saw in the slideshow.
It is a great way to use the new baby spinach greens that are so abundant in the spring:

Jane's scrumptious spinach salad

Toss baby spinach leaves in balsamic dressing and then top with chopped walnuts, roasted beets and feta cheese (also delicious served in a soft whole-wheat pita).

And because I think it's great to spread the word about the benefit eating local food brings to communities, here's an inspiring story about a man transforming many lives starting with his 2 acre farm inside city limits in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (click for link to story in Yes! Magazine).

Cheers to garden member DK on his journey to England. We miss you!

Hope you have a great week!

~Marykaye