Summer in the Tetons is short and brisk. In the spring, the landscape groggily awakes from winter dormancy with plants growing slowly from the receding snowpack. Then with the sudden burst of energy from our long sunny days, growth explodes.
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| Aiden amending the soil with finished compost. |
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| Loads of veggies! |
Mountain Meadows garden has been a great place of education both for myself and local elementary school children from Camp Jackson, a Teton County Parks and Recreation summer camp. Every Wednesday this summer a white van load of kids came to the farm to explore, play, and learn about small scale agriculture.
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| Collecting wildflowers from around the farm. |
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| Camp Jackson harvest: Raspberries, Peas, Squash and FUN! |
We only have a few more weeks of farmers markets and warm summer weather before winter comes to Jackson Hole, and for the first time since I strapped a pair of skis on my feet I will be forgoing winter to pursue an endless summer. This fall I will be traveling to Patagonia Chile to work for Conservacion Patagonica (
conservactionpatagonica.org) as a Greenhouse Manager. Like Jackson, Patagonia is a richly diverse ecosystem surrounded by high snowy peaks, and CP is working to build the new Patagonia National Park in its heart. The isolated nature of the Park makes local food production a priority. I am excited to be a part of this much needed collaboration of agriculture and conservation. I'll be using this blog to keep you updated but until then I'll be enjoying my last few weeks in the Tetons!
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| Mountain Meadows Garden at the Saturday Farmers Market |
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| Good Morning Tetons |
