More Mt. Index and garden set-up

More photos from the guy's trip up Mt. Index to Lake Serene.

Today was Seattle hot, in the mid 80's and humid. I took the lumber we found yesterday and turned it into a raised bed (8.5" x 4") for our fall crops. I lined the bottom with cardboard and newsprint and 3 bags of organic mulch. Then I filled it with 2 bags of organic top soil, 2 bags of organic garden soil, and a bag or organic compost. Finally, I topped it off with some compost from our bin. After all the sawing, hammering, and soil hauling, I was in need of a nice cool garden shower. PHEW!

This afternoon, I found a local farm where I can go learn about organic veggie production and harvesting. I'll go work there on Saturday, and the farm gives a large donation to a local charity that helps feed hungry families. Sounds like a big win-win to me.

For dinner tonight we had a lovely summer veggie pasta with chard, summer squash, zucchini, eggplant, tomato, mushroom, onion, garlic, and basil. Everything came from the farmer's market except the wholewheat pasta (pantry stores), parmesean cheese (one of our August monthly exceptions), and the summer squash (our garden).

Tomorrow, I'm in search of winter crop seeds. Wish me luck!