In honor of the documentary coming up in June (aptly titled, “Red Mountain Revealed”) I thought I’d share with you some “highlights” from our life out here.
My parents bought their property in ’73 and began building out here. They planted a peach orchard and we had chickens, goats, and a garden. Mom and Dad kept ledgers of their activity and the weather. I dug some up and thought I’d share with you some of their entries.
I was 9 and starting my own little farm enterprise. And holy moses, the garden….
April 1. 06:10 38 degrees. BP 29.925. Windy
“Teresa bought 2 goats from Dave Coye. Corral and shelter in quonset.
Little brother Adam and I. The big brown nanny was 2 in this photo, but is one of the goats I bought that spring of 1979. Guess it’s an April thing. 🙂
Planted: 200 walla walla sweets, 200 yellow onions, lots of carrots, a few beets, chard, radish, turnip, chinese onions, leeks. cabbage, long row of broccoli from seed. More peas — snow type.”
I can’t decide if that garden sounds amazing or terrifying.
April 29, Sunday
06:50 PDT 50 degrees. BP 29.675
beautiful day.
Planted corn, beans, turnips, peanuts. Planted lawn on NW corner of house.”
I do not remember planting any peanuts. Guessing they didn’t survive.
Perhaps Red Mountain was THATCLOSE to becoming a peanut plantation, fortunately our efforts failed. 🙂
