Before the rain rolled in this morning, we planted 1,500 red, white, and yellow onions. The planting efficiency was greatly increased by this contraption that we borrowed from our friends, the Millers of Chili Hill Foods & Farm...they're the best spot for local Thai food, located across the street from the Post Office in downtown Smithfield! They grow many of their own vegetables and his dad made this tool that punctures 20 holes at a time, ensuring consistent plant spacing & depth.
We're also including some throwback pics from when we used to grow onions more than a decade ago. Our main focus now is on strawberries, but we always like to dabble in a few other crops too. Shout out to the amazing folks who supported our fledgling farmer's market stand in Smithfield when we were first starting out. Our daughter went from lounging on the onion bags to helping plant this year's crop in the blink of an eye!
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