The beginning of the beginning?

We think of the solstice, when the days start to lengthen, as the start of the new growing season. But the solstice isn't for a couple of days yet, and today we got a load of potting soil delivered for the 2007 season, so perhaps we can kick things off a couple of days early this year.

Dennis the Vermont Compost Company trucker guy getting the truck ready to dump.

We get our potting soil from the Vermont Compost Company. Their stuff is always great, always consistent, and they go out of their way to take care of local growers, even people on our scale. A real first class operation.

We use thier stuff to raise our seedlings before transplanting out in the field. As we have grown, we have needed to get more potting soil each year, and this year we are up to 6 yards. Dennis comes and can dump it in the barn, where is stores fine for winter. We get the off-season discount, and Karl at Vermont Compost gets to keep his crew working year 'round.

It will be time to plant soon!