Warmer weather, robins and tree buds are signs that spring in almost here. For us it is time to start planting. One of the things that sets Wagner Farm apart from what many people would consider a traditional farm is that it was a truck farm. Truck farming was raising vegetables for commercial markets. With Chicago just to the south of our farm there were many viable places for these farmers to market their crops. One of my favorite books on the subject happens to be a fictional work by Edna Ferber called So Big. This winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize chronicles the challenges of truck farming in Chicago in the 1920's.
The first step in having a garden is propagating the young plants. For the last couple days Jeff and Beth have been working in the greenhouse planting seed stock of tomatoes, peppers, onions, egg plant and cabbage. Spring is on its way!
