Pleasant Valley Plant Farm

  Being a gardener is a choice that has served me, my family and many others throughout the 40 years of my experiencing it.  Some of my favorite memories of childhood took place in the garden,and most of my favorite recent memories take place in the summer garden especially!Just constant discovery and reward that we can rely on for seasonal foods, and even year round provisions.

Gardeners form relationships with their growing space, whether it be planting boxes or square footage on the earth, and when you find what works for you, it becomes an experience you choose to follow for 3 or 4 months each year.

I definitely suggest an herb box, as even an old wooden box filled with Thyme, Chives, Oregano and most certainly Parsley, yields flavor perhaps year round if you decide to dry the herb for winter use.  This simple effort can save upwards of $50 dollars or more a year,when you think of current herb cost not to mention the quality of using your fresh, and freshly dried and properly stored and used herbs.  .

    We are so fortunate to be a part of this incredible style of life. Discovering the value of growing our own.  The challenge, the reward, sometimes taking many attempts to achieve, and you know what hooked me  is the FLAVOR. Every single gardener shares this marvelous experience, whether a simple spot of herbs in the window or a large area, perhaps a cold frame,  growing is contagious, growing is rewarding, and once you grow and enjoy the fruits of your labors’ you are a gardener for life!  Whether you rely on your garden or the neighborhood Farmers’ Markets’ gardens,  you understand value, and quality, freshness, and standards and see to it that you and the ones you love share in the blessings of the harvests each season.

  Gardeners are interested in jobs accomplished, keeping the dining, the very best, at home, letting family and friends in on the very freshest and best quality throughout the seasons, and making available for all, the highest quality produce with the freshest presentation available from your garden effort or the neighbors garden or at the local farmers markets.  This is the life I choose, and as we face the challenges of the winter and spring . please indulge my ode to the gardener,

I love to grow in every season

so if you have a gardeners heart

grow herbs for the obvious reason,

grow a houseplant or two

and before winters through

plan the spring to brighten and please ‘em ,

carrots and beets

are her favorite treats

and peas and beans are his hope,

as the spring emerges and the sun shine warms,

the seeds through the soil,they  will poke,

then  once again on a  day next May,

the garden will be on its’ best display

and as the peas are ready for pickin ,

second round of beets go in,

and carrots too, we will never be blue,

as the garden is the space we want to be in:-)

  Stay positive and stay planting!