Thursday, October 18, 2012

Fall Harvest Fun

"Harvest time is here again
In the garden we must dig
Carrots, radishes, onions too
All so fresh and yummy too.
Harvest time is here again
Won't be long till you know when!"

The one thing missing from this poetic ode to the fall harvest is potatoes. At the Longfellow Garden Fall Harvest on Monday, October 15, spuds were everywhere: white ones, red ones; skinny ones, fat ones; tiny ones; big ones.



Dozens of children took part in the digging, using gardening forks, shovels and gloves to excavate the soil. It was almost like looking for treasure. While the potato plots were being harvested, the rest of the garden's carrots were also gathered.



After collecting the potatoes and carrots--and a few prize white onions--all of the vegetables were gathered and washed in large tubs, and then laid out to dry.


In all, 150 pounds of potatoes were harvested this year. Speaking of treasure, that's about the weight of five and half gold bars.