Here’s Lisel enjoying the very first green bean pick of 2009.  It was a bit mosquito-ridden, but she loved every minute of it.

Here’s George taking a break from pushing the wheel hoe.  He’s made many, many trips up and down those aisles, and it’s made a huge difference in the weed pressure this year.  In addition to the mulching effect of the black plastic, his diligence in knocking the bindweed and Canada thistle back has resulted in very clean beds.  Hurray!

Between the four of us (me, Jimmy, George, and Lisel), we have averaged since March right around 24 hours per week in our little garden of 11,000 square feet.  It’s no small task keeping all these veggies going, and it wouldn’t be possible without this gang.

Thanks for the hard work, guys!