Creating The Front Farm at Myristica, or, How We Tore Up the Front Yard to Grow Beans

Straw and sopping wet newspaper was used to create the borders and walkways in the Front Farm. Found this New York Times article about heirloom tomatoes in the process.

Getting there on Memorial Day Weekend. Although the Front Farm was tilled several times, the beds required double-digging and hand-removal of turf clods. Each of the ten beds took approximately two to three hours each to prepare for planting.

Seedlings overlooking the Front Farm progress. Most of these seedlings were bound for the Clark County Public Library Spring Tomato Sale that takes place in the library lobby for most of the month of May each year.