LADYBUGS ON THE LOOSE AT DAYBREAK
BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR 2010

This year DayBreak released about 40,000 ladybugs into the five garden areas on June 4th at 6:00 pm. We were a little late getting to the event this year but not to worry, there were plenty of ladybugs to go around because each of the children at the event were given containers full of ladybugs and told to put ladybugs everywhere throughout the garden area. Every once in a while you would hear a little child start to scream because a ladybug got on them, but soon the parents would come to the rescue, and then all was well in Zion again.

Last year we missed the whole event and missed all the fun watching the kids trying to keep the ladybugs from crawling on them.

See the guy in the white shirt, well that is not me but the garden behind him is ours. Our 2010 garden (note the white PVC pipe) is now under construction. This year we planted more than just five tomato plants, a few carrots, radishes, and peas. This year we added green onions, peppers, and cilantro. Guess what I am going to make this fall with all the goodies from the garden?

When we first walked over to the garden there must have 250 people running around, talking, laughing, and flicking ladybugs off their children. Even at 7:00 pm when this picture was taken there were lots of people still in the area. All in all, it was a fun evening.

2009 IN REVIEW

And who can forget those famous words that all great farmers repeat each year:

I hope to keep everyone informed on the garden progress again this year, after all, you were all so interested in what came down last year that I just don't think I will be able to contain myself again this year. Just stay tuned to this blog and watch the garden grow. Then when the time is right, come and partake of the bounty.