Blossoms and babies

The ever growing tomato plants

Things are in full swing at Flying Tomato Farm. All of the transplants are reaching out and growing nice and tall with thick green leaves. With each sunny day, they seem to grow a few more inches. What's even more exciting though is the early onset of little yellow tomato blossoms throughout the plants.

These little flowers will become future tomatoes! In fact, some of the flowers have already started fruiting into tiny green balls, thus Flying Tomato Farm's tomato season is just around the bend. The baby tomatoes are also being kept company by a different kind of baby: Araucana chicks!

Flying Tomato Farm is happy to introduce their new feathered flock: 30 little chicks who will someday lay green and blue eggs. The greenhouse provides warmth and shelter, making it a perfect spot for a chick brooder. The chicks are also beneficial to the  tomatoes. They produce a little bit of heat as well as carbon dioxide, helping the plants to grow. Flying Tomato Farm is currently in the process of applying for an egg dealer's license, so hopefully folks will be able to take home free-range Araucana eggs at the farmers market in the near future.