What we grow:

Things change year on year, of course, but there are some constants you'll recognize throughout our photos.  This is a quick reference guide to the main inventory of what we grow:

Lots and lots of lettuce.  This cool weather crop does very well here so we grow several varieties throughout the season.

We mainly grow the Scarlet Runner variety because we prefer the 'rolling harvest' they offer rather than the varieties which mature all at once (these are best for people who do a lot of canning).  The humming birds and other pollinators like the gorgeous red blossoms, and we eat the beans fresh in the summer and shelled/dried later in the year.

Artichokes do well here as we're just on the border of the fog line.  The plants become surprisingly huge during the season and look downright prehistoric.  You see them easily at the back of all of our garden photos.  When they're at their peak we often harvest 25 'chokes at a time.  

Broad beans, also known as Fava beans, aren't as well known in the US as they are abroad but they're one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world and are surprisingly nutritious and tasty.  

Purple Shiso, sometimes called 'red shiso' is mainly used for pickling vegetables by the Japanese, but they also use it to make a refreshing beverage.  The flavor is difficult to describe, you'll just have to try it!