O’Neill: Snow melt, pig jail break, and hope springs eternal (column)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

It’s been a glorious week of mixed projects as the snow melted and I came to realize that March is well underway. Burgeoning growth in the hoophouses has me excited for the weeks to come; salad mixes, beets, turnips, radishes and Asian greens are picture perfect in the tunnels and I’ve never had such a solid lineup coming down the pipeline at this point in the year. I’m clearing beds and planting fast, with a full complement of trays that are just about ready to transplant out.