Although we never really had any delusions that our little garden would be able to sustain us, there is a great sense of satisfaction when, if only for one meal, it actually does.
Tonight we went on a little harvesting rampage, and plunged our fingers into the dirt to retrieve carrots and beets. We've been too wary of committing vegetal infanticide up until now, so we've left them alone all season, but the tops of the beetroots were poking above the earth, and the carrot tops looked pretty healthy, so we dug in.
Our guys might be miniature, but they're ours. Every single part of the beet plant is edible, so today's harvest gave us some greens, stalks, and roots. Carrots were just big enough to join the party too, and our trusty and prolific arugula rounded things out. The non-garden team was pretty light - some chicken, a few drips of olive oil, and some seasoning (sumac, garlic, salt and pepper for the chicken, some aminos for the beet greens, and a little vinegar and mustard as a dressing for the arugula, if you must know.) 
Clockwise from upper left - Beet greens, beet stalks, carrots, beet roots, arugula
Chicken got some help from our own sage, dried a few weeks ago
Beet greens and stalks took a sauna with some aminosAnd the resulting meal is exactly the summertime reason that springtime gardens get planted:
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