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A week that zipped by for us.  Our days had clear focus of weed, water, harvest and repeat.  Amazing growth in the garden with the hot days and warm nights.  Daily visits to the cucumber and zucchini patches hauling out containers of produce.  Hours were spent making our way down the long bean rows picking handfuls and handfuls of delicious beans.  The Melons and Squash  double in size over night and we would marvel.

Tomatoes have finally started ripening!!! and they will appear in some shares this week.  Our warm season crops are loving these days.  Every spare moment Scott was on weed patrol as the weeds too love these warm days and it is important to stay well ahead of them.

More lettuce was transplanted in the hoop house right after this weeks harvest came out and yet another long row of carrots went in.  This carrot crop will be a sweet treat for the Winter Share as we snuggled 3 long rows in the hoop house for a late harvest after frost.

SUMMER SHARE #9

It’s another “Holy Cow” harvest week!  Enjoy these Summer delights!  602 pounds of harvested produce this week.  WOW!

 

SNACK PACK

Head lettuce-A juicy romaine from the hoop house.  Delicious.

 

Summer Sweet Onions-A few of these tasty treats.  A staple in your share for a few weeks to come.  Keep in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.  These are not cured winter storage onions.

Cucumber Snacking Mix-An assortment of mini munchers and american pickling.

Long European Slicing Cucumber-These are just starting to produce on the vine.  Skins are thin and tasty-no need to peel.

Mini Head Cabbage-Perfect mini heads for the snack pack. A great addition to salads or slaw.

Green Beans-Another harvest off the 1st planting.  This will be the end of these bush green beans.

Dragon Tongue Beans-A treat!  We pick these before the beans develop as an early harvest.  Great flavor raw or steamed!  These will appear later in the season again as a “shell out” with fresh beans.

Zucchini-Picked small and tender.

Basil!-A beautiful bundle to make a batch of pesto….and then some left over to enjoy with salads and sandwiches.  LARGE green leaves.  We grow our basil in the greenhouse so it is juicy and protected from those darn japanese beatles.

Garlic-We had to add another fresh just dug head for pesto.  A great garlic harvest for us this year.  We save our garlic and replant from year to year.  2 varieties-Music or German Red.

Jalapeno Pepper-These plants were loaded and needed an early pick.

Raspberries-BARABOO SNACK PACK ONLY THIS WEEK.

1 Slicing Tomatoes-BARABOO SNACK PACK ONLY THIS WEEK.

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Head lettuce-A juicy romaine from the hoop house.  Delicious.

We have a “unique” drying routine for these big heads…..major swinging to get the water out after a good soak in the wash tank and before packing.

 

Summer Sweet Onions-A few of these tasty treats.  A staple in your share for a few weeks to come.  Keep in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.  These are not cured winter storage onions.

 

Cucumber Snacking Mix-An assortment of mini munchers and american pickling.

Long European Slicing Cucumber-These are just starting to produce on the vine.  Skins are thin and tasty-no need to peel.

Mid-sized Cabbage-A variety called tender sweet.

Green Beans-Another harvest off the 1st planting.  This will be the end of these bush green beans.

Dragon Tongue Beans-A treat!  We pick these before the beans develop as an early harvest.  Great flavor raw or steamed!  These will appear later in the season again as a “shell out” with fresh beans.

Pac Choi-The end of the summer pac choi harvest.  A great addition to summer salads to add some crunch or excellent grilled.

Zucchini-Picked small and tender.

Basil!-A beautiful bundle to make a batch of pesto….and then some left over to enjoy with salads and sandwiches.  LARGE green leaves.  We grow our basil in the greenhouse so it is juicy and protected from those darn japanese beatles.

Garlic-We had to add another fresh just dug head for pesto.  A great garlic harvest for us this year.  We save our garlic and replant from year to year.  2 varieties-Music or German Red.

Jalapeno Pepper-These plants were loaded and needed an early pick.

Romanesco Cauliflower-Those pretty green heads in your share this week.  Love them!

Eggplant-A surprise harvest last night.

Cherry Tomatoes!!!!  The first picking of the season…..

2 Slicing Tomatoes-BARABOO FULL SHARE ONLY THIS WEEK.

 

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, fillet tri-color beans, kohlrabi, dill,  carrots,  potatoes, and…….CORN!!!!!

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Still rolling along with happy days….HOT!!! happy days but happy.  We survived the muggy heat with very early mornings of harvest and hard work and then transitioned to easier tasks in the heat of the day.  Scott and I are not too bothered by the heat so not that taxing on our duties.  Weeding and seeding in during the afternoons is not too difficult.

The heat loving crops responded with robust growth in the hot days and warm nights…..The vines in the melon patch are running all over and tons of baby melons on the vine.

 

Eggplant is finally starting to produce and a few Full Share members will see them in their bags this week.  Tomatoes are finally! coloring up and we are hopeful that we will start picking for the shares next week.  We have a bean explosion going on around here and our second rotation has quickly caugh up to the 1st and our 3rd rotation not far behind….Long long hours of picking down the rows.

We had another great carrot harvest this week and are pleased with the varieties and yield.

The brussels sprouts are heading up and we are excited as we planted tons and tons of these tasty gems for a huge harvest this Fall.  4 varieties went in including purple!

All the Fall Brassicas went in this past week except that cool broccoli we harvest in the snow for Winter Share.  We just started these seeds for that variety and will plant out in about 2-3 weeks.

A stong week again with even a little time to work on a flower order for a dear friend’s special event.  Time to create and revisit my past profession.  I LOVED! it…..

This week we will be planting another bed of carrots and lettuce,  start another potato harvest, dig all the garlic (hopefully) and string it up to dry and pick beans and more beans and more beans again.  Oh, and somehow Scott has to find the time to sickle mow the weeds!

SUMMER SHARE #8

Grab your forks!  We are just starting the jumbo Summer bonanza harvests from the garden…….a fantastic bounty this week.  We are kinda blown away and hope you are too. 558 pounds this week is going out the door!   Enjoy.

 

 

SNACK PACK

Head Lettuce-Another week of that delicious Summer Crisp that thrives in the heat.  Huge crunchy heads.

Leaf Lettuce-A nice sized bag for salads.  This is the last of the leaf lettuce until Fall.

Pac Choi-A surprise harvest this week.  Tripled in size in 1 week and we thought this would be a few weeks out to harvest.  Great raw or on stir fry.

Snacking Cucumber Mix-An assortment of mini thin skinned munchers that we love so much and snacking pickling cucumbers-white beauties too!

Long Skinny European Cucumber-4 varieties are in the garden and we will have these for many weeks to come.

Summer Onions-We just started the onion harvest and these too will be a staple in the shares for weeks to come.  Sweeter than storage onions.  Keep in the refrigerator.

Red Norland Potatoes-Scott finished the harvest of these 1st early potatoes.  Enjoy!  Nothing better than the 1st potatoes of the season.

Carrots!-A sweet harvest.

Cauliflower-We are thrilled with the cauliflower harvest this year.  Past years were kinda wimpy and we set a quiet goal of improving this year.  It is delicious-really delicious and we eat it for supper almost every night.

BEANS!-Here we go with the bean marathon.  1/2 pound + bags!…..we have never had a crop that the beans were this long.  The plants are loaded.

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Head Lettuce-Another week of that delicious Summer Crisp that thrives in the heat.  Huge crunchy heads.

Leaf Lettuce-A big bag of an assorted mix.  The last of the leaf lettuce until Fall.

Pac Choi-A surprise harvest this week.  Tripled in size in 1 week and we thought this would be a few weeks out to harvest.  Great raw or on stir fry.

Snacking Cucumber Mix-A big bag of an assorted mix of mini thin skinned munchers that we love so much and snacking pickling cucumbers-white beauties too!

Long Skinny European Cucumber-4 varieties are in the garden and we will have these for many weeks to come.

Summer Onions-We just started the onion harvest and these too will be a staple in the shares for weeks to come.  Sweeter than storage onions.  Keep in the refrigerator.

Red Norland Potatoes-Scott finished the harvest of these 1st early potatoes.  Enjoy!  Nothing better than the 1st potatoes of the season.

Carrots!-A sweet harvest.

Cauliflower-We are thrilled with the cauliflower harvest this year.  Past years were kinda wimpy and we set a quiet goal of improving this year.  It is delicious-really delicious and we eat it for supper almost every night.

BEANS!-Here we go with the bean marathon…..1 pound + bags!  We have never had a crop that the beans were this long.  The plants are loaded.

Chinese Cabbage-The small Soloist variety that is the perfect size.  Can be eaten raw in salads or stir fry. Long storage life in the refrigerator.

Zucchini-The plants are just starting to kick in.  Several varieties planted and picked small.

 

 

 

**Eggplant-ERDMAN FULL SHARE ONLY THIS WEEK-A few early birds to tuck in the shares….

**Raspberries-ERDMAN FULL SHARES ONLY THIS WEEK

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-cabbage, lettuce, beans, garlic, cucumbers, dill, summer squash, ????peppers!, and maybe..

 

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We enjoyed ourselves this past week in the gardens. Not too hot, not too cold, not too buggy, not too wet.  Just perfect…. Scott cleaned up and prepared the “Pea Patch” and we transformed it into Fall cabbage.

We have 1 more round of Fall transplants from the greenhouse to go in this week as our big project.  Finding the room in the garden is always a problem at this time of year.  It’s all in the timing.  We wait for something to come out and then quickly prepare the area and transplant.

More carrots going in the garden and the the hoop house transplanted again with another round of lettuce after a bounty harvest this past week.

 

Our summer heat loving crops are finally kicking into action and our focus changes to these crops. The cucumber vines are loaded and we crawl down the rows daily.  Beans are just about ready, and it looks to be a good pepper year for us…..and the tomatoes are starting to show color-finally!! 2 weeks behind last year.  All those cold overnight early summer temperatures.

 

SUMMER SHARE #7

Hold on to your forks this week’s share is a bounty!  439 pounds headed out the door today.  Enjoy all of it….Happy Summer!

 

SNACK PACK

Head Lettuce-A favorite summer lettuce Costal Star.  Huge summer crisp heads.  Delicious.

Potatoes!-Yes really, Potatoes….and our best harvest ever of the early reds- Red Norland.  Perfect and well over a pound a foot at harvest.  Nothing better than fresh dug potatoes!  Can be steamed, boiled. broiled, fried or smashed.  More to come…

Leeks!-Yes really, Summer leeks.  Perfect timing.  We are kinda blown away too how well this worked out.  Potatoes and leeks.  Nothing better.

Snacking Cucumbers- 1st week of picking….A mix this week of several varieties.  Mini thin skinned munchers, small spined american pickling, and the fun salt and peppers.

Cabbage-A perfect mini head for the snack pack share.  We love this mini variety and have grown it for years.  Gonzales.  Sweet and perfect for fresh salads or slaw or added to a stir fry.

Zucchini-The start of zucchini season…..we planted 7 different summer squash varieties and pick them small.

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Head Lettuce-A favorite summer lettuce Costal Star.  Huge summer crisp heads.  Delicious.

Leaf Lettuce-Juicy thick lime colored buttercrunch leaves.  A nice companion to the summer crisp in a mixed salad.

Potatoes!-Yes really, Potatoes….and our best harvest ever of the early reds- Red Norland.  Perfect and well over a pound a foot at harvest.  Nothing better than fresh dug potatoes!  Can be steamed, boiled. broiled, fried or smashed.  More to come…

Leeks!-Yes really, Summer leeks.  Perfect timing.  We are kinda blown away too how well this worked out.  Potatoes and leeks.  Nothing better.

Snacking Cucumbers- 1st week of picking….A mix this week of several varieties.  Mini thin skinned munchers, small spined american pickling, and the fun salt and peppers.

 

 

Fennel-A great additions to this weeks offerings.  Fennel cucumber salad is delicious, fennel cabbage slaw too,  fennel, leek soup potato soup pretty tasty, shaved fennel on fresh greens, grilled or baked fennel as a hot side dish.  Lots of options…We love fennel!

Cabbage-A mid sized head for full share.  Pretty light green color and looser heads for fresh eating or added to stir fry.

Large Leaf Italian Parsley-We had to add it this week with the new baby red potatoes…..

Broccoli-This is the end of the early summer broccoli.

Zucchini-The start of zucchini season…..we planted 7 different summer squash varieties and pick them small.

Raspberries-BARABOO FULL SHARE ONLY THIS WEEK. The main season patch is just starting to ripen…  Raspberry season has begun!

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-beans!!!, carrots, head lettuce, potatoes, cauliflower, cucumbers and more…..

 

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Another Joy FILLED week I am happy to say.  The cooler temperatures make easy work in the gardens.  Pleasurable days spent weeding, watering, planting and harvesting.  We even had a bit of time to do what I like to call “fun weeding”.  We tackled a few areas around the pond and flower gardens.  Areas that are want to’s and not have to’s.

 

Scott’s days are spent with a hoe, a sickle bar or weed wacker and I am on my knees most of the time pulling weeds from the garden, transplanting new seedlings or harvesting crops.  We rise extra early (sometimes 4am!) to harvest as the vegetable and leafy greens that are cool from overnight.  We get them washed and tucked in the cooler before the mid day heat sets in.

 

It was a fantastic week for leafy greens.  They loved the cool nights and mild day temeratures.  Our hoop house looks wonderful and filled with delicious lettuces.

The cooler temperatures also mean we wait and wait and check and check for the warm loving crops.  The beans, zucchini, and cucumbers were slow to develop this week.  The plants are loaded with itty bitty produce waiting for some heat.  We picked the first cucumber and I image we will have a bounty harvest next week.

It looks like we are going to have a great pear harvest this year after a few years of little or no fruit due to past cold Spring temperatures and late frosts.  We are excited! Looks like enough to fill a share for everyone…and “put up” a few jars.  Maeve loves pear sauce better than apple sauce.

SUMMER SHARE #6

226 Pounds of garden goodness harvested this week.

SNACK PACK

Leaf Lettuce-A big bag of perfect leaf lettuce.  A great week for lettuce growing!  Double rinsed.  Sweet and juicy.  Enjoy!

Head Lettuce-A beautiful buttercrunch. Thick leaves and delicious.

Carrots-Early summer carrots.  We started harvesting this past week from the patch started in April with more to come.  Remember our theme this summer is Carrots Carrots and more carrots….

Broccoli-A nice broccoli harvest this week.  Harvesting from 3 different varieties.

Shelling Peas-Eat peas only.  NOT shell.  Snap end, pull string and remove peas.  Excellent raw in salads, or steamed.  This is the end of the peas for the season.  The patch has been cleared and we will replant this week with Fall crops.

Garlic!-Fresh just dug, uncured garlic and delicious…..We couldn’t help ourselves….we had to dig some and peek.   It is going to be a great garlic year. We almost doubled our plantings last Fall and Scott heavily mulched the crop and it is a bounty.  We are firm believers here that you can never have too much garlic.  Enjoy this first taste.

Raspberries-LERDAHL ONLY THIS WEEK.  We have just started the picking.  All shares will receive a 1/2 pint or more by the end of the harvest.

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Leaf Lettuce-A JUMBO bag of perfect leaf lettuce.  A great week for lettuce growing!  Double rinsed.  Sweet and juicy.  Enjoy!

Head Lettuce-A beautiful buttercrunch. Thick leaves and delicious.

Carrots-Early summer carrots.  We started harvesting this past week from the patch started in April with more to come.  Remember our theme this summer is Carrots Carrots and more carrots….

 

Garlic!-Fresh just dug, uncured garlic and delicious…..We couldn’t help ourselves….we had to dig some and peek.   It is going to be a great garlic year. We almost doubled our plantings last Fall and Scott heavily mulched the crop and it is a bounty.  We are firm believers here that you can never have too much garlic.  Enjoy this first taste.

 

Broccoli/Cauliflower Combo-A bit of both in the full share this week.

Sugar Snap Peas-Eat Pod and all….this is the end of the peas for the seasons after a fantastic run.  Almost 400 pounds of sugar snap were harvested this year.  WOW!

Cucumbers-Kinda funny…only a few in each share.  An early taste of these tasty mini munchers we love so much.

Raspberries-LERDAHL ONLY THIS WEEK.  We have just started the picking.  All shares will receive a 1/2 pint or more by the end of the harvest.

 

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-cucumbers, fennel, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, zucchini and more……

 

 

 

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