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All good news!  Another perfect week of hard work, ample rain and heat.  We finished the last big “have to do” job of our early season. The melon patch is planted-all 380 transplants went in before noon and settled in with 2 perfect soaking rain storms the following days.  We are pleased.

Finishing up the last of the watermelon transplanting.

Scott has been trellising up the beautiful tomato plants that are growing tall and giving them a little extra pampering along the way.  Organic nutrients are added at each plant to ensure robust growth.

Scott tending to the tomato patch.

More beans, kohlrabi, and sunflowers went into the garden this week. Seeds were started in the greenhouse for late broccoli, beets and the weekly lettuce rotation in the hoop house.  The onions were weeded and we made our way down the cabbage rows for a quick primp.  The potatoes are flowering with a beautiful full canopy and peppers and zucchini forming too.  Cucumbers are flowering and we see itty bitty cucumbers forming.  The garden looks really strong with exciting crops right around the corner.

Tiny cucumber forming on the vine.

Peppers!

SUMMER SHARE #3

Please remember to return your reusable totes.  We are running low on our rotation.  

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

A great week of garden produce in the shares this week.  212 pounds of garden delights filled our shares this week. Delicious treats for dinner.  Enjoy!

SNACK PACK

Broccoli, baby arugula, swiss chard, baby asian greens mix, garlic scapes, and sugar snap peas.

Broccoli-A great early season broccoli harvest with 1 more row to harvest out in the field.  We ate some for dinner and Maeve said it was sweet!

Broccoli in the field

Baby Arugula-A peppery baby green that has a snap to it.  Great added to fresh salad, a pasta garnish, lightly sautéed or as a fancy pizza topper.

Baby arugula at harvest.

Swiss Chard-A pretty mix.  Our favorite colors.  Harvested Small and tender.

Bunching the Swiss Chard for the Shares.

Baby Asian Greens Mix-Another pretty combination of mild mustards, mazuna and kales.

Asian Greens ready to be cut.

Garlic Scapes-Those funny curly tops of the garlic plants.  We cut the tops to prevent flowering and promote garlic head development.  Tastes just like garlic.  Use as you would garlic cloves.  Fresh and tender stalks add wonderful flavor to your meals.

Garlic Scapes forming.

Sugar Snap Peas!-The start of the pea season.  The vines are LOADED!

Your pea picker this week.

Proud of her harvest.

And your pea packer this week.

FULL SHARE

Broccoli, Baby Arugula, Asian Greens Mix, Garlic Scapes. Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas.

Broccoli-Another early broccoli harvest.  Blue Wind and Green Magic came in from the field this week.  Flavorful and sweet.  More broccoli to come!

Next rotation of broccoli forming.

Baby Arugula-We planted long long rows of this peppery treat in the hoop house.  Enjoy fresh, lightly sautéed or added to pizza.  Delicious!

Arugula at harvest.

Arugula after harvest.

Swiss Chard-A colorful mix of tender stalk.

Maeve took this picture because she thought it looked pretty.  We agree.

Baby Asian Greens Mix-A mix of mild mustards, mazuna and kale.  Fresh eating or sauté.

Garlic Scapes-Tastes just like garlic.  Use as you would use garlic cloves.  These are the developing flower stalks we cut to promote head development of the garlic.  

Garlic Scapes cleaned and bundled ready for the shares.

Mini Cabbage Head-The perfect size.  We planted long rows of these sweet treats.  Small tender heads.

Mini Cabbage head in the field.

Sitting in the shade cleaning the cabbage before it goes to the washing station.

Kohlrabi-A few crunchy heads in each share. Remove the pretty lime green exterior and add to slaw, salads or cut in spears for dipping.

Kohlrabi in the garden.

Snow Peas!  The pea season has begun.  The first picking of snow peas.  Tender.  Snap the top and pull the thread and enjoy fresh or in stir fry.

Snow Peas on the vine.

Beautiful!

Sugar Snap Peas!-A huge first harvest of a favorite early crop.  They are HUGE! this year-sweet and tender too.

Sugar Snap on the vine.

Look at the size of those monsters!

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-Kale, head lettuce, peas glorious peas-snow and sugar snap, cabbage, garlic scapes, radishes and maybe…..

Zucchini!