Transitions. A favorite time of year. I love the dewy damp mornings, the sunlight is “thicker” somehow, and the colors outside becoming rich and bold. Our world slows a tiny bit and that feels pretty good. The last rotation of regular season lettuce was seeded in and the short late season crops are going out in the gardens. Lots of end of season plantings. More spinach is always a must as it is such a treat when the weather turns cold. We are way behind on our clean up goals from all the rain the past weeks and have high hopes that we make big progress on this important duty in the coming week.
Fall radishes seeded in.
Hard to believe we will be eating this in about 3 weeks….
Little seedlings in the greenhouse for Fall transplanting.
Happy 1st Day of school to all the kids in our CSA Family! Looking forward to a great year.
Maeve getting on the morning bus. First Day of 2nd Grade.
SUMMER SHARE #14
A delicious share this week….all 708 pounds of it.
SNACK PACK
Cherry Tomatoes-A colorful 1/2 pint in every share.
Tomatoes-A few to choose from. The patch is slowing down.
Leeks-A mid season variety from the garden this week.
Scott hauling the 1st load of leeks from the garden.
Potatoes-This week-Superior. A nice dry potato for potato leek soup or great baked or mashed.
Superior Potatoes all washed and ready for the shares.
Cutting Celery-Fluffy flavorful stalks for the potato leek soup or add a spark to fresh salads this week.
Beans-A great harvest! Last year we had a member request “big thick old fashioned yellow wax beans” on the end of year survey. Here they are! We paired them with a thick long green bean. Makes me think of my Grandma Lang and her black peppery bean soup she made for supper.
Scott getting ready to bag the beans.
Sweet Peppers-Yet another great pepper harvest. An assortment of these sweet gems are in every share.
1st load from the pepper rows.
Head Lettuce-A summer crunch this week from the hoop house. Perfect and sweet.
Summer crunch ready to harvest.
Pretty Tropicana.
Melon-A choice of cantaloupe or watermelon.
Melon harvest.
FULL SHARE
Cherry Tomatoes-A pint this week. The patch is slowing down after a bonanza cherry tomato summer.
Tomatoes-A few in every share.
Leeks-Another great leek harvest. A mid season variety.
Washed and ready for the shares.
Potatoes-A big big of perfect Superior potatoes. Perfect for a potato leek soup, mashed or baked.
Cutting Celery-Thin leafy stalks this time. Great flavor as an addition to soups, sauces or adding a snap to fresh salads.
Bean Medley-A CSA member’s request on last years’ survey. “big thick old fashioned wax beans”. We listened and paired them with thick old fashioned green beans. Wonderful in warm casseroles or thick soups.
Sweet Peppers-An assortment this week from the ever producing pepper rows.
Picking Peppers…..
Head Lettuce-A romaine and summer crunch from the hoop house.
A variety called Sparx.
Hot Jalapeno Peppers-A few in every share to spice things up this week.
Melon-A choice of watermelon or assorted cantaloupe.
Raspberries-A partial share this week too. IF you did not take them last week grab a 1/2 pint this week.
Morning Raspberry picking.
BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-beets!, lettuce, baby arugula, edamame??(hopefully), peppers, potatoes, garlic, and more……
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