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Big, heavy sheets of raindrops fell-almost 7 inches in 24 hours here and we are soggy.  All is well just really wet!

Working through the rain……

A week that flew by.  Small duties around the garden and a big pear harvest.  We made our way down the long Fall brassica crop rows for a final weeding between the plants, tasty late season turnips were direct seeded in the hoop house along with several rows of late season leafy greens.  Scott spent a few days fortifying our perimeter fence as deer believed we planted the edamame crop just for their midnight snack.  We figured out where they were sneaking in and stopped the late night visits.

It’s the time of year to preserve the garden bounty for winter treats. All the sweet cantaloupes that we consider 2nds were cubed and frozen and tons of eggplant was roasted and froze too.  An afternoon was spent with a friend making our very first batch of kimchi. A fun afternoon of experimenting and laughter.

Kimchi!

SUMMER SHARE #15 

SNACK PACK

lettuce, beets, beans, peppers, baby arugula, pears

Head lettuce-A delicious head of summer crisp.  This variety is called Tropicana and it is perfect!

Tropicana Lettuce soaking in the wash tub.

Beets!-A beautiful bunch from the hoop house.  Tops too.  Remember you can eat the greens raw added to salads and delicious sauteed.

beets ready to harvest.

Beans-A huge harvest this week of 3 varieties. 84+ pounds! A tricolored blend in your share.

Scott and Maeve finishing up the snack pack beans….

Sweet Peppers-An assortment of sweet peppers were harvested this week and tucked into the shares.

Baby Arugula-A peppery treat from the hoop house.  A nice salad addition, make a pesto for pasta, or a fantastic pizza or quiche topping.

Arugula harvest.

Pears!-We had a bountiful harvest from the pear trees.  We were concerned after that late Spring frost nipped the blossoms.

Maeve and Scott picked all the pears this year.

And Maeve drove the harvest up from the field.

FULL SHARE

lettuce, beets, beans, peppers, arugula, pears, cherry tomatoes

Head Lettuce-Tropicana is the variety this week.  A sweet summer crunch.

Beets-A perfect harvest from the hoop house tops and all to enjoy.

Beet crop at harvest.

Beet crop harvested….

Washed beets ready for the shares.

Beans-A huge bag! Tricolored bean mix!

Yellow beans at harvest.

Pretty just picked beans.

Sweet Peppers-We picked an assortment of sweet peppers and a few in each share.

Baby Arugula-A snappy bag of this peppery treat from the hoop house.  Fantastic fresh added to salads, makes a great pesto, delicious as a pizza topping or with eggs.

Arugula ready to be cut.

Pears!-A late summer treat from trees we planted 8 years ago.  A bountiful harvest after we worried from that late Spring frost that nipped the blossoms.

A perfect pear.

Cherry Tomatoes-This may be the end of them for us this season.  Enjoy!

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-PURPLE POTATOES, GARLIC, BEANS, EDAMAME, LETTUCE, SWEET MINI PEPPERS AND MORE….

A visitor between the rainstorms.