We are on a roll for sure! Huge harvests are coming out of the gardens and sometimes the volume of it all gets a little overwhelming for us….But it sure is amazing and we are thrilled with the the bounty….just where to put it?!
We harvested all the Superior potatoes this week. They are perfect and a nice big bag in every share.
Superior potatoes at harvest.
Scott and Maeve at the end of late afternoon harvest. We are grateful for Scott’s relatives (Raupp Family) allowing us to plant potatoes at their beautiful farm.
We had another huge tomato harvest again this week and Cherry tomatoes are insane! Scott said this morning that it is the best tomato crop in years and I agree.
Tomatoes out for the CSA pick up today.
All the storage onions are out and curing-shallots too. Edamame is sizing up nicely and we have beets for next week!
We did experience “crop failure” in the watermelon patch. After a heavy rain the vines collapsed. Something brought in with the rain…??? A sad crop to lose but we do not feel the melons are “shareworthy” and we cannot be sure of the ripeness. We took a family vote of no confidence and the melons we do have are in the extra area this week….
Sweet potato crop looks strong and so do all the winter squash. We will start harvesting the early leeks next week and colored carrots are around the corner.
WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE-romaine head lettuce, spaghetti squash, cherry tomatoes, slice tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, green beans, bell peppers, italian fry peppers, mini sweet peppers-lunch box (full only), broccoli, superior potatoes 935 pounds…
Full Share
Snack Pack
Romaine Head Lettuce-A great harvest of dark green romaine from the hoop house.
Romaine at harvest.
Spaghetti Squash-We grew 2 varieties…big for full share mini for snack pack.
Spaghetti Squash chilling in the shade after harvest.
Cherry Tomatoes-The bounty continues….! Sweet treats for all.
Slice tomatoes-We are so happy with the harvest this week-great heirlooms and perfect red beauties for burgers and BLT’s..
Cabbages-A midsize “mini” head. Perfect for a side dish or in a stir fry. We love all the mini varieties.
Carrots-Another round of these perfect summer carrots. Great flavor.
Maeve packaged all the carrots for all the shares this week. She rocked it!
Green beans-Maybe the last picking of this rotation. 1 more in the field. Picked small and tender.
Italian Fry Pepper and green bell peppers-Pepper plants are loaded…here we go.
Green bells and a yellow italian fry pepper.
Mini Sweet Peppers-1st picking of this favorite treat. Full only this week.
Mini sweet peppers for full share….
Broccoli-Final harvest off this rotation.
This week’s broccoli-washed and ready for the shares.
Superior Potatoes-Enjoy this amazing flaky potato. Best mashed or baked ever!
Superior Potato.
BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK…..BEETS!!!, HEAD LETTUCE (DARK ROMAINE), PEPPERS, LEEKS, TOMATOES, (MAYBE A GREAT SURPRISE-FINGERS CROSSED….), AND MORE.
foxlinecityfarm 
Great pictures – again. It looks more and more like this is a three person operation.
– Mike McLain
Congratulations to the 3 of you on a great year!
– Mike McLain
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From: foxlinecityfarm
Date: October 24, 2019 at 3:01:49 PM CDT
To: MICHAEL M MCLAIN
Subject: [New post] Summer Share #20 October 24th Final Share
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foxlinecityfarm posted: “Best season ever for us! Thanks to all for sharing and making this “stay at home/urban farm” life possible for our family. We are grateful. The season zipped by and stayed strong all summer long. Thanks for the survey returns from our members. The fee”