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We are in full summer garden bounty mode here. HUGE! harvests hauled up from the garden and the tomatoes are kicking in and the peppers too. The days are full and happy. Irrigation is running around the clock as it is dry but we are keeping up. The plants love the heat and bright sunshine. All outside crops are in for the season and we joke we are riding the wave to the end now…..it’s fun to watch the brussels sprouts grow tall and the squash size up.

We placed the heart and square molds on the watermelons this week and excited to see what we get this year. Always a fun experiment.

CSA #8

head lettuce, leaf lettuce (full only), bell peppers, cucumbers, arugula, sweet summer onions, purple filet beans, carrots, kohlrabi, basil, slice tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, sweet mini peppers (full only)

Head Lettuce-Another delicious and crunchy head from hoop 1. It’s called salad bowl.

Leaf lettuce-Delicate leaf lettuce is a treat in the summer heat. Sweet.

Bell Peppers-We planted an assortment of Bells this year-mini to full sized. The plants look great and this is the 1st big harvest of peppers for the season….

Sweet mini Snack Peppers (full only)-These little gems are just starting to color up. They are called picnic and we love them….

Cucumbers-We are thrilled with our selections this year of cucumbers. Great flavor thicker skins and nice storage too.

Arugula-Another variety of this zippy green. We love it added to our fresh salads.

Sweet summer onions-Enjoy! We had a great harvest this season of summer onions….and a great onion cleaner too.

Purple filet beans-These are the beauties that were flattened in that terrible storm. We had a great harvest off the pancaked plants BUT it is a 1 and done……impossible-or near impossible to pick and not break the stem. Enjoy! this is the last of the beans until the next rotation in a few weeks.

Carrots-A great harvest from hoop 2. Crunchy and flavorful.

Kohlrabi-An outside kohlrabi crop. A great addition to fresh salads and shredded in a slaw.

Basil-Basil to kick off the tomato season. Grown in the greenhouse so tender and sweet.

Slice tomatoes-Here they come….over 20 varieties!

Cherry tomatoes-Weekly cherry tomatoes will be here for awhile…

Zucchini-Huge daily harvest from patch 1 and the 2nd patch is kicking in….

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-TOMATOES!!!! CHERRY TOMATOES, HEAD LETTUCE, CUCUMBER, POTATO, ZUCCHINI, GARLIC, KALE AND MORE…..

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Another happy week….Maeve is home and the mornings were cool and crops strong. We were on a good roll. Alllllll the onions came out and processed for drying.

A Great onion year for us….We are thrilled and we planted tons of shallots for late season delight.

2 very long rows of late season Fall broccoli went in and another rotation of cabbage. Transplanting is pretty much over for outside crops. More Fall Spinach was seeded in to fill Hoop 2 when the carrots and beets come out. We still follow our “routine” of daily harvest of cucumber, beans and zucchini. And we hand dug 1/2 a row of potatoes to kick of the season. Next week we will hook up the potato digger and harvest a long row of potatoes for next week’s share. Potato crop and sweet potatoes look to be best ever for us and we are excited.

CSA #7

head Lettuce. zucchini, cucumbers, sweet onions, corola potatoes, green beans, sunflower shoots, bell peppers (full only), cherry tomato (full only), 1 slice tomato (full only), broccoli side shoots (snack pack only)

Head Lettuce-A favorite! Lovelock. Just delicious-crunchy and flavorful.

Zucchini-1st patch is hitting stride and 2nd patch just started producing.

Cucumbers-A seeded in rotations are now producing.

Sweet onions-Maeve was the onion cleaner this week….

Potatoes-Corola is the variety. Great mashed or fried.

Green Beans-The plants were loaded this week….next up the purple beans

Sunflower shoots-Snip and add to fresh salads- or garnish. Nutty flavor.

Bell Peppers-Enough for Full Share…more peppers sweet and hot on extra table.

Cherry tomatoes-the cherry tomato row is just kicking in….enough of these little gems for Full Share.

Slice tomato-1 in full share only this week.

Broccoli Side shoots (snack only)-We are blown away at the side shoot production on these plants that were started in the greenhouse in March! Crazy. We do not need the space so we are leaving the row to see how long this goes.

We harvested a ton of eggplant this week and it will be on the extra table for members this week. Enjoy!

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-TOMATOES!, CARROTS, BEETS, FENNEL, POTATOES, CUCUMBERS, ZUCCHINI, PURPLE BEANS, LETTUCE AND MORE….

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Baraboo experienced a significant weather event yesterday around 5 pm. High winds, hail and over 2 inches of rain. We are fine. No damage here and garden good and loved the big drink. The edamame crop got pushed around a bit but nothing snapped off or damaged. The purple bean rows were flattened but here is the funny thing….this is the 5th!!! year in a row this happens with this crop. I saw it this morning and actually laughed and said to myself “of course it happened again!”. A big storm blasts through right at the wrong time. Makes for difficult harvesting but we are relieved as things could have been much worse.

A week that flew! We planted a sunflower patch for Autumn Splendor. A final “hail Mary” crop of carrots in hoop 2, the Fall Spinach was seeded in, long rows of radishes planted and we stuck to the “routine” of daily harvest of zucchini, beans and cucumbers. We pulled the garlic and prepped it for curing on a really hot day.

A good strong garlic year for us. Fresh just pulled garlic in every share this week.

We noticed that those long rows of beans we seeded in right before the heat wave had lame germination. VERY spotty. This happens sometimes when it gets just too hot. The bean seeds cook and rot. So, we seeded in again and noticed this morning all is well. Full germination down all 4 rows.

The melons are forming and about the size of a baseballs, peppers are forming too and a few jalapenos ready for the “extra table” this week. Tomato plants look fantastic! Won’t be long now.

CSA #6

Head lettuce, cucumbers, zucchini, beans, beets (snack only), collard greens, garlic, shallots, cabbage, and eggplant (full only), broccoli side shoots (full only)

Head lettuce-We harvested 2 varieties this week from Hoop 1. A romaine and an oakleaf. We mixed them up and 1 or the other is in every share.

Cucumbers-The long trellised rows are just starting to kick in. We planted larger varieties this season with tougher skin so they hold up in storage a bit longer.

Zucchini-The patch looks strong….Huge morning harvests.

Green beans-We crawled down the bean rows every day and always amazed at the bounty.

Beets-We did a selective harvest of the beets out of hoop 2. Pulled the bigger ones and those that needed to give their neighbor a bit more space. Snack Pack only this week. More to come.

Garlic-Fresh garlic is delicious. Enjoy the flavor.

Collard greens-A huge favorite around here. We use it as our wrap for sandwiches. Cut the center spine and use as you would a wrap or bread. Also, delicious in side salads or stirfry. Chop, saute and add to the mix. Makes a great slaw too.

Shallots-A mild onion flavor. We planted tons of shallots this year and harvested a few early birds for fun.

Cabbage-More of the sweet crisp mini heads.

Eggplant- We tucked some cuties in Full Share again this week.

Broccoli-(Full Only) We cannot believe the side shoot production off these plants. We are pulling the plants this week as we need the space for Fall Broccoli to go in.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-HEAD LETTUCE, SWEET SUMMER ONIONS, CUCUMBERS, ZUCCHINI, CUTTING CELERY, POTATOES! (FINGERS CROSSED) AND MORE….

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Another happy week in the gardens. We transitioned to “summer routine”. Early morning daily harvests, watering and maintenance. The plants loved the heat-us not so much but we powered through… Scott is making his way down the tomato patch securing the plants to the trellis. The vines are loaded with fruit and cherry tomatoes started showing color this week.

Cantaloupe patch is in full bloom, and the 2nd rotation of beans flowering too. All major crops are in and now just seeding in the lettuce rotations, Fall Spinach and radishes. We will start pulling the garlic and shallots next week and of course we weed every free moment available. Over a half inch of rain fell and with the cool temperatures we feel like we are in our own perfect paradise. Such a great start to the summer.

CSA #5

Head Lettuce, Kale, Zucchini, green beans, cucumber sweet onions, and eggplant (Full only)

Head lettuce-A fantastic lettuce harvest this week. 2 pretty varieties. Delicious.

Kale-We decided to only grow lacinato varieties this year as we feel they have the best flavor. A wilted kale cold salad is delicious and we love kale chips too.

Zucchini-The 1st patch is kicking in looking great. 2nd patch is settled in and in flower too. Zucchini will be a staple in the shares for many weeks to come.

Green Beans-Daily morning harvest. We pick them smaller as who wants to eat a pencil? The flavor and texture so much better. Enjoy! A summer of beans for us…..

Cucumbers-3 varieties producing this week.

Sweet onions-We planted 4 varieties this year of sweet onions. This is the 1st.

Eggplant (full only)-HUGE! Surprise that the eggplant had such an abundant harvest this week. The plants are large and strong this year. We are thrilled after a so so eggplant year last year.

Best guess for next week. Head lettuce, collard greens, fresh garlic, shallots, green beans, cucumbers, zucchini and more….

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It rained! And rained! Just perfect. We were getting to the point of being a bit worried after we got a huge dump of 2 inches in a little over 20 minutes but that was the end of it….The sun is shining and crops are loving the warm bright sun and lots and lots of moisture. Tomatoes are taking off and setting fruit.

We crossed the finish line of the weeding maraton and for the 1st time in our gardening history we are 100% weed free. Feels really good. We even had a little extra time and did some “recreational” weeding around the edges and flower beds too.

A final rotation of cucumbers went in and edamame too. Another big row of kohlrabi for the end of the season and 2 long rows of beans. Fun to start picking the cucumbers and summer squash and the green beans are slowly kicking in. Feels like summer.

CSA #4

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE-LEAF LETTUCE, BABY KALE MIX, SWISS CHARD, GARLIC SCAPES, PAC CHOI (FULL ONLY), CUCUMBER, GREEN BEANS (FULL ONLY), ZUCCHINI (FULL ONLY), RADISH (SNACK ONLY), BROCCOLI SIDE SHOOTS (SNACK ONLY)

Leaf Lettuce-A sweet mix of leafy lettuce.

Baby Kale-baby kale is delicious added to fresh salads or we love it quickly wilted with garlic scapes and a bit of olive oil.

Swiss Chard-Fantastic with scrambled eggs. And a tasty (and pretty) addition to fresh salads. Cut the stems into matchsticks-beautiful and crunchy.

Garlic scapes-End off the scapes before we move on to FRESH garlic. Use as you would garlic cloves. Long storage life too in the crisper drawer.

Pac choi (Full only)-Last harvest of this crunchy family favorite until Fall. Funny but our dog LOVES the white stalks.

Cucumber-2 varieties just started to produce this week. More to come.

Green Beans (Full only)-The bean row was a bit slow to produce this week in the overcast weather but full production should kick in this week!

Zucchini (Full only)-Slow to kick in too this week from the overcast days but here they come.

Radishes-(Snack Only) Crunchy Gems from Hoop 2!

Broccoli-(Snack Only) I think this is the end of the fantastic looooooooong broccoli run. Enjoy! 2 other broccoli rotations planted now in the garden for future harvest.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-LETTUCE, SWEET ONIONS, KALE, CUCUMBERS, DILL, BEANS, ZUCCHINI, BABY CABBAGE AND MORE….

Please return your totes WITH the plastic bottom inside. Several are coming back without. We cannot reuse the bag without it. Thanks.

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