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We sure had a HOT! week here and a happy week too…

We are thrilled the tomatoes are hitting and the plants are heavy with green tomatoes ready to ripen. Looks to be a strong tomato year for sure.

Harvest duties were heavy this week but we did transplant out a rotation of fennel and also lettuce into hoop 2. Another row of carrots was seeded in and we started the Fall Spinach in cells in the greenhouse. How odd is that to be looking to Fall! And-speaking of Fall- we noticed that the 1st early variety of brussels sprouts is heading up and we snuck some off the bottom just for fun because who has brussels sprouts in July?!

We dug a second row of new baby reds on a cooler evening. A bounty and we had fun picking up the potatoes after the digger went through. Next up is the purple potatoes!

CSA #8

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE-head lettuce, cucumbers, English cucumbers, summer leeks, new baby red potatoes, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, lice tomato, broccoli side shoots, bell peppers, white ice radishes (full only).

Head lettuce-A delicious lettuce from hoop 2 this week with a sweet flavor and great crunch! We harvest right at sunrise to ensure a sweet flavor and the best quality.

Cucumbers-Tons! English, Pickling, and fresh slicers are harvested daily.

Leeks-We had to include these with the potato harvest. Best fried potatoes ever with leeks….These are a variety called King Richard and a summer leek-smaller in size than the huge Fall leeks.

Potatoes-We dug the whole row of this variety of new baby red. A new variety for us-Prarie Fire.

Summer Squash-Every morning! Amazing the haul we pull out of the summer squash patch. Enjoy this summer staple.

Cherry tomatoes-And here they come! Washed and ready to snack away. 18 varieties are out there this season. A diverse collection of flavors, shapes and colors.

Slice tomato-These beauties are just starting to show color….

Broccoli Side Shoots-These little gems are the side shoot production on the broccoli plants. They grow after we harvest the main head. Perfect for a stir-fry dish.

Bell Peppers-3 varieties are out in the field including mini bells….

White Ice Radishes-(Full Only) We had a little space open up in hoop 2 a few weeks back and not wanting it to sit vacant we seeded in a small section of radishes for summer salad treats!

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-HEAD LETTUCE, CUCUMBERS, FLAT CABBAGE, SUMMER SQUASH, TOMATOES, CHERRY TOMATOES, COLLARD GREENS AND MORE….

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We rocked it this week! If there was daylight outside we were harvesting something from the garden….Yellow beans and cucumbers and summer squash-every frickin’ day we crawled down those rows and every day marveled what we were hauling out. We called in reinforcements and our wonderful helpers started harvesting too! Angel Al was on onion/leek duty and in his extra time “beautification” with the weedwhacker.

And Jeannie helped with the hoop house transformation and carrot harvest and bean picking. We are grateful as this is the time of year it is a bit tricky to stay in front of the bounty.

And we were super happy to see this beauty shining bright in the morning sun! Tomato season is around the corner.

Scott quickly replanted Fall carrots when the existing carrot harvest was out and soil prepped. We transplanted out another row of late cabbage and a late “hail Mary” crop of beans-just for fun! We are cutting it close with day length and temps but thought we would give it a shot. A strong week for us and a happy 1 too.

Head Lettuce-This week’s harvest is Cherokee. Delicious!

Mini Cabbage-Perfectly sized for a batch of slaw. And grilled it is amazing.

Carrots! The best! flavor ever. We love fresh carrots.

Cucumbers-This was the bounty of the week….unbelievable. Our best cucumber year ever. Mini snacking cucumbers, european long slicers, pickling and american slicers.

Sweet summer onions-The last of the sweet onions are out of the ground and cleaned. Mild sweet flavor.

Summer Squash-We planted 5 varieties this season and pick every morning as we like them small with a small seed cavity. Sometimes 1 hides beneath a leaf and becomes the jumbo zucchini bread/baking size…these will always be on the extra table.

Yellow beans-Another monster harvest of these deliciously thin filet beans.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-head lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, leeks, potatoes, garlic, summer squash, collard greens and more.

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The BEST news about this week is it rained! 1.5 inches in a nice slow soak. Finally… we are relieved and grateful for the moisture.

We are in full summer bounty mode….HUGE daily harvests continue in the gardens. Hours with the beans and cucumbers and daily picks through the zucchini patch and down the broccoli rows for side shoots. It’s fun and amazing what we pull out of the fields daily.

Scott seeded long rows of Fall sunflowers this past week and tied up the tomatoes, we weeded through the hoop houses, and the new crop of broccoli and watered and watered and watered.

CSA #6

What is in your share-head lettuce, leafy green mix, cucumbers, zucchini, onions, potatoes, yellow beans,

Head lettuce-A beautiful dark headed lettuce with a crisp sweet flavor.

Leafy greens mix-This is a fun mix of asian greens harvested small. It has a bit of a zippy pepper kick and also the sweet cabbage/pac choi flavor. Makes a great fresh salad.

Yellow filet beans-HUGE 1st harvest of these delicious slender beans yesterday. We had to air dry them after the rain!

Cucumbers-There are several different varieties in the mix. Mini’s, pickling, fresh eating and long english varieties. A great kick off to the season.

Dill-We did a special planting inside hoop 1 of baby dill just in time for the cucumber season. Nice tender fronds for cucumber side dishes.

Zucchini-The summer staple. We harvest every morning.

New Baby Reds-This is what I have been waiting for! I love just dug potatoes. The flavor is amazing. We decided to dig the whole row and it was fun!

Sweet Summer Onions-Delicious! A great harvest this season and many more weeks to come.

Cilantro-We have the trays out for those members that LOVE! Cilantro. Cut what you would like.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-HEAD LETTUCE, CABBAGE, CARROTS, ZUCCHINI, ONIONS, CUCUMBERS, BEANS, COLLARD GREENS AND MORE.

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It was a great week for us in the gardens. HOT! but great. Super fun when the daily morning bean, cucumber and zucchini harvests start. We are in full harvest mode and easing into the summer rhythm. We weeded the potatoes at the farm. They sure look good. The purples had slow and kinda weak germination so this is where we spent some time. More weeds in these two rows but happy to say they are weed free now. Many of the varieties are flowering and we should be eating potatoes in about 2 weeks. Just for fun we planted another row of green beans….and finished transplanting the fall broccoli. We quickly replanted hoop 1 with leafy greens after this week’s harvest and weeded through hoop 2’s long rows of carrots and beets. Scott prepped the outside garden area for the 2nd rotation zucchini patch and those will go in this weekend. The bounty coming out of the garden is amazing to us! Enjoy!!

I spend much of my time crawling down the rows all hunched over and I stopped to visit with Scott a bit and lay flat. He secretly snapped a photo of my quick break before I continued on…

CSA #5

What is in your share-head lettuce, leaf lettuce, sweet onions, zucchini, kohlrabi, broccoli, broccolini (full only), chinese cabbage and green beans!

Head lettuce-A delicious head this week. Sweet flavor and crunchy texture too!

Leaf Lettuce-A true wonder as it is a little tricky growing leaf lettuce in the blazing heat! We did it! Sweet and not bitter at all. Great texture and is delicious.

Sweet Onions-1st harvest of this summer favorite. Keep in the refrigerator. Sweet flavor not strong at all.

Zucchini-I am blown away when the zucchini hit! We harvest every morning to ensure they are small and tender. 54 this morning from the patch.

Kohlrabi-Last of the early kohlrabi harvest in the shares this week. We love it grated in a cabbage slaw.

Broccoli-This is the last of the fantastic early broccoli harvest. The plants are already making side shoots and we should be nibbling on these within 2 weeks.

Broccolini (full only)-Last of the broccolini harvest. We love it on the grill with a bit of a char. Also delicious chopped up raw and small in tossed salads.

Chinese Cabbage-Another great harvest. Makes a fantastic coleslaw. We love it with apples and a bit of vinegar also great flavor in stirfry

Cucumbers-Snappy and so fresh. In season garden cucumbers are the best!-We pick every morning to ensure a small seed cavity and sweet flavor. We are not going to bag them this year to see if this will help with storage. So cucumbers will be boxed or loose in your share.

Green beans!-1st harvest of the season. A sure sign of the start of summer. We harvest daily and pick small. We are not fans of the larger beans that Maeve once said “it’s like chewing on a pencil”. That said- we will let 1 crop grow a bit bigger as some people like to make dilly beans and some people prefer the larger bean too for various recipes. So, at some point this summer we will have a bag of the big guys just to spice it up a bit.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-head lettuce, collard greens, sweet onions, zucchini, mini head cabbage, cucumbers, green beans and more!

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