July 4, 2015
This week's harvest:
Garlic
Basil
Cilantro
Dill
Yellow Beans
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Cucumbers
Red & Green Cabbage
Hot Peppers
A few mixed Tomatoes
Eggplant - free choice
This week's farm news:
Well, folks, this was a different sort of week. First of all, it rained. A bunch. We likely had six inches over the course of a few days which resulted in a lot of high water on the farm. We get a little stir crazy when it rains like that... But all of the time being indoors helped us adjust to this other little bit of news: Cher fell and broke her ankle early in the week. At first we thought it was just a sprain, but after 2 days of doctoring the injury and there still being a spot of pretty intense pain on the back of my ankle, we decided to go and have it x-rayed... broken, indeed. So. It's a little bit overwhelming, but we're trying to adjust as best we can. I think the hardest part is having to sit still! I'm not very good at that! So, have a happy 4th and be sure to watch your step! I suppose it will be a few weeks before I make it back to market... But keep your fingers crossed for me and my ankle's speedy healing so I can get rid of these darn crutches... 6 months pregnant on crutches is not the most graceful sight!
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015
2015 Season, week 7
June 27, 2015
This week's harvest:
"Indy Gold" Yellow Beans
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Carrots
Basil
Tomatoes!
Garlic
This week's news:
Another hot week, this one! And really, no more rain fell either... Maybe a few drops. Supposedly, though, according to the weather man, rain (and cooler temperatures!) is on the way. I hope so!
This week, despite the heat, we spent a good deal of time harvesting our garlic crop. We are about three-quarters finished and hopeful about getting it finished early in the week. Looks like your garlic future is secure... And you'll have to pardon your farmers if we reek of the stuff! Fresh garlic is irresistible and we have eaten a lot this week. We hope you enjoy it, too! The first of the tomatoes are coming in now which, to me, really heralds the beginning of summer. So happy summer to you!
This week's harvest:
"Indy Gold" Yellow Beans
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Carrots
Basil
Tomatoes!
Garlic
This week's news:
Another hot week, this one! And really, no more rain fell either... Maybe a few drops. Supposedly, though, according to the weather man, rain (and cooler temperatures!) is on the way. I hope so!
This week, despite the heat, we spent a good deal of time harvesting our garlic crop. We are about three-quarters finished and hopeful about getting it finished early in the week. Looks like your garlic future is secure... And you'll have to pardon your farmers if we reek of the stuff! Fresh garlic is irresistible and we have eaten a lot this week. We hope you enjoy it, too! The first of the tomatoes are coming in now which, to me, really heralds the beginning of summer. So happy summer to you!
2015 Season, week 6
June 20, 2015
This week's harvest:
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Red Lettuce
Fresh Garlic!
Cucumbers
Eggplant (medium shares this week)
Broccoli
Garlic Scapes (Spanish Roja)
Hot Peppers
-A Random Choice-
And some Basil
This week's news:
Well, it was a hot one this week! We had a few brief rain showers that didn't amount to much but it's raining again right now so we are hopeful about the farm getting soaked. We did a little more planting this week, setting out our late tomatoes, summer lettuce, tomatillos, lime basil, and okra. We also seeded two varieties of lima beans to trial so a good rain would sure help all of that get settled! And as usual, we did a lot of tractor cultivation, hoeing, and weeding this week, too. Those tasks are kind of like sweeping the floor or washing dishes... Just when you think you're all done, it's time to do it all over again!
We had a few days off the farm last weekend (after market!) for a short trip to Dale Hollow Lake. To read more or to see some photos, read Cher's latest blog post on the Radical Farmwives Website.
This week's harvest:
Yellow Crookneck Squash
Red Lettuce
Fresh Garlic!
Cucumbers
Eggplant (medium shares this week)
Broccoli
Garlic Scapes (Spanish Roja)
Hot Peppers
-A Random Choice-
And some Basil
This week's news:
Well, it was a hot one this week! We had a few brief rain showers that didn't amount to much but it's raining again right now so we are hopeful about the farm getting soaked. We did a little more planting this week, setting out our late tomatoes, summer lettuce, tomatillos, lime basil, and okra. We also seeded two varieties of lima beans to trial so a good rain would sure help all of that get settled! And as usual, we did a lot of tractor cultivation, hoeing, and weeding this week, too. Those tasks are kind of like sweeping the floor or washing dishes... Just when you think you're all done, it's time to do it all over again!
We had a few days off the farm last weekend (after market!) for a short trip to Dale Hollow Lake. To read more or to see some photos, read Cher's latest blog post on the Radical Farmwives Website.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
2015 Season, week 5
June 13, 2015
This week's harvest:
Snow Peas
Kohlrabi
Swiss Chard
Beets
Green Garlic Scapes
Mint
This week's choice: choose between Lettuce, Broccoli, Baby Squash, Radishes, Hakurei Turnips, or Red Russian Kale
This week's farm news:
We had more good rain on the farm this week. We were expecting the rain to come in isolated showers but had a lovely surprise of a full day of mostly steady rain (Monday, I think!). Once the weather fronts moved through, though, somebody turned up the heat and humidity! The gardens were ready for more cultivation by the end of the week... And, boy, is there ever a lot to cultivate right now! (Which, for your sake, is a good thing but makes for weary farmers!)
With the heat also came the demise of some spring crops, but we're not quite (almost though!) to the deluge of summer crops, so that puts us squarely in that awkward in-between-season-place of a somewhat sparse harvest this week. Oh, but so much goodness is on the way... Squash and beans, tomatoes and peppers, cucumbers and onions and potatoes are just around the corner. Hang in there!
This week's harvest:
Snow Peas
Kohlrabi
Swiss Chard
Beets
Green Garlic Scapes
Mint
This week's choice: choose between Lettuce, Broccoli, Baby Squash, Radishes, Hakurei Turnips, or Red Russian Kale
This week's farm news:
We had more good rain on the farm this week. We were expecting the rain to come in isolated showers but had a lovely surprise of a full day of mostly steady rain (Monday, I think!). Once the weather fronts moved through, though, somebody turned up the heat and humidity! The gardens were ready for more cultivation by the end of the week... And, boy, is there ever a lot to cultivate right now! (Which, for your sake, is a good thing but makes for weary farmers!)
With the heat also came the demise of some spring crops, but we're not quite (almost though!) to the deluge of summer crops, so that puts us squarely in that awkward in-between-season-place of a somewhat sparse harvest this week. Oh, but so much goodness is on the way... Squash and beans, tomatoes and peppers, cucumbers and onions and potatoes are just around the corner. Hang in there!
2015 Season, week 4
June 6, 2015
This week's harvest:
Snow Peas
Kohlrabi
Kale
Swiss Chard
Lettuce
Beets
Garlic Scapes
This week's farm news:
The week started off cool and rainy. It certainly did not feel like the beginning of June! We were so thankful for the rain, too... We needed it! And after the rain, the days of overcast skies and cooler temperatures really gave the moisture a chance to soak in. Once the garden soil dried out a bit, it was back to cultivation and weed pulling. Toward the end of the week the sun came out and the days started warming up and it began to feel like summertime. We transplanted some okra and sowed some zucchini and Roma beans. The deer found our tender, newly planted sweet potatoes, so we had to set up a deer fence around them to halt the nibbling. It seems like we've got to stay on our toes!
This week's harvest:
Snow Peas
Kohlrabi
Kale
Swiss Chard
Lettuce
Beets
Garlic Scapes
This week's farm news:
The week started off cool and rainy. It certainly did not feel like the beginning of June! We were so thankful for the rain, too... We needed it! And after the rain, the days of overcast skies and cooler temperatures really gave the moisture a chance to soak in. Once the garden soil dried out a bit, it was back to cultivation and weed pulling. Toward the end of the week the sun came out and the days started warming up and it began to feel like summertime. We transplanted some okra and sowed some zucchini and Roma beans. The deer found our tender, newly planted sweet potatoes, so we had to set up a deer fence around them to halt the nibbling. It seems like we've got to stay on our toes!
2015 Season, week 3
May 30, 2015
This week's harvest:
"Devil's Ears" Lettuce
"Lacinato" Kale
Cilantro
"Bright Lights" Swiss Chard
"Easter Egg Radishes"
"Cylindra" Beets
Mint
Garlic Scapes
This week's farm news:
A few rain showers moved through the farm this week, the first of which fell just after we finished planting our sweet potato crop... What a blessing that was! The farm was really starting to need some rain, too. We wouldn't complain about getting a little more though... We also planted parsnips, more carrots, & summer lettuce in the garden and started some trays of lettuce, okra, tomatillos, lime basil, and our late crop of tomatoes in the greenhouse. The main season tomato patch is mostly caged and mulched, too. And lots of cultivation work was accomplished so it was a pretty busy week!
And now, unbelievably, here we are already on the threshold of June! And I'll say, I'm not sure I have ever been so eager for summer crops! I can hardly wait for that first batch of salsa! That first melon! Oh my! All of the summer crops are looking good and growing fast - thank goodness!
This week's harvest:
"Devil's Ears" Lettuce
"Lacinato" Kale
Cilantro
"Bright Lights" Swiss Chard
"Easter Egg Radishes"
"Cylindra" Beets
Mint
Garlic Scapes
This week's farm news:
A few rain showers moved through the farm this week, the first of which fell just after we finished planting our sweet potato crop... What a blessing that was! The farm was really starting to need some rain, too. We wouldn't complain about getting a little more though... We also planted parsnips, more carrots, & summer lettuce in the garden and started some trays of lettuce, okra, tomatillos, lime basil, and our late crop of tomatoes in the greenhouse. The main season tomato patch is mostly caged and mulched, too. And lots of cultivation work was accomplished so it was a pretty busy week!
And now, unbelievably, here we are already on the threshold of June! And I'll say, I'm not sure I have ever been so eager for summer crops! I can hardly wait for that first batch of salsa! That first melon! Oh my! All of the summer crops are looking good and growing fast - thank goodness!
2015 Season, week 2
May 23, 2015
This week's harvest:
Oakleaf Lettuce
Cylindra Beets
Swiss Chard
Cilantro
"Red Russian" Kale
"Easter Egg" Radishes
Garlic "Pigtails" Scapes
This week's farm news:
The week was lovely and remarkably cool. We had slight fears of getting a frost on Friday morning, but thank heavens all is well. We set out some more transplants: more melons, basil, squash, and lettuce. A whole lot of cultivation was done as well, both by hand and with the tractor, so the gardens are in pretty good shape right now.
This week we also sheared my ten Shetland sheep, thanks totally to our good friends at Hill and Hollow Farm. (I'm so excited to have a giant pile of wool to play with! I plan to keep some for hand spinning but hope to send some off to a mill to be made into yarn... who knows? Maybe I'll even have some for sale at market one of these days!) So our friends came with their handy-handy electric shears and made short work of all those sheep. With my hand shears it probably would have taken me days to finish the task! So me (and my back) are super thankful for the shearing helps!
Have a great week, y'all, and happy Memorial Day!
This week's harvest:
Oakleaf Lettuce
Cylindra Beets
Swiss Chard
Cilantro
"Red Russian" Kale
"Easter Egg" Radishes
Garlic "Pigtails" Scapes
This week's farm news:
The week was lovely and remarkably cool. We had slight fears of getting a frost on Friday morning, but thank heavens all is well. We set out some more transplants: more melons, basil, squash, and lettuce. A whole lot of cultivation was done as well, both by hand and with the tractor, so the gardens are in pretty good shape right now.
This week we also sheared my ten Shetland sheep, thanks totally to our good friends at Hill and Hollow Farm. (I'm so excited to have a giant pile of wool to play with! I plan to keep some for hand spinning but hope to send some off to a mill to be made into yarn... who knows? Maybe I'll even have some for sale at market one of these days!) So our friends came with their handy-handy electric shears and made short work of all those sheep. With my hand shears it probably would have taken me days to finish the task! So me (and my back) are super thankful for the shearing helps!
Have a great week, y'all, and happy Memorial Day!
2015 Season, week 1
May 16, 2015
This week's harvest:
"Cracoviensis" Lettuce
Arugula
"Bright Lights" Swiss Chard
"Red Russian" Kale
"Easter Egg" Radishes
Green Garlic
Fresh Mint
This week's farm news:
Welcome, friends, to another season with Bugtussle! Can you believe it's our 14th? I surely can't!
The spring has been pretty good so far. Overall, cool and wet... until it turned rather suddenly hot and dry. This past week we particularly felt summer's imminence, which just begged for getting summer crops in the ground! All of the (250!) tomato plants were transplanted as well as sweet & hot peppers, eggplant, cukes, and melons. We seeded corn and beans which are coming up nicely, too. My mouth is watering for all of it!
And, in case you didn't notice or were too shy to ask, Cher's mid-section is growing round... and not from swallowing a watermelon seed or drinking too much beer over the winter. Yep, little sprout #4 is on its way! Due in early October just as our summer CSA season is winding down. What timing and what a blessing!
XO Cher & Eric
This week's harvest:
"Cracoviensis" Lettuce
Arugula
"Bright Lights" Swiss Chard
"Red Russian" Kale
"Easter Egg" Radishes
Green Garlic
Fresh Mint
This week's farm news:
Welcome, friends, to another season with Bugtussle! Can you believe it's our 14th? I surely can't!
The spring has been pretty good so far. Overall, cool and wet... until it turned rather suddenly hot and dry. This past week we particularly felt summer's imminence, which just begged for getting summer crops in the ground! All of the (250!) tomato plants were transplanted as well as sweet & hot peppers, eggplant, cukes, and melons. We seeded corn and beans which are coming up nicely, too. My mouth is watering for all of it!
And, in case you didn't notice or were too shy to ask, Cher's mid-section is growing round... and not from swallowing a watermelon seed or drinking too much beer over the winter. Yep, little sprout #4 is on its way! Due in early October just as our summer CSA season is winding down. What timing and what a blessing!
XO Cher & Eric
Saturday, November 29, 2014
2014 Fall Season, week 6
November 8, 2014
This week's harvest:
Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Ginger
Assorted Winter Squash
This week's farm news:
Well, folks, this basket wraps up the fall share! We can't believe how quickly the weeks went by! We hope you enjoyed the season...
Just after we finished up the week's harvest, we drove the truck down to the house. Eric mentioned the truck was acting a little funny. So, we tried to fire it up again to investigate and something went kaput! (We're guessing the alternator.) So we put in a call to our mechanic and a tow truck driver - fortunately, Eric had backed the truck into its spot making the tow truck driver's job so much easier! Anyhoo, we had to quickly shift gears and pack up the mini van for market. Normally, this would not be a big deal - some of us would just stay home to ease the packing job in the smaller space of the van. But... today is the Elves Faire at the Waldorf School and the kids look so forward to this event all year and they just wouldn't hear of missing it! So with a little strategy I was able to cram it all in! We were hoping to bring y'all extra sweet potatoes today since it's the last week but just couldn't fit the extra. So if you need some, come on up to the farm for a visit!
This week's harvest:
Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Ginger
Assorted Winter Squash
This week's farm news:
Well, folks, this basket wraps up the fall share! We can't believe how quickly the weeks went by! We hope you enjoyed the season...
Just after we finished up the week's harvest, we drove the truck down to the house. Eric mentioned the truck was acting a little funny. So, we tried to fire it up again to investigate and something went kaput! (We're guessing the alternator.) So we put in a call to our mechanic and a tow truck driver - fortunately, Eric had backed the truck into its spot making the tow truck driver's job so much easier! Anyhoo, we had to quickly shift gears and pack up the mini van for market. Normally, this would not be a big deal - some of us would just stay home to ease the packing job in the smaller space of the van. But... today is the Elves Faire at the Waldorf School and the kids look so forward to this event all year and they just wouldn't hear of missing it! So with a little strategy I was able to cram it all in! We were hoping to bring y'all extra sweet potatoes today since it's the last week but just couldn't fit the extra. So if you need some, come on up to the farm for a visit!
2014 Fall Season, week 5
November 1, 2014
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
"Thelma Sanders" Heirloom Acorn Squash
Ginger
Garlic
Kale (Lacinato for Mediums, Red Russian for Smalls)
Greens Choice: choose between Mizuna, Arugula, Red Mustard, Parsley, and Flat Leaf Kale
This week's farm news:
October sure went out with a chilly bang! During our misty and rainy Friday harvest, the cold air started to move in from the north... By the end of harvest, I could see Eric's breath in the air as the temperature dropped. Brrr! Really, though, it feels just right. Just like November. The leaves are really coming down now, littering the ground with jewels.
This week we got all of next year's garlic planted. It's not mulched yet, but we hope to get to that next week. We also got all of the remaining ginger harvested as well as the rest of the winter squash and pumpkins picked up from the field. Just in time, too. Our first freeze is right around the corner. I think we're ready for it now. Ready for the remaining weeds in the garden to have their end. Ready for a clean slate. Ready for dreaming and planning for next year's gardens and all of the bounty.
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
"Thelma Sanders" Heirloom Acorn Squash
Ginger
Garlic
Kale (Lacinato for Mediums, Red Russian for Smalls)
Greens Choice: choose between Mizuna, Arugula, Red Mustard, Parsley, and Flat Leaf Kale
This week's farm news:
October sure went out with a chilly bang! During our misty and rainy Friday harvest, the cold air started to move in from the north... By the end of harvest, I could see Eric's breath in the air as the temperature dropped. Brrr! Really, though, it feels just right. Just like November. The leaves are really coming down now, littering the ground with jewels.
This week we got all of next year's garlic planted. It's not mulched yet, but we hope to get to that next week. We also got all of the remaining ginger harvested as well as the rest of the winter squash and pumpkins picked up from the field. Just in time, too. Our first freeze is right around the corner. I think we're ready for it now. Ready for the remaining weeds in the garden to have their end. Ready for a clean slate. Ready for dreaming and planning for next year's gardens and all of the bounty.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
2014 Fall Season, week 4
October 25, 2014
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Kale
Chinese Cabbage
Pie Pumpkins
Sweet Dumpling Squash
Garlic
Sweet & Hot Peppers
Onions
Ginger
This week's farm news:
Eric and I celebrated our fifteenth! wedding anniversary this week. On the same day, Olivia celebrated her 5th B-Day - so it was a big week for our family! Do you know what we did on that special day? Wrangled sheep (Ram lambs) into the truck and hauled them to a sheep sale in Bowling Green! After that, though, we did go out for pizza (rare treat!). When we got home, I made Olivia her birthday cake and we celebrated that special, growing little girl.
The weather this week was gorgeous. We had a few more very light frosts, but not a killing frost yet... So there are still peppers in your baskets this week! The leaves are really beginning to come down now. Here on the farm the colors are getting so beautiful... My favorite time of year!! Have a great week, friends!
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Kale
Chinese Cabbage
Pie Pumpkins
Sweet Dumpling Squash
Garlic
Sweet & Hot Peppers
Onions
Ginger
This week's farm news:
Eric and I celebrated our fifteenth! wedding anniversary this week. On the same day, Olivia celebrated her 5th B-Day - so it was a big week for our family! Do you know what we did on that special day? Wrangled sheep (Ram lambs) into the truck and hauled them to a sheep sale in Bowling Green! After that, though, we did go out for pizza (rare treat!). When we got home, I made Olivia her birthday cake and we celebrated that special, growing little girl.
The weather this week was gorgeous. We had a few more very light frosts, but not a killing frost yet... So there are still peppers in your baskets this week! The leaves are really beginning to come down now. Here on the farm the colors are getting so beautiful... My favorite time of year!! Have a great week, friends!
2014 Fall Season, week 3
October 18, 2014
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Onions
Ginger
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Kale
Butternut Squash
Greens choice (between Mizuna, Arugula, Red Mustard, &/or Parsley)
This week's farm news:
Well, I thought last week was wet and rainy... Ha! This week has proven to be even more wet and rainy. Wow! One overnight rain event poured down three inches! We've had more than seven inches these past 10 days or so. Needless to say, the farm is soaked. And we have had no chance of getting the garlic in the ground, or covercrops for that matter. Some years, that's just the way it goes...
Even though the garden was wet, we tromped around to harvest the remaining winter squash and pumpkins. The vines were all killed in the frost that we had - some of the fruit was not all the way mature, but it was time to get it all out of the field. I've heard green pumpkin pie tastes a lot like apple pie - I guess I'll have to give it a whirl with some of the under-ripe pumpkins!
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Onions
Ginger
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Kale
Butternut Squash
Greens choice (between Mizuna, Arugula, Red Mustard, &/or Parsley)
This week's farm news:
Well, I thought last week was wet and rainy... Ha! This week has proven to be even more wet and rainy. Wow! One overnight rain event poured down three inches! We've had more than seven inches these past 10 days or so. Needless to say, the farm is soaked. And we have had no chance of getting the garlic in the ground, or covercrops for that matter. Some years, that's just the way it goes...
Even though the garden was wet, we tromped around to harvest the remaining winter squash and pumpkins. The vines were all killed in the frost that we had - some of the fruit was not all the way mature, but it was time to get it all out of the field. I've heard green pumpkin pie tastes a lot like apple pie - I guess I'll have to give it a whirl with some of the under-ripe pumpkins!
2014 Fall Season, week 2
October 11, 2014
This week's harvest:
Ginger
Sweet Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Kale
Garlic
Onions
Potatoes
Greens choice (Arugula, Cut Lettuce, Mizuna)
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
This week's farm news:
We had our first frost of the season this week. So it was farewell to most of the remaining summer crops. Somehow a few tomatoes survived, and the sweet pepper plants mostly just had their top-most leaves touched by the frost. The melons and summer squash were scorched, though!
Otherwise this week it was rain, rain, rain. Typically, October is our driest month of the year... That is certainly not the case this year! We are thankful for the rain even though it makes things challenging for us as we try to wrap up any remaining garden work for the season. So I guess what I'm saying is that we didn't accomplish much in the garden but had a nice week doing other things. We hope you had a nice week, too!
This week's harvest:
Ginger
Sweet Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Kale
Garlic
Onions
Potatoes
Greens choice (Arugula, Cut Lettuce, Mizuna)
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
This week's farm news:
We had our first frost of the season this week. So it was farewell to most of the remaining summer crops. Somehow a few tomatoes survived, and the sweet pepper plants mostly just had their top-most leaves touched by the frost. The melons and summer squash were scorched, though!
Otherwise this week it was rain, rain, rain. Typically, October is our driest month of the year... That is certainly not the case this year! We are thankful for the rain even though it makes things challenging for us as we try to wrap up any remaining garden work for the season. So I guess what I'm saying is that we didn't accomplish much in the garden but had a nice week doing other things. We hope you had a nice week, too!
2014 Fall Season, week 1
October 4, 2014
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Dumpling Winter Squash
Ginger!
Kale
Greens choice (between Arugula, Mizuna, Lettuce Mix, or Turnip Greens)
Potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Watermelons(!)
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Patty Pan Summer Squash
This week's farm news:
Welcome to this year's fall share! It's crazy to be kicking off this first week with watermelons but oh, well... I'm sure no one will mind! We have had very dry conditions on the farm... With this cold front that is moving in, we did receive about 1/2 an inch. Certainly, we would love a bit more than that though!
The big project on the farm recently has been digging the sweet potatoes. We have just three rows (of 15) to go and that task will be complete for another year. The crop seems good and bountiful, which is such a blessing. And nothing marks the arrival of fall for my family quite like that first baked sweet potato fresh out of the oven. Yum, yum!
The summer crops are winding down for sure. This week might very well be the last of the tomatoes so enjoy them while they last! Have a great week!
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Dumpling Winter Squash
Ginger!
Kale
Greens choice (between Arugula, Mizuna, Lettuce Mix, or Turnip Greens)
Potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Watermelons(!)
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Patty Pan Summer Squash
This week's farm news:
Welcome to this year's fall share! It's crazy to be kicking off this first week with watermelons but oh, well... I'm sure no one will mind! We have had very dry conditions on the farm... With this cold front that is moving in, we did receive about 1/2 an inch. Certainly, we would love a bit more than that though!
The big project on the farm recently has been digging the sweet potatoes. We have just three rows (of 15) to go and that task will be complete for another year. The crop seems good and bountiful, which is such a blessing. And nothing marks the arrival of fall for my family quite like that first baked sweet potato fresh out of the oven. Yum, yum!
The summer crops are winding down for sure. This week might very well be the last of the tomatoes so enjoy them while they last! Have a great week!
Saturday, September 27, 2014
2014 Season, weeks 19 and 20
September 13, 2014
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potato Greens
Greens Choice (between Mizuna, Red Russian Kale, Cut Lettuce, and Arugula)
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Assorted Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Patty Pan Squash
Sage
This week's farm news:
Well, friends, today wraps up this year's summer veggie share! I honestly can't believe it, though. I can't believe summer is fading and fall is upon us. This cooler weather is tantalizing and feels much more fall-like. In fact, during Friday's harvest was the first time since I don't know when that I didn't break a sweat while working! Most of our week this week was spent preparing the farm for our time away. I think it's impossible, with all that we are doing, to ever feel fully prepared to leave for vacation. But, we're leaving the farm in Jesse & Hannah's very competent hands, so that feels good...
We really want to shout out a great-big-gigantic-heartfelt thank you to all of you for taking part in this year's summer CSA. Many blessings to you all!
And if you're getting a fall share, we'll see you Oct. 4!
This week's harvest:
Sweet Potato Greens
Greens Choice (between Mizuna, Red Russian Kale, Cut Lettuce, and Arugula)
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Assorted Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Patty Pan Squash
Sage
This week's farm news:
Well, friends, today wraps up this year's summer veggie share! I honestly can't believe it, though. I can't believe summer is fading and fall is upon us. This cooler weather is tantalizing and feels much more fall-like. In fact, during Friday's harvest was the first time since I don't know when that I didn't break a sweat while working! Most of our week this week was spent preparing the farm for our time away. I think it's impossible, with all that we are doing, to ever feel fully prepared to leave for vacation. But, we're leaving the farm in Jesse & Hannah's very competent hands, so that feels good...
We really want to shout out a great-big-gigantic-heartfelt thank you to all of you for taking part in this year's summer CSA. Many blessings to you all!
And if you're getting a fall share, we'll see you Oct. 4!
Sunday, September 7, 2014
2014 Season, week 18
September 6, 2014
This week's harvest:
Arugula
"Patty Pan" Summer Squash
Garlic
Onions
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Potatoes
and a few Melons for those that have still missed out...
This week's farm news:
Can you believe it's September already? I can't! These months are passing so quickly!
On the farm this week we squeezed a little bit more fall planting in, in between rounds of rain. We yanked out the eggplant (which had completely petered out) and re-vamped those beds for Chinese cabbage, kale, and arugula. We also yanked out broom corn and zinnias (which the sheep destroyed!) to plant some carrots and daikon. We are working on preparing the garlic beds for this year's planting that will be in just a few weeks when we return from our trip to the beach. On that note, I hope y'all got the email about next Saturday: We hope to double your shares next week (combining weeks 19 & 20) so that while we are away Jesse and Hannah won't have to do a CSA delivery in addition to everything else they'll be doing for us!
This week's harvest:
Arugula
"Patty Pan" Summer Squash
Garlic
Onions
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Potatoes
and a few Melons for those that have still missed out...
This week's farm news:
Can you believe it's September already? I can't! These months are passing so quickly!
On the farm this week we squeezed a little bit more fall planting in, in between rounds of rain. We yanked out the eggplant (which had completely petered out) and re-vamped those beds for Chinese cabbage, kale, and arugula. We also yanked out broom corn and zinnias (which the sheep destroyed!) to plant some carrots and daikon. We are working on preparing the garlic beds for this year's planting that will be in just a few weeks when we return from our trip to the beach. On that note, I hope y'all got the email about next Saturday: We hope to double your shares next week (combining weeks 19 & 20) so that while we are away Jesse and Hannah won't have to do a CSA delivery in addition to everything else they'll be doing for us!
2014 Season, week 17
August 30, 2014
This week's harvest:
"Patty Pan" Summer Squash
Onions
Garlic
Parsley
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Various Hot Peppers
Potatoes
Eggplant
Melons - for those small shares that missed out last week...
This week's farm news:
Eric and I spent a fair bit of time on the road this week. We drove to Virginia (yes, Virginia!) to pick up a new bull. It's kind of a crazy thing to do - hauling a 2,000 pound animal in a trailer through the mountains! But, it was also my birthday, so Eric thought it would make a fun birthday road trip. We made a few stops along the way, Monticello being one, but once we got that bull loaded, we pointed the truck west and headed directly to the farm. It was about 10 1/2 hours of driving with a mere 5-minute re-fueling stop. That was a long day. But we made it and we were so relieved with the new bull, Goldie, was able to set his feet firmly on the farm! Crazy, fun times!!
This week's harvest:
"Patty Pan" Summer Squash
Onions
Garlic
Parsley
Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Various Hot Peppers
Potatoes
Eggplant
Melons - for those small shares that missed out last week...
This week's farm news:
Eric and I spent a fair bit of time on the road this week. We drove to Virginia (yes, Virginia!) to pick up a new bull. It's kind of a crazy thing to do - hauling a 2,000 pound animal in a trailer through the mountains! But, it was also my birthday, so Eric thought it would make a fun birthday road trip. We made a few stops along the way, Monticello being one, but once we got that bull loaded, we pointed the truck west and headed directly to the farm. It was about 10 1/2 hours of driving with a mere 5-minute re-fueling stop. That was a long day. But we made it and we were so relieved with the new bull, Goldie, was able to set his feet firmly on the farm! Crazy, fun times!!
Sunday, August 24, 2014
2014 Season, week 16
August 23, 2014
This week's harvest:
Assorted Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Mild Peppers
Hot Peppers!
Sweet Potato Greens
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Choice of: Yellow Sweet Peppers, Eggplant, Patty Pan Squash
Mixed Melons - some small shares this week - see news
This week's farm news:
Well, y'all, we apologize but our melon crop is pretty sporadic this year. It's a gorgeous patch and was tended meticulously, but the melons are ripening in fits and spurts. We don't quite know why, but it's one of those humbling farming moments where we feel like we did everything perfectly just to be left pining for a bountiful harvest... So we're left to dole them out over the weeks! But we'll do our best to make sure everybody gets some - precious treat that they are. We hope you understand...
Otherwise, this week we had ample rain. Those drought worries are fading from our memory now, thank heavens! I spent lots of time with our milk cow, Lilly, trying my best to become a better milker and we started some more trays of fall crops this week. All in all, another busy week on the farm!
This week's harvest:
Assorted Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Mild Peppers
Hot Peppers!
Sweet Potato Greens
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Choice of: Yellow Sweet Peppers, Eggplant, Patty Pan Squash
Mixed Melons - some small shares this week - see news
This week's farm news:
Well, y'all, we apologize but our melon crop is pretty sporadic this year. It's a gorgeous patch and was tended meticulously, but the melons are ripening in fits and spurts. We don't quite know why, but it's one of those humbling farming moments where we feel like we did everything perfectly just to be left pining for a bountiful harvest... So we're left to dole them out over the weeks! But we'll do our best to make sure everybody gets some - precious treat that they are. We hope you understand...
Otherwise, this week we had ample rain. Those drought worries are fading from our memory now, thank heavens! I spent lots of time with our milk cow, Lilly, trying my best to become a better milker and we started some more trays of fall crops this week. All in all, another busy week on the farm!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
2014 Season, week 14
August 9, 2014
This week's harvest:
"Halona" Muskmelons
Tomatoes & Cherry Tomatoes
Sweet Red & Yellow Peppers
Hot Peppers
Garlic
Onions
Potatoes
This week's farm news:
Thank heavens, we had some rain this week! Not quite an inch, but we'll take that without complaint! At this point any amount is a blessing. On Thursday, when our chance for rain was the greatest, we got busy planting fall greens. We had been putting it off because conditions were so dry but we figured it was now or never - as it's getting late in the season for planting. We feel pretty good about what we planted: kale, lettuce, arugula, mizuna, turnips, red mustard, etc. It feel super to have some seeds in the ground and to have them get rained on shortly after planting! Once we see how things germinate, we will have a better idea of what we can offer for our fall share, so stay tuned! Also this week Eric planted our entire one-acre spring garden to a cover/forage crop. It was a huge job!
This week's harvest:
"Halona" Muskmelons
Tomatoes & Cherry Tomatoes
Sweet Red & Yellow Peppers
Hot Peppers
Garlic
Onions
Potatoes
This week's farm news:
Thank heavens, we had some rain this week! Not quite an inch, but we'll take that without complaint! At this point any amount is a blessing. On Thursday, when our chance for rain was the greatest, we got busy planting fall greens. We had been putting it off because conditions were so dry but we figured it was now or never - as it's getting late in the season for planting. We feel pretty good about what we planted: kale, lettuce, arugula, mizuna, turnips, red mustard, etc. It feel super to have some seeds in the ground and to have them get rained on shortly after planting! Once we see how things germinate, we will have a better idea of what we can offer for our fall share, so stay tuned! Also this week Eric planted our entire one-acre spring garden to a cover/forage crop. It was a huge job!
Sunday, August 3, 2014
2014 Season, week 13
August 2, 2014
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes - all colors, shapes, & sizes!
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Melons - choose between musk- or water- melons
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Basil
Choose between: Eggplant or Zucchini
And a Zinnia Flower
This week's farm news:
Well folks, it's getting pretty dry around these parts! Fortunately, lots of our crops are mulched heavily, so there is still good soil moisture down under the hay. The eggplant, which are not mulched, are suffering, though, and we are seeing some pumpkin plants that look pretty wilty in the heat of the day. A good rain would sure be nice. At least the daytime temperatures are cooler. And we even matched one record nighttime low this week! Until we get some rain, direct-seeding of fall crops into the garden is on hold. We made a big potting mix this week so we will be starting a bunch of seeds in the coming days in soil blocks. We've got to get those fall greens going one way or another!
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes - all colors, shapes, & sizes!
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Melons - choose between musk- or water- melons
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Basil
Choose between: Eggplant or Zucchini
And a Zinnia Flower
This week's farm news:
Well folks, it's getting pretty dry around these parts! Fortunately, lots of our crops are mulched heavily, so there is still good soil moisture down under the hay. The eggplant, which are not mulched, are suffering, though, and we are seeing some pumpkin plants that look pretty wilty in the heat of the day. A good rain would sure be nice. At least the daytime temperatures are cooler. And we even matched one record nighttime low this week! Until we get some rain, direct-seeding of fall crops into the garden is on hold. We made a big potting mix this week so we will be starting a bunch of seeds in the coming days in soil blocks. We've got to get those fall greens going one way or another!
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