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!
Saturday, September 27, 2014
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!
2014 Season, week 12
July 26, 2014
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes
Carrots
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Basil
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Choose between: Eggplant, Sweet Corn, and Zucchini
And a Zinnia Flower to make you smile!
This week's farm news:
It was awfully quiet around the farm this week as all three children were in Nashville the entire week! They spent their time with a dear friend and her family and I'm pretty sure they had a blast! You would think that Eric and I might have just spent our quiet time staring at the walls... But the show must go on, right? So we finished up the year's potato harvest. We estimate about 3,500 lbs were dug and are now stored in the barn and cellar. We hope you love potatoes as much as we do!!
We spent lots of time this week on animal chores as we needed to corral and wrangle some sheep that were headed to a sheep sale in Bowling Green. After we dropped off the sheep Eric and I actually snuck in a little date and went out for pizza... A rare treat for us!
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes
Carrots
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Basil
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Choose between: Eggplant, Sweet Corn, and Zucchini
And a Zinnia Flower to make you smile!
This week's farm news:
It was awfully quiet around the farm this week as all three children were in Nashville the entire week! They spent their time with a dear friend and her family and I'm pretty sure they had a blast! You would think that Eric and I might have just spent our quiet time staring at the walls... But the show must go on, right? So we finished up the year's potato harvest. We estimate about 3,500 lbs were dug and are now stored in the barn and cellar. We hope you love potatoes as much as we do!!
We spent lots of time this week on animal chores as we needed to corral and wrangle some sheep that were headed to a sheep sale in Bowling Green. After we dropped off the sheep Eric and I actually snuck in a little date and went out for pizza... A rare treat for us!
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