In your share this week:
- Golden Beets
- Carrots
- Cilantro
- Zucchini
- Summer Squash
- Cucumbers
- Garlic - "Music" variety, 1 pound bag
- Filet Beans
- Swiss Chard
A few of my thoughts and observations about this share and this week on the farm:
This share is valued at $55!
Farmer Shain may have planted "too much" food this year.
I'm not sure I want to cover the squash & zucchini plants when it freezes next week. Would it be bad if I let them die? (Knowing me, I will cover them.)
"Someone" in our family crashed his car earlier this week. He's fine! (I hope he has fun riding a bike at college this year.) And, we are still trying to get him off to college. (Thank heavens for Papa Jay who is coming to the rescue!). With all of these extra-busy stressors to deal with, I was just shy of saying this week's share would only be a bag of a few things we could pull together at the last minute. However, THIS is an amazing share and all because we have great Workshares who step up when needed, give me encouragement, and are just great people in general. THANK YOU!!!! (And now I'm crying. Really, thanks so much to all of you!)
It's garlic clean up time. This is a big job and we welcome our CSA members to spend a few hours at the farm helping us get a big project done ASAP. It's mostly a sit-down job that can be done any time of day, regardless of the weather. We have a small cleaning crew coming on Saturday morning, and next Wednesday at about 4:30 pm. I am available at other times as well.
You are getting your first 1 pound bag of garlic this week. There will be at least one more 1 pound bag coming. There is extra available for purchase for $10/pound.
That was quite a thunderstorm last evening. Even some hail. I haven't seen much damage to crops, even Farmer Shain's row of sunflowers are still standing tall.
People are asking about our potatoes. When do you harvest potatoes? We usually wait until a good freeze kills off the plants, wait for dry ground, and then start digging. Usually, about the time the garlic clean up is done, we need to start digging potatoes. It appears as though this will be the case again this year. I see a freeze coming in the forecast.
Have a great week and ENJOY your veggies!
Tara
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