- Tomatoes
- peppers, Carmen and jimmy nardello; large sweet bell for full shares
- Eggplant: Parmesean Rollatini
- garlic
- walla walla onions
- cucumber
- zucchini, summer squash, &/ or lemon squash: Summer squash ribbons
- broccoli
- rainbow kale: curried kale with coconut
- carrots
- chiogga beets: beet parsley salad
- Sweet corn
- celery: burgers with celery, olives, and blue cheese
herb shares: sage, parsley, mint, oregano
Sometimes the weather pattern insists that a farmer has to work even on the weekends, and I’m so glad I did just that this past weekend. By Sunday, I had worked up a large portion of our cover crop areas and prepared an area for planting spinach, salad mix, arugula, late kale, trial snap beans, and winter radishes. The cool rains came Monday as forecasted and we have been able to watch the seeds start to germinate in these near perfect conditions for seeding.
We are trying out a new tractor to see if the size and style is what would work well for the farm here. I do love the simplicity of my 1950s Massie 35hp tractor, but I’m getting to the point that the safety features of a newer tractor with a loader may be more appropriate for our situation here.
Another upgrade to equipment was the purchase of a 6′ tiller to replace our older 5′ unit. The wider new tiller runs so smoothly and fully covers our tire tracks when working up a field. I no longer need to say a little prayer when heading out to the field in hopes that we can get through the project without any hiccups.
It seems there is always an upgrade of something but I feel fortunate to be able to make consistent upgrades as needed trying to keep things flowing smoothly here while appreciating each little step along the way.
The summer CSA has only 4 more weeks left. The last delivery day is Wednesday, September 16th. Enjoy the abundance while it lasts!
Eat Well. Smile Often.
Your Farmer,
Heather