Several good rains in the past week have freed us up from irrigation duties. We're taking time to walk fields and really assess what's happening with crops and soils, consider ideas for next season and for five years from now.
We've been working to enact some innovative soil stewardship techniques, with the hope of increasing the nutritional content of our crops. (I'll write a separate post soon about how we test the nutrient density and some of our crop results.) We're thinking about weed families and what they may reveal about our soils, explanations for the poor potato crop this season, ways to prolong the bush bean harvest.
Yesterday we started harvesting peppers and eggplants. Tasted a Pinot Noir pepper (purple skinned), which was excellent; sadly, the variety is not producing heavily. Several others are laden with fruit including the habaneros (extremely spicy!). Habanero lovers, announce yourselves so we can provide special hot pepper service. Beans, cucumbers and summer squash are peaking.
On the horizon: heirloom tomatoes, bok choy, red cabbage, leeks, apples
in this week's share:
1) one bag red russian kale
2) one bag haricots verts (french green beans): so tender you can eat them raw
3) one Sugar Baby watermelon: grown by Lou D'Allsandro (JD Farms) in Danbury, CT. He also grew the sweet corn we've been giving out. He seems to have a real talent for growing melons. We've tried and it's not easy to end up with good quality, good tasting fruit. His crops are not organic. Swap out if this poses a problem for your family.
4) three probiotic yogurt chug drinks: These are amazing! Great for a quick lunch or breakfast or after a trip to the gym. from Butterfield Farm in Granby, CT. Vegans, anti-dairy folks can swap out.
5) option: your choice of farm stand item(s) totalling approximately $3.00. Choices include peaches, apples, juices, mizuna, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes. Delivery folks will recieve 2 peaches and 1 cucumber unless they request otherwise by Thur 8am.
Enjoy!
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