Some random “before and after” pictures…

Flat tire … new tire.

A beautiful bed of lettuces, beets, kohlrabi & carrots ready for harvest, and the same bed after a week of harvesting. It is not worth spending the time, energy or money on keeping things weed-free at this point. The weeds are not harming the crop – but it sure looks messy!

Saturday market at Georgetown – it takes us about half an hour to set up the canopies & tables and unload all the produce & supplies off the truck. Then we begin creating our display.

One busy hour later set up is complete and we are ready to sell!

Amy with some of the blackberries we took to market, and Amy with empty boxes after selling most of those berries!

What’s in the box?

Edamame, green beans, sweet peppers, shishito peppers, beets or carrots, blackberries, tomatoes – large & small, salad green.

• Edamame are fresh green soybeans with a history of over 2000 years, originally grown in China and then in Japan. There, it is a traditional bar snack eaten lightly steamed and sprinkled with salt. Edamame are full of protein, fibre and loaded with vitamins & minerals – a very healthy vegetable. And they are easy to prepare! Simply boil the pods in salted water for 3-5 minutes. Remove from the water & drain. Then squeeze the pods to pop out the beans and enjoy as a healthy snack. Delicious! We like them sprinkled with lime juice and salt. Or they can be added to soups, stews, salads, noodle dishes …
• We waited a long time for the green beans to start producing – now they are going strong!
• Sweet peppers this week – choose from a green bell or a red shepherd.
• Shishito peppers are the vegetables that keep on giving – so you keep getting! Each plant produces an enormous crop of delicious peppers.
• There will be a bunch of beets or carrots in the box this week.
• We continue to pick a lot of blackberries – but the canes are emptying fast. Another week or two and the season could be done. While the quality remains good, the size of the berries is rapidly decreasing.
• Our tomato plants are looking great for the end of August – better than usual. We are optimistic there will be tomatoes for some time yet.

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Around the farm this week …