What’s in the box?
Blackberries, zucchini, tomatoes, kohlrabi, sweet pepper, shishito peppers, fresh herbs – basil or cilantro, garlic.
Fruit share – pears *this is the final week for fruit.
- Blackberries are the big thing right now on the farm. Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday our 3 student workers pick blackberries. Sometimes Amy too. It usually takes 3 to 4 hours to harvest the patch. This is our 4th week of picking – hopefully there is another week or two remaining. The quality has been good and the taste amazing! The size of the berries is decreasing though due to the lack of rain. Enjoy them while they last!
- Our last planting of zucchini is going strong! The expectation is that they will keep producing almost until the winter squash is ready – in another month or so.
- The tomato patch is out of control! It’s a bit of a jungle out there. The plants are surprisingly healthy as of now, despite the lack of rain, and continue to grow vigorously – cherry tomatoes especially. The heavy, fruit-laden plants are sagging and leaning, stretching the string that holds them upright to the limit. And the tomatoes sure are good!
- The remainder of the box this week includes kohlrabi, a sweet pepper (bell or shepherd), another round of shishito peppers, a bunch of fresh basil or cilantro and a bulb of garlic.
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Around the farm this week …
Recent plantings – lots of salad greens, beets & green onions, plus fall vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage …
We have been awed by the amazing skies these last few days.
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