Let's see....everything is going well on the farm these days. Last week we were able to get over an acre planted into cover crop, which you may see coming up if you keep an eye on the field near the farm stand over the next week or two. The clover and ryegrass we planted will grow through the Fall and Winter to be plowed under in the Spring. We got the seed in while the soil was wet enough to germinate it....now the only problem will be if it stays really dry and the cover crop needs to be watered! This time of year I find I don't know whether to hope that it rains or stays dry....
Have to apologize to some of you Thursday members...we ran a bit low on radishes when we were picking on Thursday, so some bunches were a bit skimpy, and a few people got hakurei turnips instead of radishes. Sorry about that! The shares are beginning to transition into some Fall vegetables, with Leeks in the share this week and some more Autumnal crops on the way for next week....
This week Bobbi (my wife) helped me out by finding some recipes to put in the blogs. She using some different websites than I do looking for recipes, so it's kind of a fresh take!
All Shares:
Corn- Sweet corn is back in all shares this week, with our next planting going strong now and lots of ears to pick. Last year our corn all came on so fast and early that we had no corn left to pick by mid September...I'm happy that this year we still have more sweet corn for the next several weeks!
Tomatoes- We "rogued" (cut out and removed) some plants that were starting to show signs of disease, and now with nothing but sunny days in the forecast, I am feeling good about the short term future of our tomato patch....with any luck we should continue to pick them for the rest of the month and into October.
Eggplants- I hope you're enjoying the eggplants in your share....this week I think we'll give you a slightly larger amount of them so that you can make a larger eggplant dish. http://www.thekitchn.com/8-simple-ways-to-cook-with-eggplant-154794
Lettuce- After a few weeks without lettuce, our next planting is on now and ready to be back in your shares for some nice lettuce salads.
Red potatoes- Last year was the first season we planted potatoes, and we didn't plant nearly enough and also had some pest issues that meant a lot of our spuds ended up unusable. This year has been much more successful, with many more tubers in much better shape.
http://damndelicious.net/2014/07/23/garlic-parmesan-roasted-potatoes/
Leeks- We grew some beautiful Fall leeks this year; I only wish we'd planted more of them. This time of year we are done planting, so I can see what we have left for the Fall and always begin wondering if we planted enough. We will certainly have plenty of leeks to put in your share a few more times. Here's another link from Bobbi, this one on how to clean your leeks once you get them home:
http://www.thekitchn.com/quick-tips-how-to-clean-leeks-54713
Parsley- a little bunch of parsley greens to round out the share....great for pepping up a dish.
In the Large Shares Only:
Cauliflower- What a nice run of cauliflower we've had this year. I didn't used to plant cauliflower for August and September harvest, having read in gardening books that it does poorly in the Summer. This is probably true of most of the U.S., but not here in the maritime Northwest where temperatures stay pretty cool. In fact, the late Summer cauliflower seems to be as nice as any we've had!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/spicy-cauliflower-stir-fry/
Strawberries- The strawberries, after being pretty negatively affected by the rains of a few weeks ago, combined with slowing down with the shorter days we're now having, looked to be closing up shop for the Summer. They are putting on a bunch of new flowers now though, and with some sun we are hopefully in for a bit of a renaissance. If it continues, I'll try to get berries back in small shares too in a future week!
Swiss chard- Our Fall bunch greens have rocketed into production and are producing some really nice greens for your shares this week.
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