Hi folks,
It's been a marathon of harvesting! We're now tied up three or four days a week doing nothing but bringing in crops. Wednesday has become our precious "field work" day when we attempt to transplant, hoe, handweed and seed everything before the harvesting begins again thursday.
So far, an amazing growing season. I haven't had to start the irrigation yet, and hope not to. But as I recall from the rainy year 2000, a record year for cabbage, greens, potatoes, roots. A poor year for tomatoes. We have, however, planted 2000 of them -maybe that was my mistake!- so we should have safety in numbers. Now we're just waiting for the fruit to ripen. Meanwhile, enjoy the eggplant. I've never seen so much eggplant! (Broccoli too for that matter).
About the corn. Corn is hard won for us. If your corn has a funny shape or perhaps a worm here or there, know that we have done our best and it is a work in progress. Mostly I think our corn tastes pretty good this year. Michael Pollan has a lot to say about corn in his Omnivore's Dilemma. I think mostly he's talking about grain corn rather than sweet corn. Anyway, it takes a lot of time and energy to
grow either type. For us, it takes a lot of fertility and labor. We actually transplant each plant from the greenhouse and into the field. Then we hoe it several times during it's growth for weed control. Hard won is the corn, enjoy!
Potatoes- another delicious crop, much easier to grow, more nutritious, included in your share this week. We call them "New Potatoes," because they're the first of the season. They're slightly more dear this time of year as we are harvesting them early at a
cost to the overall yield. We had some Yukon Gold spuds last night, delicious! Accompanying the potatoes- chard on the side cooked in butter, with a Cockerline grassfed burger, "tartar" as usual, and sweet corn, the holy grail of the small scale eco-farmer! For dessert, homemade (and home-milked) yogurt and frozen raspberries.
We really are so fortunate, I hope you feel the same as you enjoy your veggies.
Here's the share, give or take:
Sweet Corn
Marjoram/Oregano
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Chard
Basil
Cukes
Zucchini
Eggplant
Peppers
Onions
Cabbage
Salad Mix
Cheers,
Dan and Tracy
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