Summer - Week 14 (8/31 & 9/3)

OK, greens-lovers.  Here we go!  There's still a nice amount of fruit in the field but the cooler temperatures are really kicking the leafy veggies into high gear.  The seasons are changing.

Today's box will contain the following:

1. A head (or 2 if small) of lettuce - either romain or buttercrisp
2. A bunch of arugula (plus an additional handful, if you'd like)
3. A nice bunch of choi - most people know this as Bok Choi which is one type of choi.  We grow 3 or 4 varities of choi here.  To prepare, we cut into 3/4" pieces (stems, leaves and all) and sautee with a little garlic and soy sauce and maybe some ginger.  It's also tasty with curry.
4. A bag of Yukina Savoy (treat like spinach - either eat fresh or sauteed.   I think this would make a great spinach salad - with warm bacon dressing, a hard boiled egg and some red onion.)
5. 3 - 5 tomatoes (up to 5 lbs)
6. A box of eggplant or okra or tomatillos
7. A serving of either sweet or spicy peppers (or a mix, if you'd like)
8. Up to 2 1/4 lbs. of green beans
9. 1 pound of summer squash
10. 1 or 2 cucumbers
11. A bunch of savory - this is the lemon-tasting leaf - use fresh in a salad or sprinkle on top of fish (maybe wilt it first) or another similar use.
12. Enough basil for pesto
13. A head of garlic
14. A handful of parsley
15. A melon, if you didn't get one last week.  We'll keep taking turns until everyone gets one (the flood took out a lot of feet of melons)
16. 15 - 20 u-pick flowers
17. Herbs - sage, thyme, oregano, mint, etc. as available on the table

Week 13 - August 24 & 27

This week was heavy on fruits and light on greens.  A welcome change for some.

Get ready for more greens for next week - arugula, choi, chinese cabbage, etc. are growing nicely and almost ready to harvest! The fruits will probably slow down as the temperatures continue to decline.

Here's the list for this week:

1. Either carrots or beet greens
2. Either chard or collards or kale
3. 1 3/4 lb. summer squash
4. A bunch of lettuce
5. 2 pounds of potatoes (these are "new" potatoes so the skins are very tender)
6. 3/4 pounds of cucumbers.  They're almost finished due to downy mildew
7. A pint of cherry tomatoes
8. Either okra or eggplant or tomatillos
9. 1 pound onions
10. 3 - 4 sweet peppers or up to 5 spicy peppers
11. 3 - 4 pounds heirloom tomatoes from tomato alley
12. 2 pounds green beans
13. Enough basil for pesto
14. A bunch of parsley
15. Herbs to include rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme, mint
16. 15 - 20 stems of flowers - u-pick

Week 12 (August 17 & 20) - Summer session

Here are some photos from last week's distribution.  This week will be similar - lots of beans & tomatoes & squash!

August 3 & August 6

The water from last week's 8" rainfall has receded but it's still very wet out there.  Here's what we harvested Wednesday.

1. Chard or Mustard
2. Collards or kale
3. 1 1/2 lbs. tomatoes
4. 2/3 lb. beans or box eggplant or box okra
5. Bunch of cilantro or parsley
6. Bunch of beets or 1 lb. carrots
7. 2 heads of cabbage (to store this, wrap tightly in saran wrap and wrap a second time.  It will store for months in your refrigerator this way)  If your cabbage is piling up, try making kim chi or sauer kraut.  Stuffed cabbage is good too.
8. 2 lbs. summer squash 
9. A head of garlic
10. 2 lb. potatoes
11. A handful of basil
12. A large sprig of rosemary
13. U-Pick flowers (small bunch) or 3 sunflowers
14. Other herbs as available (thyme, oregano, etc.)

Enjoy!

Saturday members will most likely receive a bunch of lettuce and summer savory, since they were not accessible in the garden last week (too wet) and items similar to those above.