photo: Ulla Kjarval
Letter from the farm:
This week is our big push to seed all of our root crops for the fall and winter. We’re seeding acres of carrots, beets, and other cold weather crops that we’ll be able to harvest from October onwards. It looks like we have a good stretch of clear weather for the next few days to get everything done. Farmer Matt has been heading back to the farm every night after dinner for the past few weeks to prepare the fields and make beds for this seeding. There just aren’t enough hours in the day(light) to get everything done, so it’s a good thing that our tractors have headlights on them for nighttime tractor work!
Also! The tomatoes are finally coming in — a bit later than usual, but better late than never! This week we have cherry tomatoes and we hope to have some big red beefsteaks to give out in the share by next week. Our watermelons and cantaloupes are ripening quickly in this heat, so those should be making an appearance in the share next week as well. Some of you have asked about cucumbers… Well, we lost the first few plantings due to poor germination & wet weather that kept us from getting them into the fields on time back in June, but our final planting looks good and should be ready to harvest in about 3 weeks. The potatoes in the share this week are called Nicola, and are one of our favorites! They have a beautiful yellow color, lovely textured flesh and delicious flavor!
Maggie
Vegetable Share
Nicola Potatoes, 3 lb. bag
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes, 1/2 lb.
Long Green Peppers, 2 pieces
Bell Pepper, 2 pieces
Swiss Chard, 1 bunch
Parsley, 1 bunch
Asian Eggplant, 2 pieces
Lettuce, 1 head
Fruit Share
White Peaches & Donut Peaches – 1 bag
Yellow Peaches & Nectarines – 1 bag
Herb Share
Basil
Thyme
Garlic Share
Garlic
Lewis Waite Farms
If you missed last week’s deadline for LWF, you can place you order now for the next delivery on August 18th.
*As always, please keep in mind that the list is subject to change, depending on what’s going on at the farm.