August 7th: Update #14

Hello Everyone!

This past Friday thunderstorms dropped about an inch of rain at the main farm. Oddly the rented field in Andover received almost no rain. Fortunately many of the crops there are set up with drip irrigation, so it isn’t a big problem.

But what problems we do have at this location! The beans are producing so abundantly that we can’t keep up with picking them! The walk in cooler is stacked to the ceiling with tubs of beans. The pepper plants are so loaded with fruit that we will have to stake them to keep the plants from falling over! The melon plants are sending runners out so fast and far that they are overtaking a nearby bed of mustard greens!

You’ve probably guessed by now that I’m being a bit facetious, as all of these situations fall in the category of good problems to have. Cucumbers are also producing abundantly, and not just the little Kirby type but also regular ones and the long English type. The eggplant is also flowering abundantly and there will soon be lots of fruit to pick. And best of all- tomato season has begun!

The share for this week will be: Yukon gold potatoes, white onions, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, summer squash, cucumbers, green beans and wax beans, carrots, kohlrabi, lettuce, and choice of an herb(basil, dill, or parsley).

Enjoy!

Farmer John