Today we had our first veggie subscriptions of the season! Subscribers got a mixed bag of leaf lettuce, a head of Romaine lettuce, a half bag of spinach, a pint of strawberries, a pint of sugar snap peas, and a jar of our hot pepper jelly.
We had a few "snafus" but all in all it went well.
The rain really did a number on the strawberries, and we had a hard time getting enough pretty ones for our subscribers. The deer ate the Swiss chard we were holding for the subscriptions.
Charles left early to go get the bags assembled for the deliveries this morning. Then an hour later, he returned, as he had forgotten the strawberry clam shell containers in the basement.
Charles put all the deliveries in coolers to keep them fresh and to avoid the wind-whipping that can occur to lettuce. Of course, we forgot to load one of the coolers. So, he made an extra trip back to the farm house to get it.
He found all the delivery drop offs - after a bit of searching on a couple of them!
So mostly it was a good day. After we get the bugs ironed out, we think things will run more smoothly this summer.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Things are Sure Busy on the Farm!
Wow, what a difference a little sunshine makes!
Our veggies are finally growing - and fast! Charles set up the irrigation line today so we can pump water to the plants. No more hauling water to holding tanks! Going from completely wet every day to 80+ temperatures for several days in a row is hard on the tender young plants. Luckily we haven't lost many to the weather yet.
Now the critters, that is another story.
First, a squirrel was devouring a whole row of ripe strawberries. Then a groundhog started eating a large section of our purple kohlrabi. The deer are eating the Swiss chard. And the slugs are eating anything they can! Argh!
We've transplanted most of our plants but we'll still keep planting beans, lettuce, spinach, kale, etc. throughout the summer so we have nice young and tender veggies.
We'll be starting our vegetable subscriptions on Tuesday June 17. A week later this year - due to the torrential rainstorms and cold weather this spring.
Such is the life of a fresh produce farmer!
Our veggies are finally growing - and fast! Charles set up the irrigation line today so we can pump water to the plants. No more hauling water to holding tanks! Going from completely wet every day to 80+ temperatures for several days in a row is hard on the tender young plants. Luckily we haven't lost many to the weather yet.
Now the critters, that is another story.
First, a squirrel was devouring a whole row of ripe strawberries. Then a groundhog started eating a large section of our purple kohlrabi. The deer are eating the Swiss chard. And the slugs are eating anything they can! Argh!
We've transplanted most of our plants but we'll still keep planting beans, lettuce, spinach, kale, etc. throughout the summer so we have nice young and tender veggies.
We'll be starting our vegetable subscriptions on Tuesday June 17. A week later this year - due to the torrential rainstorms and cold weather this spring.
Such is the life of a fresh produce farmer!
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