It's late July and we are finally seeing some of the fruits of summer! Hooray!
We harvested some of our first eggplants this week and are so excited to finally get to send them your way. There are lots of green peppers and we are eagerly waiting for them to put on some color and ripen up, and the cucumbers are finally coming into abundance, AND best of all the tomatoes are finally coming! We have some of our first cherry tomatoes and red slicers ripening and plenty of green heirloom tomatoes hanging out on the vines.
This cool, wet spring meant a slow start for us on the farm. And it has also meant a lot of extra patience as we continue to wait on some of our favorite summer crops to finally put fruit out (over a month later than last year).
Being a farmer keeps me deeply in tune with the environment and local climate, its one of the rich gifts of laboring so intimately with the land. And this year I am really feeling the impact of this chaotic climate, as out of season temperature lows and heavy rains have noticeably shifted our crop planing and what we are expecting in harvest/plant production. It is scary and it grieves me to work in this unstable climate, unsure what weather events to expect season to season and how to be prepared and resilient.
But in spite of my own fears and grief, I am thankful to be tangibly reminded of this reality daily as we work and respond to the climate. As I enjoy each long awaited summer veggie this season I delight in it with gratitude, knowing the challenges it took for us to get it to this point and will prayerfully press into this work of environmental care through farming, continuing to hope towards healing for the land and a future with more stability for our climate.
Sincerely,
Farmer Carly
