pictured above: Ellie & Lettuce.. an old photo I keep reusing cuz it's just so great.
Hello Weekend Members: A quick reminder to check your orders to make sure nothing is missing before you leave- if something is missing or you decide you don't want a particular item you have the extra special luxury of our market stall right at hand. Ask our staff and they will do their best to replace a missing item. You are also welcome to swap items out of equal or lesser value if you decide last minute you'd like something different- just let one of our staff know. We want you happy, as you are our MVP customers ;)
Update from the Fields:
Here we goooo!! As the days get longer and longer the speed with which everything is growing keeps accelerating too. The sugar snap peas are now towering over our heads on trellis and we are doing our first harvest for your boxes this week. The artichokes that had been trickling in just filled a truck. While we've had to throw away a number of plants this spring for lack of ground to plant in due to the late and heavy rains, we're now keeping the transplanter busy almost every other day. While our last chance of frost is not yet past (last year we had a frost the week after Mother's Day), the warming soil temps are helping with the germinating of carrots and beets. (FYI many crops won't really germinate in soils below about 40 degrees) The first rounds of melons and tomatoes are all in and some are ready for a first pass of trellising and weeding. Today the peppers finally went in as did the new Raspberries that were supposed to have gone in late March/early April. We're behind but we're running at breakneck speed trying to catch up.
We've been battling the crows and ravens for the few strawberries that are ripening and sadly thus far we've been on the losing side. We're not sure why, but this year about 20-30 of them have taken to ripping the plants out of the ground (perhaps looking for worms or insects) and pecking even the white unripe fruit. That said, we've doubled down on the intimidation strategies, doubling our legions of scarecrows to 5+ and blanketing the field with shiny scare tape. Cross your fingers everyone. We've never had to resort to noise makers, but I think we may need to invest in some. Sigh... if it isn't one thing, it's another. But hey, that's part of why I'm a farmer. Farming is a dynamic profession that demands a "Jack of all trades" approach. It never gets boring ;)
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