“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”
-John Muir
Just returned from "taking in the tidings" of the High Sierra. It's so precious to now be backpacking with my kids and still have my Dad, now 78, be able to join us. My Dad definitely blazed the trail that allowed me to pursue my passions and interests over money and fame. He is pretty incredible- an entomologist by training (and ologist of many other types by passion), a farmer, a teacher, and a Naturalist through and through. Hoping he rubs off on the grandkids ;)
REMINDER- Please return your reusable mesh bags this week when you pick up your next box. We're completely out!
Farm Updates:
The watched tomato never ripens? We've been sure that heaps of "Kakao" and "Green Zebra" tomatoes were going to be filling our coolers any day for about 2 weeks. They're close folks! The peppers are also looking great, and to start to lighten the load on branches we're afraid might break, we've started to pick green peppers for your boxes. We also just harvested our first apples, "Pristine", which will start appearing in boxes likely next week. They're about 3 weeks later than last year. The "Ubileen" pears (picked last year on 7/25) are also looking ready to pick this coming week. Then they'll need to chill at least a week in the cooler, maybe 2 before we start putting them in boxes, but this year the yields are much lower.
We are still being impacted by the cold and wet spring and this summer has seen some pretty cool and drizzly weather too. We've reduced cucumber availability after seeing some very mishapen cukes this week that we think are due to the intermittent cool weather. When it's too cold pollinators can't do their job properly, leading to inconsistent pollination. some of the Apples and pears also have unusually small sets this year and everything is lagging behind by a few weeks.
Teresa and the Team
