Lettuce Rejoice! June 15, 2023 - Summer Farm Share Week 2

Lettuce Rejoice!
June 15, 2023
Summer Share Week 2

It’s the second week of the Summer Farm Share - thanks so much for joining us!

You are getting this email to let you know it’s time to customize your share, you will have until 9:00 p.m. on Monday to do so.
Here’s a how-to file:
https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260802865550-Customizing-Your-Box-

If you run into any issues, please email support@harvie.zendesk.com , you can also reach out to me at firmlyrootedfarm@gmail.com 

Please return your cooler bags and binder clips each week.
Thank you!

What’s in the Box?
The asparagus seems to be winding down. The pickings this week have been pretty slim. It may be a lack of water (though we did irrigate it), or it may be that the season is coming to an end. We’ll see how it fairs when (if?) we get rain this weekend.

The beets and fennel are abundant this week and here are a few of my favorite recipes:
https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/balsamic-roasted-beet-salad

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/rigatoni-with-sausage-and-fennel-3753750

We seem to have all the romaine and radishes in the land, I highly suggest trying both grilled.

The first few snap peas, zucchini, and broccolini are beginning to dribble in so you can look forward to these over the next few weeks.  I predict two weeks until the broccoli flood begins (it's ready all at once so start digging out your favorite broccoli salad recipes).

On the Farm
It’s peak flower season on the farm. I don’t sell flowers anymore (I did for a few years but had to focus in on the veggies), but my love for them hasn’t waned. They make the farm look like the magical place it is.

Sometimes I think about putting in a few you-pick beds for the on-farm pickup folks. Any interest? Let me know.

We got the last of our hot crops planted: a full caterpillar tunnel of ginger. That’s 400 row feet of those tropical beauties with their out of this world flavor and scent. They take the longest out of any of our crops. I start presprouting them on valentines day and won’t harvest them until about thanksgiving. Ontario isn’t exactly a Hawaii or Peru so it’s not surprising that they take their time in this climate.  

Can you believe that we’ve already started our fall plantings? Brussels sprouts went in this week, and fall cabbage goes in next week. We’ll start fall broccoli and cauliflower in the greenhouse too, to get planted out next month. Lots of planning ahead over here.

That's it for now, happy eating until next time.
Farmer Tamara