Lettuce Rejoice!
June 22, 2023
Summer Share Week 3
It’s the third 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!
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What’s in the Box?
It's garlic scape season! For those that don't know, garlic scapes are the flowering stems of the garlic plant and they have a delightfully mild garlic flavor. I use them in a variety of ways: cooked they make a great side dish (like a green bean), raw they make a great flavoring and a really excellent pesto, pickled they are a crunchy-tangy treat.
The snap pea flood is here! Get your fill because the season is short and sweet.
The zucchini is coming on stronger- not enough for everyone yet but I assure you there will be! This is the earliest zucchini harvest we've had to date and I'm so pleased that we tried planting it earlier under really heavy row cover.
Head's up asparagus aficionados: it's the last week for asparagus.
Broccoli is still on route but not here yet, summer cabbage is nearly ready and your farmers have been enjoying the first few cucumbers. Next week looks warm (yay!) so things should hurry along- the nights have been seriously chilly over here and fruiting vegetables like the heat.
On the Farm
It rained. I know, it's cliched, farmers talking endlessly about weather but it really is make or break.
One of the first things we did when we bought this farm was put in a well for irrigation, then dig in a series of underground lines to get the water to the different sections of the farm. It cost a great deal, but without it I wouldn't sleep much.
We plant once a week: you can't keep the baby greens train running without regular planting, you can't expect the seeds to germinate without regular water so when it doesn't rain we water once a week. We are blessed to live in a place that has access to abundant water; it also takes a ton of time to move irrigation lines, check sprinkler heads, and make sure all that beautiful water is going exactly where it is needed. So, it's a big collective sigh of relief over here that we got rain.
The other thing is that the plants seem to know where the water comes from. They are always a little more vibrant after rain vs. irrigation. I'm not sure exactly what magic comes with rain drops but I'm grateful for it.
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That's all for now folks,
Happy eating until next time.
Farmer Tamara
