Hello!
I'm having some grave issues with my wifi, and so am unable to transfer all the lovely farm photos I took this week to this here newsletter. Alas! The images of beautiful butterflies, first zucchini fruit of the season and the patch of giant thistles in the midst of the carrot field will have to wait. Instead I've shared with you a picture of Evelyn's cat, Misti Pokey Dusty Mahitabel "Here Kitty" Eisenstein. She's not really involved in the farm, but is certainly a handsome and stately animal. She doesn't even catch mice.
Important: please check to see that your share is scheduled to be delivered to where you want it to be. We've had a few cases where Harvie told me to deliver the share somewhere other than where its recipient was expecting it to be. You can change your delivery location by logging in to your Harvie account, and if it is the current delivery you need changed, email me-- preferrably before I (or my 81 year old delivery boy, my dad) set off on our delivery run.
The brood x of the title refers, of course, to the 17 year periodic cicadas now in their full glory. Their constant singing provides a backdrop of, if not calm (way to busy for calm!) a sense of peace--as long as they are still able to do what they do, I feel, there is still hope for the world. I hope you live somewhere you can hear them: if not, I hope you'll make a trip out to where you can, before they fall silent for another 17 years.
New this week is kohlrabi. This cabbage/ broccoli relative is mild flavored and crispy. Although you can cook it as you would broccoli, many prefer to eat it raw, either as a healthy substrate for hummus, dips or peanut butter or in a salad. Kohlrabi must be peeled.
Also: fresh tofu is back, available for purchase as an extra. Sorry about the price increase, our neighbor Yasoda, who makes the tofu, raised her price and I realized that last year I was losing money with every pound sold, so there you have it. The superior taste and freshness makes it well worth it, I believe.
Ok, that's it for now-- the internet repairman is supposedly coming this week, so I'll include some farm pictures next time.
