Welcome to Week 6 of the CSA!
Last week was a doozy on us in Clark Fork. The hottest temperature was Wednesday, 107F! We also experienced our warmest night since living in North Idaho (5 years)...75F on Tuesday night. Our family and crew made it though by starting work at 6am each day, and retreating to the lake or the shade by 2:30pm. We didn't turn the cook stove on all week but existed on bread, peanut butter and all the raw vegetables! So far it looks like all of our crops are fine, thanks to our overhead irrigation system. We were literally watering constantly from 5am until after 6pm to keep the soil and crop surfaces moist and cool. Overhead irrigation makes all the difference in the heat for its ability to cool the crops' leaves.
Thankfully, we have no interruption in the greens we have to offer! Spinach, spring mix, lettuce heads, kale, chard, herbs...all the greens to keep you cool and tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots and cucumbers to fill you up when you don't want to cook and the heat reduces your appetite.
Stay cool and we look forward to feeding you this week!
Katherine and Spencer
