Farm friends - this might be my favourite Week 4 since we started here in 2019.
There is just so much abundance out there, tons of variety and plenty for everyone!
For example: shelling peas, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, zucchini, beets, carrots, scapes, chard, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, romaine lettuce, more lettuce, salad mix, mini cabbages, big cabbages, cilantro, dill, thyme, sage, parsley, radishes, basil, spring onions!
Also, aren’t we so lucky to be getting a weekly rain?
Farming can be an emotional rollercoaster but when it’s good, I like to bask in it for the time being.
Please go check out your share to see if you want to customise it; we have a lot on the list so not everything will make it into your share but you can swap in things you like or add extra too. Remember you have until midnight on Tuesdays to do so.
In The Field
With the increase in the harvest which takes up a lot of our time (I’m looking at you peas!), it can be a struggle this time of year to get everything done on our list. We are constantly strategizing and identifying our priorities. On the list this week is preparing beds for planting, weeding our very weedy northern beds, and getting our big leek planting into the ground. We also have our regular bi-weekly planting of beets and lettuce.
Check out our reel on Instagram for some highlights from our field walk this week:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct9XP_PAkBs/
Greenhouse Takedown
This weekend Alex and Jonathon took down a greenhouse from a former strawberry farm in Tillsonburg. 144 ft long, 30 ft wide, and 16 ft high. Well, they almost finished! This greenhouse, which we will split into two, will be the last one we install on our farm (we hope! haha). The goal for these greenhouses is to increase our fall/spring production, so we can add a Spring Farm Share with early vegetables. We also aim to increase our summer production of tomatoes, and start growing peppers and cucumbers inside too. And of course maybe some other fun hobby projects, like rosemary and ginger and figs. Growing things inside is so much easier to control production; and in the face of an unpredictable climate, this seems every more important.
before and after
Veggie Highlights
PEAS
The peas are in season!!! Peas bring back all my good memories from my parents’ gardens. There really is nothing like fresh, sweet peas straight from the pod. We grow two varieties: sugarsnap and shelling. Whereas with shelling peas you take the peas out of the pod, sugarsnap peas are eaten whole, pod and all! The shell is very sweet and edible unlike the tougher shell of the shelling pea.
Cucumbers and Zucchini
These guys are just starting out so there aren't a ton this week. But be assured; once they start, they don't stop.
Coming up soon....
Broccoli will be ready next week!
We hope you enjoy your veggies! Please don't hesitate to email at mulberrymoonfarm@gmail.com or text me at 519-719-7253 with any feedback or questions at any time. :)
Your farmer,
Kim
