The rain continues...and things are not growing as they should without sunshine. There has been 5" of rain since last week.
If you wish, you can postpone this week's delivery until later in the year when more produce is available.
There are a lot of greens - kale, collards - they don't mind the rain or cool temperatures.
It takes several days for a field to dry out enough for a tractor to work the ground and prepare a field for planting. We have used every opportunity that has been available this spring but the rain has made dry ground hard to come by. Most of the summer crops have been planted by hand so things are at least in the ground.
This has been the most difficult spring we have had farming in 35 years. NEVER have we had so much rain for so long.
It is not time to worry, just be patient and remember that in farming Mother Nature always bats last.
With all of this in mind, we have a couple of new crops available for this week. Two you may not have seen before are gunsho (choy sum) and senposai. Gunsho is a member of the mustard family and is similar to bok choy in flavor. You can chop up the whole bunch (stems, leaves, and flowers) and blanch it or add it to a stir fry. Senposai is a cross between Japanese mustard spinach and cabbage. It looks like collard greens but the leaves are more tender and sweeter. This is great for stir fry, salad, sautéing, or blanching and mixing with pasta and feta.
Joan
