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Farm Happenings at Sungrounded Farm
A Fruitful August Box
Whew, that heat really got our summer crops going! I'm so grateful to see the end of July-- I think August is arguably the best month on the farm as it seems like everything is available this time of year, and it's the month of one of my favorite foods- Sweet Peppers! They're not quite1 read more »
The Summer Glory Box
Whew, that summer crops are going crazy after the heat. We planted three successions of summer squash, and this week the third one came on and now all three are producing-- yikes! Every cucumber succession is currently fruiting. Our regular season tomatoes are ripening, cucumbers1 read more »
Heat Wave and Summer Crops
What a great week to order a pre-packed box of veggies! It's going to be super hot next week, and getting a share is a great way to skip the farmer's market heat and hustle, and get yourself to a body of water to swim in instead!
We've got a great list of veggies this week includi1 read more »
Heat Wave
Holy moly, we are not loving the forecast for next week. Next week on the farm, we're starting extra early to get all the food in before it gets hot, and to get done with work before it gets even hotter (107 degrees?!). There's a lot to think about when it gets this hot, but mostly we t1 read more »
Summer Herbs and Fruits
Between the heat and all the prolific plants, it's sure feeling like summer around here! Our summer plants are loving the heat and are starting to kick it into high gear, and providing us with abundant fruiting-veggie crops. Here on the farm, we consider anything that came from a flower a fru1 read more »
Fruit Season is here + Garlic harvest
The veggie-type of fruit that is. On the farm, we consider anything that came from a pollinated flower a fruit, but they're probably what you would think of as summer vegetables. Most fruits take a long time, and like warm weather, to mature, including tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, win1 read more »
Early Summer Carrots and Beets are Here!
Long summer days have pushed out crops in high gear, which means our head of lettuce are enormous, and our slow-growing roots are finally ready for picking! We're in a race against our crops... help us keep up! This week we have for you:
Greens: cute little Napa Cabbage heads, XL Red Butter L1 read more »
Long Summer Days Bring Big Greens
Our farm feels like it's exploding with food. Every year we hit this time and can't keep up with harvests. Some crops get oversized and we skip to the next succession. This year, thankfully, we've got more help than ever before, and as long as we can find outlets for our out of co1 read more »
The veggie variety has arrived
With these long warm days, we are delighted to find all of our carefully tended crops finally coming to fruition, meaning long harvest days, more variety for boxes, and all around more food!
This week we have for you:
Greens: Broccolini, Salad Mix, Rainbow Chard, Spinach
Roots/Alliums: Radishes, Gr1 read more »