The wild mushrooms finally started popping in our woods this week; we got our first on-farm chicken of the woods – and our first lobsters. The chokecherries and blackberries are increasingly ripening out in the Barrens around us. The storms missed us, for the most part, although we did get one solid half-inch rainfall. This was much appreciated by all the dehydrating flora, as well as the fauna. Also, it meant we could back away from running the field irrigation, for a bit longer.
A small hawk is hanging around our tree tops a lot of the time, the mice are active en masse, There are more slugs in the garden than we’ve ever before seen, and we rejoice in the zipping of more and more dragonflies. The bear hasn’t been seen. Nothing seems to be preying on the chickens.
Some old friends came out to help out – CSA Member Tara and her clan paid visits, harvesting a gazillion beans for the Market amongst the socializing, and Steffan reprised his role as a harvest hand today, helping fill your boxes with the fruits of our labor. With Grandpa Jim, we started to build a small addition to the screen porch, to serve as a little mudroom entryway. The tomato plants are taller than Kristin so she wields a stepstool to trellis them up. And the harvest today went smoothly; this is what we got for you:
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- Carrots (orange & purple) – We weeded them this year! For over 20 hours.
- Green Cabbage
- Cucumber – we might have to do a large pickling project this week.
- Zucchini
- Beans – greens are on the wane, purples and dragontongues wax.
- Onions
- Tomatoes – now they’re starting to come on for real.
- Cherry tomatoes
