What's new 6/16/09
by Joanne Frazer
Well, the excitement is over. Julie is now a high school graduate. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew were able to come down and visit with us for the weekend. It's always great to have them here. As I've said before, they are excellent cooks! Tom made us pork chops in a fennel, onion, tomato, and lemon peel sauce. He also made stuffed zucchinis using beef and sausage for the stuffing. Vicki made us strawberry crepes for dessert. I have to find a way to get them to stay here longer!
The deer have figured out a way to get into the garden and have eaten some of the strawberry plants. Not too many, luckily! John's been tightening up the fence so hopefully they'll stay out. But how do you keep them out when they know how good the strawberries are!! By the way, they're getting even sweeter, now!
Just last night, we ate the first cucumber of the season! It won't be long until they'll be included in your boxes! I forget just how magical this time of year is. Everything is growing. All the plants in the greenhouse are almost twice as big as last week. Most of the vegetables we seeded into trays last week have sprouted. There were only 3 kinds of lettuce and 1 cabbage variety that didn't germinate. I know the lettuce didn't come up because I tried using seeds from a few years ago. I thought about throwing them into the chicken coop and watering it, just to see if any of it comes up. But then, I'd have to figure a way to keep the chickens out of it until it's time.
John was able to mow the front yard last weekend. Now, the sheep will have hay for a while. Speaking of hay, one of our customers just bought a new scythe, used it to cut his yard and then brought it over to us. A few days later, a neighbor of his called up to say, he too, had some hay to give us. This is another example of why we live on the coast. Co-operative farming at it's finest!
John's been preparing beds and watering. Right now, he can only water 2-3 beds each morning and evening. Our well needs time to recover. Hopefully, he will be able to work on our pump system for the spring. We are very aware of how much water is needed and are thankful we have a source to tap into.
medium box : $10.00
2 lettuces
1 bunch dino kale or red russian kale
1 cabbage
1 pound spring onions
large box : $15.00
2 lettuces
1 bunch dino kale or red russian kale
1 cabbage
1 pound spring
broccoli
summer squash
extras include:
dino kale $2.50/bunch
Egg 6.00/dozen
fava beans 2.00/pound
Lettuce 1.50/each
red russian kale 2.50/bunch
spinach 2.50/bunch
Strawberries 3.50/basket
We'll be at the Fort Bragg Farmers Market tomorrow selling lettuce mix, strawberries, kale and summer squash.
Thank you to those of you who have responded to our 'need a truck' situation. We're still looking for one so if you know of any that look promising then please contact us.
You can pick your boxes up from 3:00-6:00PM on Friday, here at our farm. If you can't make it during those hours, then we'll leave your box on the table either under the canopy or in the little shed in front of the garage. You can leave your payment wrapped in your box slip in your old box. Please call us to let us know if you won't be able to pick it up by Saturday.
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