Laura is back! Woo Hoo! It is so great to see her smiling face again. Sounds like Minnesota was beautiful and that she enjoyed her trip home. We are certainly happy that her parents didn't Shanghai her and keep her there for the rest of the season....I am sure they probably wanted to.
Farming is still going well....it feels like this season has really been moving along fairly smoothly. After Laura's return, she and Willy tackled the weeding of the next round of kohlrabi, broccoli and carrots. There will be another round of beets and maybe even beans and peas....the plants are sizing up nicely and barring any freakish early September hard frosts, they should make it to maturity. With that being said, this last swing in the weather has made us feel a little cautious about the fall. In one day, the temperature plummeted from the 90's to the 70's. As we move closer and closer to the fall equinox, those outrageous swings will be bringing us into frost season. However, many of you know that we always take a shotgun approach to planting....Willy keeps planting a little of everything, knowing that some things will be a success and some will fail.
A very happy success has been our All Red potato crop.Willy and Laura were apparently giggling while digging potatoes the other morning. They look beautiful. Some of these will go into the boxes this week. As in years past, we will be selling unwashed potatoes in the fall for storage. If you know you will be wanting some, please let us know so we can get you on the list. This year we will have All Red, Huckleberry, Purple Viking and German Butterball. Last season we could not fill all of the requests we had for the Purple Vikings because they sold out early. If you know there is something you want, please tell us early so we can set it aside for you.We are hoping to have all bulk orders filled by the end of October. Same as last season, all late season unwashed potatoes will be $1/lb when ordering more than 20 lbs. Sweet onions are also available in bulk. We have 20 lb bags for $20...just like last year. We should have storage and red onions available in bulk as well.
That's it for now. Have a great week!
In Your Share This Week:
All Red Potatoes, Sweet Onions, Peppers, Kohlrabi, Eggplant, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Garlic, Head Lettuce, Chard/Kale/Collards, Carrots and Beets? and probably a surprise or two....
Recipes:
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Refrigerator Pickles; Cauliflower, Carrots, Cukes...You Name It!
Herbed Onion Salad Dressing
Kohlrabi Fritters with Yogurt Dill Sauce
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