In the Box

• Dill
• Head Lettuce
• Braising Greens
• Arugula
• Garlic Scapes
• Salad Mix
• A Bit of Broccoli

Spring planting time is a busy time. Farmers speak in terms of ‘windows of opportunity’. These are the moments when I get the soil worked and the seeds planted and then it rains after planting. But, spring being spring, we often get rain between the plowing and the planting. Then the soil has to be worked again before planting.

I missed one of those opportunities this spring and it became obvious today. This spring I had a couple of days when I wasn’t feeling well. I decided to sit and work in the greenhouse instead of plowing the field. It was beautiful planting weather. Then it started to rain and didn’t stop for a week. I got the peas planted a week late. Today I was walking through the pea patch. It looks beautiful and I think we will have a good pea season, but we should already be picking peas. Next I was walking through the greenhouse and picked my first Sungold tomato. I think this is the first time I have picked a tomato before peas. I know the tomatoes are in the greenhouse so they have an advantage, but it was still strange. The good news is the peas will be ready soon and so will the sungolds…

We finally had some heads of lettuce mature that the deer did not eat. We found a place where the fence was down and the deer were sauntering through to the salad bar. Try mixing the braising greens and dill in with the lettuce for a great salad.

Most of you got a tiny bit of broccoli. A couple of you got zucchini instead as there was not enough broccoli. Summer broccoli tastes good, but does not look very pretty.

This Week’s Recipes

• Garlic Green Sauce
• Spanish Greens
• Garlic Scape Pesto

Calendar of Events

September 8th - Fall Farm Frolic. Join us for a potluck dinner, farm tour and games.

July ? - I’d like to have a greenhouse raising party. Date and more details to be determined. No experience necessary.

Riley Writes

It was a hot week! Supposedly it is not even summer yet, but it sure felt like it this week. I was glad to have my pool to run through. It’s best to run through the water, then through the dirt and back into the water. I do that over and over.

It’s raining now and we really need it. I need more mud puddles to run through too. I hope it rains all night.

WE have a bunch more people working on the farm for a couple of weeks. I had to greet and jump on so many people this morning. I had to take a nap after they all arrived. It’s very tiring work…Anyways, they are here to help with the harvesting and to catch up on the weeding and other projects. I’m going to be very busy supervising all these activities. I will have to run around to everyone and stick my nose in their faces to make sure they are doing everything correctly. Then I’ll have to roll over on my back and have them scratch my belly. Then I’ll know that they are focused…on me. But don’t worry; I’ll keep everything running well on the farm.