Hello!
Welcome to week 8!
After all this heat last week we ended up with a little over 6 inches of rain from Friday and Saturday. Yes, rain is good but too much is not so good around here. With the drain tiling that was done on the 13 acres my mind was rest assured that we would not have any severe flooding in the field. What came after the rain was a real mess going in for the harvest! We're prepared with our muck boots and rain gear but when I was out cutting flowers I was glad that the rest of the crew were in the same field with me in case I needed to be pulled out from my sinking boots in the mud.
Of course I grabbed the camera and took some pictures of our crew harvesting, rain or shine! Above is Michael, who many of you met at the On Farm Pick Up. He never thought he'd wear so much yellow in one day! At the bottom left is Joe cutting some greens off yellow onions. On the right is Wes who just finished pulling onions from the muddy ground. I may not have introduce Wes before but he came to us in late June and will be leaving to go away to school the second week of August. We've been lucky to have him be part of our crew this season and we're hoping that he'll come back next season since he literally lives around the corner from the farm! Thank you Wes!
Your bounty for this week:
Fresh Basil
A variety of small early ripening Tomatoes
Green Zucchini/Yellow Summer Squash
Shallots
Sweet Corn
Baby Arugula
Italian Romano Beans
Seasonal Fruit Share for this week
Blueberries
Nectarines
Red Plums
The Sweet Corn grown on our farm is never sprayed. You may find a small corn-ear worm or two at the tip of the cob. Don't fear! Simply flick 'em to the side or cut the tip off. They will do no damage to us, they're just trying to eat some really good corn!
Every year I've compared the current season to the previous season's harvest. Last season we did not start harvesting early tomatoes until the very end of August! This year we were able to begin harvest July 16! You can really say that this is summer weather, hot days and warm nights! Enjoy the flavor with your fresh basil!
A Blueberry and Nectarine Crisp! This recipe came from a great recipe site that one of our crew, Michael, pointed out to me. It's called http://www.foodgawker.com/
Andrea Landsberg, CSA member, also shared with me another great site for recipes, http://www.eatingwell.com/ fun cooking up some great recipes from that site! Tomato-Corn Pie!
Date to remember!
August 7th is our Second Annual Farm Tour. The tour will begin at 18080 W. Millburn Road. This is the address of our wash pack shed where we'll start the tour. There is plenty of parking there too. We would like to begin the tour promptly at 1pm and end by 2:45. Since this is a harvest day for us we can only dedicate a couple of hours for the tour. The tour will be a walking tour through vegetable and flower fields. We'll also visit our layer chickens and broiler chickens. The farm is 13 acres so there will be a lot of walking. If the sun is out please bring a sun hat and plenty of water, you'll be happy you did. Another recommendation is to please wear closed toe shoes. Many areas of the farm is rocky and bumpy so let's protect our toes! Children are welcomed though strollers would be a struggle in the fields. If a stroller is necessary we'll do our best to help you get through the fields. I will include more details next week.
Don't forget to send me an email to let me know you'll be coming to the tour!
Enjoy the bounty of the farm.
Your farmers,
Tania and Chris Cubberly
