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What’s at Market? Week of July 27th

July 28th, 2008 Posted in What's @ Market ?

Not sure how it happened but it’s almost August. I ate a Watermelon today from the garden. It wasn’t ripe though. But still refreshing. I can’t believe the weather we’ve been having- all the veggies are simply loving it. There haven’t been gigantic flushes of anything, just nice steady flow o’ veggies. That’s what we like.

Still more of the same on the farm- harvest a lot, transplant and seed more produce, keep up on the weeds once in a while and go to farmers market 3 times a week. That 8th day could come in handy- although we’d probably find another market to go to anyway.

So this week at market:

  • Arugula
  • Basil
  • Beets
  • Green Beans
  • Braising Mix
  • Scallions
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Chard
  • Cucumber (Slicing andd Striped Armenian)
  • Dill
  • Eggplant (Both Globe and Japanese)
  • Kale
  • Leeks
  • Sweet Onions
  • Red Onions
  • Parsley
  • Strawberries
  • Fingerling Potatoes
  • Salad Mix
  • Tomatoes !!!
  • Zucchini

And I must say you can stamp a FAIL on my forehead in the recipe department. It’s not that I don’t want to share recipes with all of our great members, it’s just that I keep physically running out of time in the day. For instance if you’ll notice I’m typing this up at around 11pm and I’ll be up at 4:30 to leave the farm by 5 to make deliveries and then setup at market. So fitting recipes in is tough. I think next season might be easier. Anyone have any ideas how we can get recipes out to the greater CSA community? If you do, please drop me an email. (Available on our contact page here on the website)

Finally, last thing…. The folks we bought our new farmland from are selling their newly built home that sits on 17 acres. If you or anyone you know are looking for a brand new custom built home and need someone to farm organic veggies on the acreage, let me know. Or if you just want to live across the street from some interestingly dedicated organic farmers, that’s great too! The land has been certified organic for several years already as pasture for organic dairy cows. Beautiful wonderful soil and the new house really is something else. Here’s a link if you want to check it out.

See you at market.

  1. 2 Responses to “What’s at Market? Week of July 27th”

  2. By Melissa on Jul 31, 2008

    What about putting a call out to your CSA members to see if any of them would volunteer to help you put together recipes each week? Perhaps they could have access to your blog and post them there or do an email to your members. Just a thought….putting the word “community” in CSA to action..

    By the way, you guys are awesome (and overachievers!), but we like you anyway.

  3. By Barb on Jul 31, 2008

    Hi everyone!
    thelocaldish.com went live and is undergoing the next re-design. It will be ready for launch by January with online forums, one of which could be a CSA social network for people to connect and with a recipe box where CSA members could post recipes. The site will be a place for information and sharing on an entire range of ideas and topics related to living locally and sustainably.

    Here’s to a bountiful summer of gifts from the earth brought to our table by Blue Fox Farm!

    Barb Magee

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