What’s at Market? Week of June 28th
June 29th, 2009 Posted in What's @ Market ?We’re quickly moving into July here. Melanie and I saw the first ripening tomato today. This is a good sign. There’s one variety that always has one tomato ripen before all others in the entire collection. Every single year it’s this same variety. And it’s one tomato. Indicator species maybe. Dunno.
Our basil is growing fast. A couple of weeks away. And the potatoes are flowering like mad. Fingerling potatoes soon to follow flowering. It’s all about indicators and observation of said indicators. That’s farming in a nutshell. We love it.
Here’s what’s happening at the market this week:
- Arugula
- Beets
- Stir Fry Mix (Let me know if any of you have tried this from the co-op, we’re bagging it up there now and would love some feedback)
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage of all types- savoy,green, red, and Napa
- Carrots
- Chard- This has been a world class year for our chard this year. It’s rockin!
- Cilantro
- Armenian Cukes
- Slicing Cukes
- Kale of many types
- Lettuce- Red Leaf, Green Leaf,Red Oak (my favorite), Romaine, Red Butterhead, Green Butterhead
- Walla Walla Sweet Onions
- Parsley
- Snap Peas (This is the last of the peas)
- Radishes (The last of the radishes)
- Salad Mix
- Spinach (Maybe the last or 2nd to last week for spinach)
- Zucchini- Yellow and Green
I hope you’re all enjoying the bounty. It’s fun seeing the garden unfold so differently each season. Hopefully we won’t ever get it figured out and the farm will continue to challange us. Come to think of it…. I’m sure we won’t ever get it figured out. It’s farming after all.
That was my deep thought of the week. See you at market.
p.s. Strawberries are on their way back……
