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What’s at Market? Week of October 18th

October 19th, 2009 Posted in What's @ Market ?

Cause and Effect. That’s what our two year old has been learning about over the past couple of weeks. Tonight it was: Throw your tomato at the dog’s mouth, he will catch it (Isaac is an amazing ball catcher;high speed even) and then eat it. Demian paused, looked in amazement at what had happened, looked at me, and then belted out the loudest cry. I looked at him and was speechless. I had nothing to say but, “You throw the tomato at him he’s going to eat it. Wouldn’t you do the same thing?”. Demian stopped crying, looked at me and replied with a very complete “yep”. Problem solved. Wish all problems were that easy to solve.

Sometimes I forget the “cause and effect” of farming. Aphids moved into the last two rounds of broccoli and cauliflower. Effect: We have very little broccoli and cauliflower this fall. What would you do if you were an aphid and there was an entire forest in front of you of your favorite food? You’d eat it. “Yep”

Oh, well I won’t worry about it then. We have plenty of other great food to bring to market. We actually do have a bit of broccoli and cauliflower tomorrow- just not a lot. Darned insects.

This week at market:

  • Arugula
  • Beets
  • Baby Bok Choy
  • Stir Fry Mix
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower- I have maybe 5 heads going to market tomorrow. hrmph.
  • Carrots
  • Chard
  • Cilantro
  • Collards
  • Napa Cabbage- Make that Kim Chi now!
  • Fennel- Oh yeah, fennel, first time this season. A sign that fall is here.
  • Garlic
  • Kale
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Onions
  • Sweet Onions- Just a few more weeks of these
  • Parsnips- Getting sweeter by the week
  • Parsley
  • Shallots
  • Potatoes
  • Salad Mix
  • Spinach
  • Winter Squash
  • Tatsoi
  • Salad Turnips
  • Celery- The very last week for celery.
  • Celery Root

  1. One Response to “What’s at Market? Week of October 18th”

  2. By Brenda on Oct 23, 2009

    I read that if you plant brussels sprouts that the aphids will not be able to reproduce as heartily and each year you will see fewer and fewer aphids around. This was based on an actual study.

    Since I am not a farmer I haven’t tried it but I definitely would give it a try if I were.

    Good luck

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