It happens every year. Juggling price changes, seed and box orders, soil samples to send, staff needs, signage plus new accounts, keeps everyone on their toes.
And then there is what’s happening in the fields. Multiple crops are ready to be harvested and sold. 5,000 heads of lettuce are seeded every two weeks, but now every 10 days, as demand increases. More is required of our bodies and our minds. It feels like a miracle that it all comes together each week… the orders are taken, the crops are picked, packed and delivered, the markets happen and we sell.
We are so grateful for our tremendous staff, in the field and at the markets. Our health and ability to make this all happen has much to do with eating our own great products!
Yellow raspberries are really strong right now.
Cherry tomatoes are so decorative.
Flowering potatoes
Irrigation needs patching due to crow damage. Grrr
The culprits …
Kale
I’ll take the sugar baby camouflage.
We’ve been selling sunflowers at our farm stand on Saturdays.
Everyone loves the sweet corn.
Winter squash, melons and cucumbers create such a beautiful blanket.
Lovely delicata!
Acorn is the first of the winter squash to be ready, maybe a month away.
The Rosa Bianca eggplant that won the beauty contest.
August 14th, 2014 at 8:05 am
Beautiful photos and fun reading! Thanks!
August 14th, 2014 at 8:26 am
Thanks Becca. The farm gloriously rich right now. 😉
August 14th, 2014 at 4:22 pm
those darn crows!….but the eggplant is too pretty to eat.
August 14th, 2014 at 8:50 pm
Agreed Joanie, that eggplant is still sitting on the counter, getting soft. It’s still a jewel.