Zestful Gardens

In the Share:
Lettuce
Bok Choy
Basil
Summer Squash & Zucchini
Cucumbers
Cantaloupe or blueberries
Cioppini Onions
Garlic (soft neck)
Tomatoes 

News from the Farm: Rain!!! We are so thankful. It has been very dry on the farm and a few of our crops have not been happy (broccoli, cauliflower, celery). We are thrilled with a little moisture. The only downside about the rain, is that you may receive fewer tomatoes today. We try to stay out of the vines when they are moist, so we don’t spread disease. Luckily, the greenhouse tomatoes are dry and fairly abundant. For those of you that come to the farm, you will see the tomatoes in the field as you drive towards the barn. They are healthy and loaded with green fruit; I foresee lots of tomatoes in September!! The eggplant and peppers are coming along nicely too.

The potatoes you received last week are some of the ugliest I have ever grown!! We jokingly call them our underwater potatoes because after we planted in April, it rained for 2 weeks and half the field was under water! We have higher hope for the rest of the field and will be digging again this week.

U-Pick Blueberries $3/lb. Available on Tuesdays (please call to switch your CSA distribution by Monday), Saturdays, & Sundays.  (On the weekends, Holly is around the farm working and will leave a scale and money drop in front of the Red Barn. Blueberries are located around the white fence in front of the barn. I hope to see you, but have fun if I miss you!)

Appreciations: Sarah & Lilly thank you for the garlic cleaning and song! Thank you to Bliss, Shirley, Ann, Carol, Joyce, Janis, Miles, Wendi, & Michael for helping at our Work Party on Sunday. We have cleaned and sorted almost all of the garlic!! A special thank you to Karen for helping us at the Proctor Market while Marisa is away. Thanks to Wanda & Don for the newsletter assistance. Evan thank you for your meticulous weeding! Our crew misses Marisa, but is doing a great job holding up without her.

Thank you for supporting our small farm!!!
Holly Foster

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