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The Sunny Side – Week of 7/20/14

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The Sunny Side – Week of 7/20/14

In this week’s box you will find:

week 8

 

  • Cucumber
  • Zucchini
  • “Fordhook Giant” Swiss Chard
  • Broccoli
  • Kohlrabi
  • Carrots (Thursday)
  • Flathead Cabbage (Thursday)
  • Walla Walla Sweet Onions (Thursday)
  • Fennel (Sunday)
  • Chives (Sunday)
  • Fresh Yellow Onions (Sunday)
  • Beets (Red or golden) (Sunday)

In the Field

These days I feel like we’re really living up to the name of “family farm”.

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The Sunny Side – Week of 7/13/14

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The Sunny Side – Week of 7/13/14

In this week’s box you will find:

Week 7 Box

 

  • Purplette Onions
  • Cucumbers
  • Celery
  • Collards
  • Broccoli
  • Green cabbage
  • A Zucchini
  • Basil (Thursday box)
  • Fennel (Thursday box)
  • Carrots (Sunday box)
  • Dill (Sunday box)

In the Field

If last week was a week of catching up, this week we are going ahead full throttle! The tomatoes can already use another round of trellising, and we actually saw (and ate) a few ripe ones on Friday. Plants that have been waiting patiently until the ground was dry enough to till will get planted, and the leeks, celery and celeriac will get weeded out.

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The Sunny Side – Week of 7/6/14

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The Sunny Side – Week of 7/6/14

In this week’s box you will find:

  • White or Red Pearl Onions
  • Rainbow Swiss Chard
  • Basil
  • Cucumber
  • Fennel
  • Kohlrabi
  • Broccoli
  • Dill (Thursday box)
  • Carrots (Thursday box)
  • Napa cabbage (Sunday box)
  • A little summer squash (Sunday box)
  • Lettuce (Sunday box)

In the Field

When Nick and I talk about harvesting vegetables, we often describe getting a good “pull” from the fields. I have never really thought about what that term means until I was harvesting beets for market on Friday.

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