How about all of this rain? The weather is annoying to say the least but this too shall pass.  Fortunately, most of our crops are on raised beds providing the drainage they need.  The more important issue is sun!! We could use a little more - that is for sure! The heat loving crops (tomatoes, melon, eggplant and peppers) are struggling a bit.  However, there is not much we can do about that besides wait and see what future days bring.

Some crops have really enjoyed the cool weather including our unbelievably gorgeous potato crop.  I hope all the volunteers who were at Potato Planting Day have a chance to visit the field soon. They are a picture! I haven't seen one bug on them yet.  For those of you new to growing potatoes, this is major!

Skipping forward a bit, now is the time to sign-up for our winter share.  The share distribution will start up on November 1st and will include things like potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, parsnips, celeraic, daikon radish, leeks, lettuce, greens, butternut, acorn, delicata, and kuri squash.  Pickup is every other week and the cost is $245.  The season will run from Nov 1st, 2009 through the first week in January 2010.  Depending on the growing conditions this summer and fall, we may be able to stretch until the end of January! We are only taking 60 shareholders so sign up now if you are interested.

Finally, we hope you enjoyed your first week of share distribution and are excited about what is to come.  Remember to check out the left-side green margin for updates on u-pick, available produce and upcoming events.  We will also continue with recipes and information below on some of our more non-traditional veggies. 

Looking forward to seeing you this week.
Bring your boots,
Laura