New Leaf Organics

6th csa

Greetings,
I have a feeling we just worked the last semi-pleasant day for a few to come. The humidity is really setting in and I can’t say any of us are excited to work the rest of this hot week ahead. Try to be extra nice to us when you come to get your veggies tomorrow because we might be feeling a bit wilted by afternoon. We are still hitting the weeds this week, not a surprise, and will be harvesting the rest of the garlic to put away as well. I imagine whoever draws the “short straw” will be the one who has to bring the garlic into the greenhouse tomorrow as the plastic adds at least an extra 15 degrees of joy. It will be a good thing, however, when it is all out of the ground and we can free up some more field space for late season crops.  This week we’ve had the help of a visiting WWOOFER from France. This stands for Willing Worker on Organic Farms and it is a large network of people all over the world. In my pre-kid days Skimmer and I WWOOFED in quite a few interesting places around the world and it is always fun to welcome someone on the other end. Thomas has been camping out and hitch hiking around Addison county trying to explore the area when he is not helping out at the farm. We also have had the help of Tate, a young and eager 13 year old boy who loves to garden. It is so exciting to see someone his age really intrigued and asking questions about how to grow things on a commercial scale. I keep telling his mom that we have to harness his energy for a few years down the road. For now though, we are trying to ease him into things and not give him the rough jobs so he leaves with a positive memory. That is about all for now. Tomorrow you can expect:
squash, cukes, lettuce mix, head lettuce, beets, potatoes, peas, beans, blueberries, garlic, tomatoes ( a few), and more………. Soon, we’ll have broccoli, cabbage, and lots of tomatoes
Lazy Farmer SaladWho wants to cook in this heat?
2 cukes, sliced and halfed3 baby beets, grated1/4 pound string beans, snapped in thirds4 carrots, grated1 fresh onion, diced3 scallions, finely choppedfresh herbs1 can garbanzo beansfeta cheeselemon juiceolive oilbalsamicsalt and pepper
Toss and enjoy.