Farm Happenings
The farm was awash in positive energy Saturday morning as a lively bunch of shareholders dove into projects around the farm including shallot harvest, weeding carrots, thinning beets and yanking all the purslane out of the onion patch. Plus we had cameo visits from puppies, birds, parents and more! The new space provides infinite possibilities for future activities, from dance parties to paper making with plants to film screenings, many ideas were discussed during lunch. It’s REALLY EXCITING for us to finally have built this space to showcase the talents and provide a platform for shareholders and other community members great ideas for workshops and events.
Crop Updates: The nightshade family of plants has many sought after crops, with tomatoes ranking at the top. In a week or so, if the weather remains warm, the tomato crop should begin to come in with some regularity. We’ll begin digging the first of three plantings of potatoes soon which we will be available by the quart in the share room. Not far behind will be sweet and hot peppers and some eggplant.
- Monday the 1st anytime 5:30-7:30pm
- Wednesday the 27th anytime 9am-noon
A crew enjoying the freshly made strawberry banana popsicles on the porch of the new barn.
GH harvesting shallots with shareholders Kim and Jenny.
Shareholder Relani bringing in some of the Garlics of the World crop from the Dutchess field.
Tips for Success
- There’s a new round of beans available that are called yellow wax. They can be used in all the same ways as green beans. When harvesting remember to start where the flag is in the bed and thoroughly pick all the largest beans off the plant before moving down the bed. Once your harvest is complete, move the flag to the spot that you stopped.
The yellow cucumbers in the fridge are a variety called Salt and Peppper. While they are technically considered a pickling variety, they are AWESOME eaten raw and in salads. The skins are thin and never bitter, the fruits are juicy and a refreshing treat sliced thinly with a dash of salt.
A kaleidoscopic salad made by shareholder April. Thanks for sharing!
Crops Available
Cell phone numbers, Flip: 315-854-5399 and Bob 315-854-5395.
*Asterisk marks crops added this week
- Beans, yellow wax*
- Beets
- Bulb fennel
- Carrots
- Cucumbers, green or yellow*
- Cutting celery (harvest individual stalks, not entire plant)
- Flowers
- Head lettuce, mostly red
- Kale
- Lettuce greens
- Onions, red
- Rainbow chard, also called Swiss chard
- Scallions*
- Zucchini and summer squash
- Anise hyssop
- Basil
- Bee balm
- Bronze leaf fennel
- Dill
- Lemon balm
- Mint
- Nasturtium, edible flower
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Sorrel
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Winter Savory