Harvest #17 (Week A) should include potatoes, edible pumpkins (or winter squash), tomatoes, lettuce, sweet peppers, onions, kale, swiss chard, arugula, (italian dandelion has been left for deer trap crop), eggplant, hot peppers, okra, shishito peppers, cured garlic, and herbs. Some items will be a choice. U-pick is winding down but may include edamame, tomatillos, cherry/grape tomatoes, flowers, and herbs. This is probably the final week for many of the field crops.

What a crazy week. We hope you made it through Ida okay, considering. For us and the farm, overall, it could have been worse, much worse. No tornados touched down here and there was hardly any wind at all. Power was not lost. We received 8" of rain and about 4-5" of that came down in an hour or so. Without established waterways (thanks NRCS!) the damage would have been much greater. We endured your typical flash flooding and its effects. I hate to say it, but we're kind of used to it by now. This flood was a bit higher, a bit stronger, and a bit longer in duration, but it wasn't that much different that a thunderstorm dropping 2-3" in an hour. My homemade dam got washed away and the local creek beds were scoured pretty good, but it did make for an interesting stroll on Saturday. Seen in our little creek were frogs, minnows, and many water striders. We also saw a spicebush swallowtail. Since the rain missed us the previous weekend I was pretty eager for some wetness to help our cover crops get established. Most of our fields are covered in lush crop residue (and weeds!) and fabric so those areas survived unscathed. I was most worried about our late summer and fall crop areas which have more exposed soil but even those areas had less washout than expected. Again, praise be to the waterways! I try to pitch most of our fields slightly so excess water does drain out the aisles and not punch through the beds and it mostly worked except in a few spots. I would say that the driveway and downstream of the bridge to Field 1 sustained the most damage (see below). Best of luck with your own clean up and the stress this has caused! Let's hope it's the last of the season...

We could use some help at workshifts again this week! If the weather's bad outside we'll process garlic inside. Please consider joining us soon!

Workshift policy reminder: If you signed up for a share with work discount your share cost is reduced by $15 per worked hour (8 for Full, 6 for Medium, 4 for Half). If you're unable to satisfy the work requirement for the discount please remit a check to cover the share cost.

This week's workshift schedule:

Please bring gloves, water, a hat, and sturdy shoes! We meet under the large red maple at the end of the barn by the pick up room.

Workshift Guidelines. Workshift Sign Up Instructions.