End of July in Photos: Summer CSA ’12 – Week #9
Summer CSA '12: Box #8 - A real beauty.
Off goes the crew to harvest tomatoes.
Moving slower than molasses these days on the farm, as baby grows and grows.
3 Little Pigs, not so little anymore! In about 6 weeks, off to the butcher they will go.
A photo of Mike on the "new" Kubota tractor back in May; cultivating weeds in the kale bed. Let this photo be a stand-in for tractor work done in July.
The trusty delivery truck; repainted with our new and improved name. Thanks, Becky!
Mike jokes that if we had known pulling the siding off our house would have resulted in 7 straight days of rain, we would have done it 2 months ago!
Corn Earworm: A common pest on organic corn. Unsightly, yes, but way better than petrochemicals.
In the Box:
- Basil
- Bell Pepper, Green
- Bell Pepper, Purple
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant, globe
- Eggplant, japanese
- Garlic
- Jalapeno
- Sweet Corn
- Sweet Onion
- Tomato – assorted
- Watermelon
- Zucchini
EOs Only:
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Cilantro
- Muskmelon
This Week’s Recipes:
- Cucumber Watermelon Salad
- Putting up Corn for Winter
- Szechwan Eggplant Stir Fry with Tofu from Local Thyme
Summer Week #9: Wednesday, August 1st ” Everyother Group A
