End of July in Photos: Summer CSA ’12 – Week #9

 In CSA Newsletter

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:

 

Summer Week #9: Wednesday, August 1st ” Everyother Group A