Garlic Harvest Begins!
Farmer Rich & Sometime Farmer Sue started harvesting the garlic on Sunday & again on Tuesday. So far we have harvested the German White and Spanish Roja varieties. There were some patches that did not fair well due to the water (even though we planted in raised beds). The garlic needs to be dried & the curing process starts. We'll probably start delivering the garlic bulbs within the next two weeks.
From the Fields: Sometime Farmer Sue chopped up the harvested pea patch and Farmer Rich tilled it up & replanted it with chard, dill, cilantro, fava greens & Anaheim peppers. We have harvested half of the fava bean patch and your first delivery of fava beans is tonight! The other half will be harvested next week and then a different variety the week after. Hopefully you all like fava beans! This will be the first time that we are able to have 3 crops of fava beans. Farmer Rich & helper Leslie have almost completed fencing in the round field and that should be planted during the rest of this week. A late planting of tomatoes, newly seeded kale, chard, lemon cucumbers, squash, basil, peppers and more are slated to be planted.
Weather Report: In the past week looks like we received about 10" of rain at the farm! Wow - some of the fields are water logged and the broccoli, cauliflower & lettuce that was just beginning to recover from the last deluge is gone. Farmer Rich will reseed the broccoli & cauliflower over the next week & we plan on having a fall crop.
Animal Report: Our newest CSA member (a groundhog) apparently moved into the field. It seems to like the parsley the most, a few lettuces once in a while, and mostly weeds. Farmer Rich figures it has made a burrow in the middle the fava beans & is coming & going as it pleases. Once we finish harvesting all the favas that field will be tilled up & the burrow will be closed.
What's Up & Growing: The Gailon and a patch of carrots were reseeded due to the wet fields. Red amaranth & turnips seem to have survived the flooded conditions, unlike the spinach before them. Cucumbers, peppers & eggplant are all coming along well. The flooded tomato patch is remarkably bouncing back.
REMINDER - Last PRINTED copy of the newsletter! If you wish to receive a printable copy of the newsletter via e-mail (it will be in PDF format), just click here to send us an e-mail and I'll add your name to the newsletter list. We are trying to save a tree! As with the growth of all the CSA drop-offs in Hoboken, Jersey City & Ramsey I am printing over 80 newsletters a week! All the newsletters, recipes, & picks of the week are available on our weblog at: www.catalparidge.blogspot.com
TRIP to the FARM - A workday at the farm is scheduled for anyone who wants to visit & help out with a few projects. If you would like to spend a few hours or a day in the country we welcome you!
Date: July 15th 11 am - 3 pm (raindate July 22nd)
Please RSVP (by July 13th) so we can plan on lunch, refreshments & get you directions. Give us your contact # via phone or e-mail just in case the weather is iffy (it can be a whole different world at the farm) so we can give you a call if it will be a rainy day. The farm is about 1 hour from Ramsey.
Projects planned:
- Fava Bean harvesting
- Harvest garlic
- Mulching & weeding
Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.
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