Hoboken Tomato Tasting-Sunday
The 7th Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting at the Hoboken Historical Museum is Sunday from 1-5 pm and we will have a nice selection of tomatoes. It is a great opportunity to meet us, if you haven't already! We'll be set up in the museum walkway at 1301 Hudson Street with farm fresh produce for sale too. The next tasting will be @ Ramsey Day on September 9th, our 5th year there. We hope to meet many of you there.
From the Fields: The area where we had planted garlic is now planted with White Icicle Radishes, and mustard varieties. With our new tractor, this area will become a new main field and can be easily tilled in the spring. We have noticed over the years that the animals don't like certain greens and we hope this will continue to be true as this field is not fenced. Two tomato patches and a cucumber patch is suffering from the drought conditions. We have replanted so they will probably we o.k. In view of the current conditions at the farm this may go down as one of the worst years of the 11 years we have been delivering. The tomatoes are coming in slowly, and we do have adequate supply at the moment. Remember that we grow mostly heirloom tomatoes, so they have thin skins and possess a variety of colors. Makes a great multi-colored tomato salad!
Weather Report: Despite a few scattered showers, it is still very dry. We are keeping water on the newly seeded areas. We did receive a 1/2" of rain which luckily raised our pond levels.
Animal Report: The animals seemed to have disappeared except for the trusty groundhog. Even the birds are quiet. Amazing, but perhaps they retire to the deep woods until it gets cooler.
Fruit Report: This week we have a great heirloom apple variety; Gravenstein from Windy Brow farm. This variety originated in Russia or Italy in the 1600's. Arrived in Denmark 1669 and then introduced in the United States from Germany in 1790. Continues to this day to be commercially grown. Unexcelled for cooking! Makes wonderful pies, desserts, sauces & ciders. Keeps until early November.
A funny thing happened on the way to the delivery! Farmer Rich has these great green stackable trays to transport the tomatoes to the drop-off sites. We have been using them for 10 years without incident. Monday, we stopped by Farmer Diane's to pick up peppers & eggplant & she said "you better watch out, the trays might fall down", and Farmer Rich replied "in 10 years they have never fallen over". Lo & behold about ½ mile away from Diane's, the whole stack fell over. A few tomatoes were lost & became salsa, so there may be a few bruised ones that bounced a few times. Eat & enjoy anyway.
Upcoming Events:
· Hoboken Tomato Tasting - August 27th
· Tomato Tasting - September 9th - Ramsey Day
· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 - Lafayette, NJ
· Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22nd - Morristown
Our Ford Tractor 
Our Ford tractor complete with a bucket loader, tiller & brush hog, which has allowed us to cut down brush, till our larger fields & move rocks & dirt.
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.
Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
Hoboken West Drop-Off
Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
Ramsey Drop-off
Vernon Valley Drop-Off
On-Farm Pick-up
Click here for the Recipes of the Week
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