Finally some Rain !
Last week we were moaning of how dry it has been, and then we get 4” of rain mid-week which was a welcome event. The only problem with the onslaught of rain was the tomatoes on the vine in the main field decided to explode with happiness in receiving some rain. Needless to say, we have salsa in the field and were struggling to find undamaged tomatoes for the delivery.
We cleaned up a few beds by pulling up the plastic and re-tilling them. The plan was to see some crops for late deliveries but the rain has postponed that due to the muddiness.
| We plan on taking down one of our older greenhouses and have to come up with a plan to replace it over the off-season. This one is our largest greenhouse in the back field. We are hoping to replace it with a high wall, high tunnel. It will be similar to our newest greenhouse, though it will be bigger. We plan on making it 96’ x 32’. This will enable us to try some off-season production without heat in both early spring and end of season. We also plan on putting heat in a second greenhouse which will enable starting more transplants. |
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Franklin Greenhouse Report: There was sporadic germination of the carrots, but it looks like there will be enough for the deliveries. The basil for tonight’s delivery is from the Franklin greenhouse. The salad burnet is coming along nice and should appear for next week’s delivery. We have been making a few different herb dressings with the salad burnet, as it has a great light cucumber flavor. The arugula is up and doing well.
From the Fields: The newly seeded plantings are all doing well. Some of the beds are getting closed down as the last crops are harvested from them. It looks like our broccoli and cauliflower crops are a total failure. On a positive note, it appears we will have a bumper crop of sunchokes (Jerusalem Artichokes) for the fall deliveries. The onions, kale and chard all look great. We did have a late planting of zucchini and the plants are doing well as are the winter squash.
We will be planning a trip to the farm in October to plant garlic. This is always a fun day and we get a lot of garlic planted in just a few hours. Last year many members came to help and we hope that this year many of you will be able to participate. Our tentative date is: October 20th More details will follow in the newsletter over the next few weeks.
Weather Report: Lots and lots of rain fell during the week. We still have warm days for the time being, but those days are numbered as the cooler weather will start arriving. The night temperatures are low and our early morning start times have us in gloves & jackets.
Animal report: We were visited by a porcupine this week. They don’t eat any veggies but prefer to eat trees. This was a scarce sighting and normally they are not around. There is still a decent sized “crop” of rabbits who greet Farmer Rich in the mornings.
Upcoming Events 
Garlic Gathering – Olde Lafayette Village – Route 94/15, Lafayette, NJ 11 am – 4 pm October 6th & 7th
Annual Garlic Fest – Hoboken Historical Museum – 1301 Hudson Street October 14th 1-5 pm
Week of September 10th - Pick of the Week: click on the links below or to the right to bring you to the delivery specific to your pick-up location. Deliveries will be of similar variety & poundage, but may contain different items at anytime during the season. Occasionally, some crops are ready to harvest but not enough to deliver to all our drop-off locations. What we do is start to filter them in each week to a different drop-off until there is enough to delivery to everyone.
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