Catalpa Ridge News–Volume 18 No 8–July 29, 2013

New Jersey State Fair Starts !

The NJ State Fair – Sussex County Farm & Horse Show starts on Friday. We hope that the crew will be exhibiting again this year in the Open Vegetable Show. The Open Vegetable Show judging is on Saturday at 12 noon so we will have the results for next week’s newsletter. If you visit the fairgrounds, stop by the greenhouse and you will be able to see the veggie exhibits. The fair has many wonderful events from livestock shows, outdoor entertainment, tractor pulls, 4-H exhibits, creative arts, photography, wine tasting and of course their famous Horse Show. It makes a great day out. More information can be found at: http://www.newjerseystatefair.org.

Franklin Greenhouse Report: We harvested some Oriental Greens and these beds will be rolled over into Broccoli Raab. Renee planted more Bok Choi. The eggplant continues to do well and should be on the horizon for deliveries in a week or so. The rosemary in this week’s delivery comes from a very productive stand. We will probably start more microgreens in a week or so as long as the temperatures stay reasonable.

Newly Seeded:

In the Field: Dill    Dikon Radishes    Golden Ball Turnips    Green Wave Mustard Purple Top Turnips    Cilantro    Arugula

For Transplants: Zucchini    Cucumbers    Escarole    Brocolli Lettuce (4 varieties)    Cauliflower

Planted in Franklin: Bok Choi    Brocooli Raab

From the Fields:   While we have had a lot of zukes and cukes, the plants will be shutting

tilled and planted

down within a week or two. Second planting has been accomplished so fruit from them will be available in late September. We tilled the fields where the fava beans and garlic was planted. We have planted half of this area already with many new veggies – see Up & Growing below. Attempts at recovering the round field have not gone well. It is still too wet despite our dry spell. It is not unusual as a farm down the street appears to have the same problem. We weeded the beet, chard, cucumber, radicchio and Chinese cabbage beds. We had a great day of work on Thursday with a complete full day during the cooler temperatures.

Animal report:  A chipmunk moved into the heated greenhouse on the farm. It is not eating very much. It is a gatherer, gathering up whatever they gather up. A family of groundhogs had moved into the back field under the fava beans. This may be why our fava bean production was down this year. After the fava beans were harvested they decided to move under the rototiller seeking shelter.

Weather report: Finally some rain on Sunday after a week without. About 1 ½” of rain fell at the farm which did interrupt the harvest. We swapped the crew to working in the greenhouse during the heavy rain. Renee started seeding and Michael worked on some of the machines and the sprinkler heads. Ali & Lisa started cleaning some garlic.

Upcoming Events

	NJ State Fair – Sussex County Farm & Horse Show – starts August 2nd. More info: http://www.njstatefair.com/
	Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting – Hoboken Historical Museum – 1301 Hudson Street August 25th 1-5 pm Farm Fresh Seasonal Produce for sale as well.

July 29th - 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. 
Recipe Links 
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom Delivery
Hoboken Midtown Delivery
Hoboken West Delivery
United Synagogue of Hoboken