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Monday, August 04, 2014

Catalpa Ridge News–Volume 19 No 7–August 4, 2014

Sussex Fair Week!

Michael exhibited at the Sussex Farm and Horse Show and place 3rd overall and received a Best in Show ribbon for a Trombocino squash & Ping Tong Long Eggplant. He also won 10 Blue Ribbons!! Farmer Rich was one of the three judges this year and all the judging

is done with the exhibitor's name shielded from all the judges, so no favoritism is shown to any exhibitor. If you do visit the fair stop by the Greenhouse at Gate 1 to see the Open Vegetable Show.Lisa with Brown Swiss

If you happen to visit the fair on Thursday, look for Lisa exhibiting her cow.

 

Franklin Greenhouse Report:  The crew worked in the greenhouse on Thursday and cleaned up the radish bed. Additionally, they transplanted four varieties of oriental greens which by the time the harvest from the greenhouse started on Saturday had already doubled in size. All the eggplant that we are delivering are being harvested from the Franklin Greenhouse. Also all the hot peppers are in full production and are showing up in the deliveries. Some celery is ready to be thinned out and the Chinese cabbage will probably be harvested for next week’s delivery.

From the Fields: Up at the farm we have been very busy getting ready for planting the fall crops. Seeded & up & growing: 4 varieties of lettuce, escarole, fennel, 4 varieties of Oriental greens, broccoli, cauliflower, chicory and radicchio. Lots of chard, basil, collards and kale are all doing well in the field. The tomatoes are just starting to produce. You will see some Heirloom Tomatoes starting to show up at each drop-off location. The last planting of lettuce bolted so is being replaced with a new planting.

We still have not turned over the garlic beds as we got behind due to the harvest schedule and volunteering at the fair. We just have to get the transplants from the greenhouse to the field, hopefully this week and some next week as there are different stages of growth.

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The peach deliveries will be starting soon and unfortunately they are still behind on the harvest at the orchards. We do have blackberries from Marjorie’s Vineyard (local) in tonights delivery. They have supplied the grapes and berries that we have delivered over the past few years.

Weather ReportWhile the week was threatening rain we received almost zero. Some areas close by did receive almost 1” the storms did not pass over our farm. We definitely need rain and our irrigation system is working but may be missing some areas due to the size of the fields. The daytime temperatures have been reasonable, especially for this time of year. We have been starting at 5:30 am and often have to put on gloves for the first hour or so.

Animal report: The rabbits continue to multiply with daily sightings! They are enjoying our picnic area and have yet to cause a problem in the fields.
Upcoming Events

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NJ State Fair – Sussex County Farm & Horse Show – August 1st to August 10th. More info: http://www.njstatefair.com/

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Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting – Hoboken Historical Museum – 1301 Hudson Street August 24th 1-5 pm

Farm Fresh Seasonal Produce for sale as well.

  • August 4th  - 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

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