- Tomatoes
- Cherry tomatoes
- Sweet red and green peppers
- Hot peppers (Serranos, Jalapenos and super hot charripitas (little orange hot peppers)
- Cucumbers
- Zucchini
- Green onions or leeks
- Swiss chard or lettuce
- Radishes or green beans
- Basil (OK, finally time to make pesto)
- Sage, thyme or parsley
- Eggplant
- Fruit bar – pears, plums, grapes, asian pears, apples (take a selection)
We are busy harvesting the winter squash that will be given in the last month of the regular season of our CSA. We will hope to give it all winter long. We have so many varieties; delicata, spaghetti, butternut, kabocha green and kabocha orange. We even have a good crop of the Georgia candy roaster.
If you are wondering why there are so many green peppers this year here you go. We had the goat break into our greenhouse that decapitated over 400 pepper plants back in June. The peppers miraculously recovered and put on an amazing show. Then came the incredible heat in July that burned most of the set peppers and contributed to a generation of loss. Now we have the onslaught of the hungry ground squirrels and field mice. They have developed a love of pepper seeds and bite into almost every one of them. I end up harvesting them with a tinge of red hoping to get enough from 4 beds of peppers for all of you to enjoy. There is a plague for every crop for every season and the solutions are as broad. Despite all this there is an abundance from this little farm of the owl.
Juvencio and I are on our own for the next two weeks. Luna and Kody are taking a much needed vacation and we are left tending the farm. We got a lot of the harvest done yesterday but that meant working from 5:30 pm after the farmers market until dark and there is still more to do this morning. Please consider just showing up on Sundays or Wednesdays from 7:00 on to lend a hand and help up bring in these huge harvests.
I still have tons of flowers until the frost and powdery mildew takes them down. You can order ahead and have me create a special bouquet for you or take your chances that one you like will be there when you pick up.
Get ready for the big harvest party. Mark your calendars for October 15, 2023 from 2-6 and get ready to party! We will fire up the pizza oven and put out the cider press. We will have fun rain or shine. Bring a dish to pass, your own plates, utensils and cup and a container to take home your cider. Bring a bit of cash or your Venmo app and shop for wreaths and bird feeders or pick up that t-shirt you forgot to order. If you want to lend a hand at set up that would be great, we will have a list of tasks and would love to put you to work. We also will need help with harvest that morning as we will start early and work until we can’t any longer!
The eggplant is finally taking off! After weeks of torment from the flea beetle and cucumber beetles and who knows what other countless pests, each plant has put out a beautiful purple fruit. We are sharing with you some recipes below using all the wonders of late summer heading into fall. I am planning to make the Maghmour recipe tonight with barbecued chicken with green goddess salad dressing. I just want to celebrate all the flavors of summer!
15 Easy Eggplant Recipes – Love and Lemons
Lebanese Stuffed Eggplant | Feasting At Home
Garlic Tahini Eggplant – Maureen Abood
I will place the T-shirt order this week. I can’t wait to strut the new t-shirt design. You still have time to send me your order until 9/18/2023. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/znkdmf6cZPi34C7LA
Make sure to choose your color: vintage black, vintage navy or terra cotta.
The cucumbers and zucchini have a bit more time but the dew in the mornings is helping the powdery mildew take out their plants. The cucumbers seem to be pushing out their last fruits with vigor and there are lots of the English type over 8 inches long! This won’t last for long so eat your cucumbers raw, or in chilled soup or in salad.
Here are some delicious recipes:
Cold Cucumber Soup Recipe with Yogurt and Dill
26 of Our Favorite Cucumber Soups, Salads, Drinks, and Sandwiches