The Weekly Harvest: "Middle of the lake"

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Carrots are back y'all!

Carrots are back y'all!

Hello Folks, 

We are officially in what we call on the farm "the middle lake" season. We are so far into it but there is still a ways to go in the season; we can't see either shore and there is no choice but to swim on to the seemingly distant shore of Fall and Winter.  So give your farmers at Market and in the Farm Stand a socially distanced elbow bump, they are working hard to get you this great food in a safe way. 

Carrots are back y'all! It has been a seemingly long time but it's good to have them around again. Make sure to grab some at the stand and market and simply snack on 'em. Storage tip: take the tops off and store the carrots in sealed bag in your fridge and they should last many weeks. I hear you can make carrot top pesto but I have never done that myself. Green beans have started in earnest as well. Full size sweet onions will show up this week as well, great on the grill, onion rings, and caramelizing to name a few. 

We are seeing the very first cherry tomatoes and heirloom tomatoes and they are pretty much on schedule as well as delicious and we hope to start in on harvesting them the very beginning of August. And, I did spy a cantaloupe sizing up very nicely. August is looking to be a tasty month!

Flowers are coming in strong and beautiful bouquets will be at the Farm Stand and Market. Making good flower bouquets is a work of art and Christa is arranging some stunning displays. We hope to open the U pick flower field in the next coming weeks so stay tuned.  

Heck there are lot of great things in this weeks harvest, please enjoy them! 

Eat Local & Be Well, 
Nic and The Native Hill Crew

This Week's Harvest:

  • Salad Mix

  • Carrots

  • Beets (red and gold)

  • Kale (green curly)

  • Rainbow Swiss Chard

  • Zucchini

  • Yellow Squash and Patty Pan Squash (Farm Stand only - limited quantities)

  • Broccolini (Farm Stand only - limited quantities)

  • Heirloom hardneck garlic

  • Candy Sweet Onions

  • Cucumbers

  • Green Beans!

  • Herbs: Parsley, Shiso, Lovage

  • U pick basil at the farm stand

  • Flowers!