The Weekly Harvest: "The first trickle of tomatoes"

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Hello Folks, 

Well, it's finally here....I know a lot of y'all have been waiting and asking since it stopped snowing...the first trickle of tomatoes are finding their way into the Farm Stand this week! Cherry Tomatoes, Heirlooms, Red Slicers, and Romas are all starting to come in.  As we start riding this harvest wave, hopefully the abundance will allow us to offer bulk boxes of tomatoes, although this doesn't really happen until September, but who wants to stand in front of a boiling vat of water and a hot stove till then anyway? 

Also making their appearance this week are the first of the bell peppers. I know folks are waiting for sweet bell peppers but we will have to wait a couple more weeks, because peppers have to be green (or purple or yellow etc) before they change to their sweet and ripe color. They are still great and super crunchy and juicy and I hope they find their way to your dinner table and daytime snacks. 

This week also marks a change on the Farm where we now pretty much harvest almost all the time. You can feel the angle of the sun change here at the beginning of August, even though it may still be warm, the quality and intensity of the light changes as the days grow shorter. It's always a huge relief when the big Fall carrot planting (think almost two miles of carrots)  have germinated in clean beds. Phew. These carrots will be harvested in October and will be with us until next April along with many of the other storage crops. We also start seeding spinach, arugula, radishes, etc again. And don't worry, I check the cantaloupes daily for ripe ones! I'm guessing these gems will start to trickle in the beginning of August as well. 

Also this week, the U Pick Flower patch is open at the Farm (2100 CR 54g). There will also be beautiful bouquets at market and the farm stand ready to grab and go. But if you want, come on out, the flower patch out at the new Farm Stand is looking great and is loaded. We provide cups and snips and you fill a cup for $15. Tell your friends!

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!

  • Green Purple Bell Peppers

  • Herbs: Parsley, Shiso, Lovage

  • U pick Basil at the farm stand

  • Flowers! (Bouquets at Market and Farm Stand)

  • U Pick Flowers at the Farm Stand

  • Tomatoes at the Farm Stand (the first trickle of cherry, heirlooms, red slicers, and romas)