{"id":2527,"date":"2008-09-24T01:26:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/at-the-farm\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T05:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:45:29","slug":"at-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/at-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Share:SWEET POTATOES (F\/P) Check out FSF CSA member MaryAnn Blitt\u2019s sweet potato ravioli recipe on Tom\u2019s blog.SWEET PEPPERS OR CAULIFLOWER (P) <\/span>Welcome the cauliflower.<\/p>\n

SWISS CHARD (F\/P) The spring crop has re-grown its luscious leaves. <\/span>The flea beetles like them too. <\/span><\/p>\n

LETTUCE: (F\/P) <\/span>One heads-worth for all from the bolting lettuce patch. <\/span><\/p>\n

TURNIPS OR RADISHES (F\/P) <\/span>A combination of several radish and turnip plantings. <\/span>Hakurei and Purple-Top Turnips; Easter Egg and Watermelon Radishes<\/p>\n

KOHLRABI AND CELERIAC (F) <\/span>one of each<\/p>\n

GARLIC (F\/P) <\/span>A choice for the partial shares with the herbs.<\/p>\n

HERB CHOICE (F\/P) <\/span>Basil, Rosemary, Sage or a dried herb. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Also this week<\/i>: <\/span>Bread of Life bread share delivery<\/p>\n

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Next Week: <\/span><\/i>More greens, sweet potatoes and peppers. <\/span>Meat and egg share delivery.Fall officially arrived on Monday. <\/span>On Tuesday we picked the first of the cauliflower. <\/span>On Wednesday we will be pulling the first of the watermelon radishes, kohlrabi and celeriac. <\/span>It feels and tastes like fall already. <\/span>It\u2019s been nice to have mild radishes for a change. <\/span>Even the watermelon radishes have only a hint of their regular sting thanks to the cool, moist weather. <\/span>On the other hand, the cool, moist weather has led to black spots on the French Breakfast radishes. <\/span>We\u2019re going to pull the whole patch this week and send in any survivors as an extra. <\/span>With another week past since the 5 \u00bd inches of rain, we are now seeing more adverse effects. <\/span>The first two beds of cauliflower and broccoli have yellow leaves and some continue to wilt during the heat of the day. <\/span>Also some are \u2018buttoning-up\u2019 as they did in the spring. <\/span>We also have a lot of bolting lettuce. <\/span>Bolting is when the young lettuce head sends up a flower stalk prematurely. <\/span>The lettuce quickly becomes bitter and inedible as the stalk grows. <\/span>We think the bolting must also be a symptom of the water-logged soils. <\/span>Our favorite Italian heirloom lettuce, Quattro Stagioni, is so far the main casualty. <\/span>We rescued a few before they got bitter and have them in the Wednesday shares.<\/p>\n

Despite all the drama, Tom and I haven\u2019t lost our marbles yet. <\/span>There seems to be enough in the field for the next month, although we aren\u2019t looking at any bumper crops. <\/span>The fields hold carrots, beets, leeks, more radishes and turnips, broccoli and cauliflower, kohlrabi and celeriac, quite a few peppers and cabbages, lettuce and spinach. <\/span>There is also Chinese cabbage, Asian greens, kale, collards and chard. We have more sweet potatoes curing and a bit more garlic and onions. <\/span>We will be harvesting the rosemary, sage and basil, oregano and chives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Share:SWEET POTATOES (F\/P) Check out FSF CSA member MaryAnn Blitt\u2019s sweet potato ravioli recipe on Tom\u2019s blog.SWEET PEPPERS OR CAULIFLOWER (P) Welcome the cauliflower. SWISS CHARD (F\/P) The spring crop has re-grown its luscious leaves. The flea beetles like them too. LETTUCE: (F\/P) One heads-worth for all from the bolting lettuce patch. TURNIPS … Continue reading At the Farm<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69718,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527\/revisions\/69718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}