CSA, Week 16

We are in the final few weeks of the CSA! Registration for the Fall/Winter CSA begins soon.

It has rained often and heavily for the past month; the plants are falling limp due to too much moisture; some areas of the garden are nearly impassable. Unfortunately, there is more rain in the forecast.  
We are trying to get a majority of the carrots out of the ground, because, due to all of the rain, they have begun to rot in the ground. Most of the winter squash has been harvested, and is curing in the greenhouse. This will be the last week for fresh tomatoes this year. A lot of the peppers in the greenhouse have started turning red, and we have an abundance of hot peppers!

Vegetable list (subject to change):
Kale
Swiss chard
Pole beans
Green beans
Garlic
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Rosemary
Eggplant
Peppers, sweet
Peppers, hot
Carrots
Beets
Beet greens
Lettuce
Broccoli
Cabbage
Onions
Peppermint
Oregano
Thyme
Sage
Basil
Squash, winter

CSA, Week 15

The windy and chili days of autumn have commenced. We have gotten quite a bit of rain in the past week, or so. If only we would have gotten some of it a month-and-a-half ago!
The 10-Week CSA ended last week, and there are only 5 more weeks left in the 20-week CSA!

The chicks and ducklings have grown exponentially in the last few weeks. Some of pastures for the cows and horses have been able to begin growing back after some of the rain.

Vegetable List (subject to change):
Kale, red Russian
Swiss Chard
Beans, green
Beans, French fillet
Beans, pole
Broccoli
Garlic
Onions, red
Onions, yellow
Winter squash
Peppers, sweet
Peppers, hot
Carrots
Beets
Lettuce heads
Mesclun mix
Kale, winter boar
Basil
Thyme
Peppermint
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Parsley

CSA, Week 13

We are getting a whole bunch of rain today -- hopefully it won't rain so much that we won't be able to get into the gardens tomorrow!
We have a bumper crop of tomatoes this year, so we have been making a lot of tomato sauce and salsa. The cabbage is quite pitiful looking, due to the lack of rain in the spring and summer.

We are now cutting the garlic bulbs from the stalks. And we have started harvesting the winter squash! The storage onions will be ready to harvest soon.
The ducklings and chicks have grown so much in the past couple of weeks.
Next week is the final week for the 10 Week CSA share.

Vegetable List (subject to change):
Kale
Swiss chard
Beans, french fillet
Pole beans, garden of eden
Pole beans, scarlet runner
Pole beans, fortex

Lettuce heads
Carrots
Beets
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Peppers, sweet
Peppers, hot
Zucchini
Basil
Thyme
Peppermint
Green onions
Onions, yellow
Onions, red