CSA Harvest - Week 18

It suddenly looks and feels like Fall!! The changing leaves and snow covered mountain tops are so beautiful. Throw in a couple rainbows and I almost cannot handle myself!  

I am being told a frost is near... and have been busy trying to prepare the garden for the cold nights ahead. 

There are so many things to do in the garden before the first fall frost... and decisions to make. Should I harvest those? Will they handle a freeze well? Does that bed need covered? Hmm. I get distracted, text friends for their thoughts, walk in circles, procrastinate, repeat. And then, it's suddenly getting dark and I run around making frantic decisions to do this or that?! Yeah, very organized here. Maybe in 10 years I'll know exactly what to do and making decisions will come easily. Hopefully. 

We cleaned and sorted the garlic that has been curing in the barn for the past couple months. Expect several garlic bulbs in the CSA Share this week! 

Depending on what the weather does... this week's share should include:

Salad Greens

Spinach

Bok Choy

Carrots

Tomatoes

Cherry Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Summer Squash

Peppers

Celery

Onions

Garlic

Herbs

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Seeded (Sesame, Flax, Sunflower, Quinoa and Oats)

Fall Dance

Loved the crisp, clear blue skies this morning!! The mountains looked especially inviting and were taunting me... So much so that I ran off and spent a playful day in the forest. Great kickoff to fall hiking!

Playing fueled me for a productive afternoon. The sourdough is shaped and rising... waiting for it's time in the oven tomorrow morning. I harvested tomatoes, pulled onions and danced through the garden. Everything looks happy after several evenings of dreamy rain. 


I am slowly tackling items that have been on the to do list for a very long time. Squeal alert, on Saturday I finally cleaned the kale and cilantro... and here they are looking lovely!! I'm amazed at how much seed is produced in such a small space. Yay seeds! 

Next up, garlic. I need to clean and sort the garlic bulbs and determine how many pounds to replant this fall. Decisions decisions... I think they're easier to make in the Spring when it is super busy. 

CSA Harvest - Week 17 (only one week left?!)

Salad Greens
Spinach or Arugula
Kale or Chard
Bok Choy
Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Summer Squash or Eggplant
Cucumber
Onions
Carrots
Herbs

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Herb Fest

CSA Harvest - Week 16

Gorgeous week! I have been loving the perfectly warm days and cool evenings. Mmmmm.

We are in squirrel mode here. Spending hours inside preserving food... canning tomatoes, relish, pickles, etc and freezing things like pesto, ratatouille, and baba ganoush. Next up... spicy salsa and peaches.

The cover crops we seeded last week before the rain have all germinated and are growing quickly. A late seeding of green beans has been flowering recently and just started to form beans... so if the weather holds we should have green beans?! The bunnies ate the tops of the first couple successions of beans... so this last seeding (which I think was in early August?) was a gamble. We'll see?

The greens are gorgeous and getting sweeter by the day! They love the cooler temps and the flavors are really starting to shine. Enjoy!

The dahlias are making a real showing too. Their delicate blooms and vibrant colors are so distracting in the garden... 

Ok, on to the harvest details for this week:

Salad Greens
Spinach
Chard or Kale
Bok Choy
Carrots
Turnips or Radishes
Scallions
Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Peppers
Cucumbers
Summer Squash
Edible Flowers
Cilantro

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Plain

CSA Harvest - Week 15

Rain and rainbows! Wowza, it is soggy outside and the thick fog cloud rolling through looks a little bit like... winter! Yeah, I said it. Getting bundled up and ready for a beautiful harvest morning. Oh giddy!

The greens are loving all the moisture and cooler temperatures. The bok choy and tokyo bekana are really filling out and huge this week. It looks like the next couple nights are going to be cold... but lets hope a frost holds off for a few weeks.

I flipped more garden beds and seeded cover crops prior to this storm and am excited to see how quickly everything germinates. 

Savor the taste of summer! The tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc. will continue to come on but they're definitely slowing down a bit. 

Harvest details:

Spinach or Salad Greens

Arugula 

Bok Choy

Tomatoes

Cherry Tomatoes

Sweet Peppers

Hot Peppers

Cucumbers

Summer Squash or Eggplant

Scallions

Herbs

Carrots or Turnips

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Seedy (Sunflower, Oats and Flax Seeds)

Have a beautiful day!

CSA Harvest - Week 14

Happy September!!!? Wait a minute... where did August go? 

I was up early harvesting for the Ridgway Farmer's Market on Friday and the temperature dropped down to 39 degrees.  Brrr! A little cooler than I like to see in August but since that dip the weather has been amazing. Sunshine, breezy and just the right temperature. One thing is for sure, the Fall breeze feels pretty inviting.

Garden tasks and kitchen projects are keeping me very busy at the moment. But at the same time I catch myself slowing down in the garden. Sitting and observing. For instance, I love watching bumblebees climb into the snapdragons, disappear for a minute while they collect pollen (at least I assume that's what they're doing) and move along to the next. I also wander and check this or that, like the chamomile that I never find time to harvest and the sweet peas that are going to seed but suddenly blooming like crazy again after the rain and colder temps. 

Mmmm. Life is good. Thanks for being a part of the farm this season, I love sharing the weekly bounty with you.  

Harvest details for Week 14:

Salad Greens or Spinach
Chard
Arugula
Bok Choy
Tomatoes (lots!!)
Cherry Tomatoes
Peppers
Hot Peppers
Cucumber
Summer Squash or Eggplant
Scallions
Basil or Cilantro

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Plain

Have a beautiful day!