Veggie CSA Week #14

Half Shares:

Tomatoes - 2# - $5.00
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes - 1 pint - $3.00
Cantaloupe - 1 - $3.00
Onions - 1# - $2.50
Peppers - $2.00
TOTAL - $15.50

Full Shares:

Tomatoes - 4# - $10.00
Cantaloupe - 1 - $3.00
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes - 1 pint - $3.00
Onions - 2# - $5.00
Peppers - $4.00
TOTAL - $25.00

I will mention this again as the time comes closer, but I just want to make sure everyone is aware we will take one week off from deliveries this season. This will be August 12-15th. Not only is it a bit of a slow time of year (after tomatoes and melons have waned, waiting for the fall crops to mature) but I also will be attending a wedding in Wisconsin that weekend, so it seemed like a good week to use as our "off" week. Again, I'll send out a reminder in the next few weeks.

9 foot sunflower

Rooster at sundown

Veggie CSA Week #13

Half Shares:

Tomatoes - 3# - $8.40
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes - 1 pint - $3.00
Green Bell Peppers - 1# - $2.00
Melon - 1 - $3.00
TOTAL - $16.40

Full Shares:

Tomatoes - 5# - $14.00
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes - 1 pint - $3.00
Green Bell Peppers - 1.5# - $3.00
Melon - 1 - $3.00
Winter Squash - 1 - $3.00
TOTAL - $26.00

Well, here we are, in the height of tomato season - lots of 'em for you this week, along with the return of the much loved Sungolds. Cucumbers and squash have come to the end for this planting, we're working on more for later, we'll see how the next plantings hold up.

We are in between plantings of melons right now - first are just about done, the second are just about ripe. So... hopefully we will have enough for you all this week, but if not, some may receive the first of the winter squash, and then get a melon next week. Yup. Winter squash. It still amazes me. We harvested it all on 4th of July weekend, its been curing and is now stored in our cooler. I understand it may be difficult to turn the oven on this time of year, but these guys will store for many months, so feel free to hang on to them for a bit.

Veggie CSA Week #12

Half Shares:

Tomatoes - 2.5# - $7.00
Melon - 1 - $3.50
Onions - 1# - $2.50
Cucumbers - 1/2# - $1.25
Jalapenos or Serranos - $1.00
TOTAL - $15.25

Full Shares:

Tomatoes - 3# - $8.40
Melons - 2 - $7.00
Onions - 1.5# - $2.50
Cucumbers - 1# - $2.50
Squash - 1# - $2.50
Jalapenos or Serranos - $1.00
TOTAL - $25.15

Farm-to-Fork picnic on UNC-TV's North Carolina Now

This is a short 5 minute video of the latest Farm to Fork Picnic we participated in along with many other farms and chefs. It features a lot of our friends who are all people doing good work for local food.

http://flash.unctv.org/ncnow/ncn_farm2fork_070209.html

Veggie CSA Week #11

Half Share:

Tomatoes - 2# - $5.60
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes - 1 pint - $3.00
Melon - 1 - $3.50
Cucumbers - 1/2# - $1.25
Tomatillos - 1/2# - $1.75
Squash - 1/2# - $1.25
TOTAL - $16.35

Full Share:

Tomatoes - 2# - $5.60
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes - 1 pint - $3.00
Melons -2 - $7.00
Cucumbers - 1# - $2.50
Squash - 1# - $2.50
Potatoes - 2# - $4.00
Tomatillos - 1/2# - 1.75
TOTAL - $26.35


Plenty more tomatoes this week - I'll try to give you some ripe, ready to eat and a few not so ripe for later in the week. You'll see either a red tomato (Big Beef), purple (Cherokee Purple) or pink (Pink Girl). Also this week: Sun Gold cherry tomatoes. These varieties have become my favorites over the past few years, so they're what we are growing the most of.

Melons: We grow 2 types of melons: cantaloupe (orange flesh) and galia (green flesh). It seems like the galia melons are ripening earlier than the cantaloupe, so most of you will probably see these in your boxes this week. Both have been really sweet and delicious, and have been my breakfast for the past week!

We also harvested all the winter squash yesterday - an excellent crop this year, so we'll make up for the lack of winter squash last year. Look for these to start showing up in your boxes in a few weeks (remember, they'll store for up to 6 months).