This week's share consists of arugula, beets, kale, onions, zucchini, summer squash, potatoes, fresh dill, and Lots of Cucumbers.
It seems to happen every year--- we wait and wait for a certain crop, then it finally comes in, and there is suddenly way too much of it.
We had a lot insect and disease pressure on our first cucumber planting back in May, so we planted a whole bunch more just in case. But obviously, they all bounced back and we are rolling in them right now. Growing veggies is fairly manic; supply can swing from famine, to feast, to famine, to.....
It is definitely a pain to have to pick all these cucumbers, when there are so many other things to do. But we think it is worth it. By sharing, bartering,and/or preserving the harvest, these random surpluses give everyone in the CSA a chance to get more involved in our local food system. Spread the food, spread the word, spread the love.
On that note, email me if you know of a shelter or food pantry which could use cucumbers and/or if you want to buy some in bulk, $1/lb. You could even buy them from me and then donate them yourself!
Make Pickles or relish! What i like to do is to give the cucumbers to a friend. They turn them into pickles and give some back to me....
We hope you are enjoying this season's harvest so far.
It seems to happen every year--- we wait and wait for a certain crop, then it finally comes in, and there is suddenly way too much of it.
We had a lot insect and disease pressure on our first cucumber planting back in May, so we planted a whole bunch more just in case. But obviously, they all bounced back and we are rolling in them right now. Growing veggies is fairly manic; supply can swing from famine, to feast, to famine, to.....
It is definitely a pain to have to pick all these cucumbers, when there are so many other things to do. But we think it is worth it. By sharing, bartering,and/or preserving the harvest, these random surpluses give everyone in the CSA a chance to get more involved in our local food system. Spread the food, spread the word, spread the love.
On that note, email me if you know of a shelter or food pantry which could use cucumbers and/or if you want to buy some in bulk, $1/lb. You could even buy them from me and then donate them yourself!
Make Pickles or relish! What i like to do is to give the cucumbers to a friend. They turn them into pickles and give some back to me....
We hope you are enjoying this season's harvest so far.
aggresive cucumber vines!
floating row covers adding heat and excluding bugs from our cucumbers back in may
its so dry we need to water the fields even Before we plant
CSA pickup site at Salem Farmers Market
