Two Feet in the Dirt

We finally got a bit of luck with the weather this week and the remnants of Hurricane Florence, which were initially supposed to hit us pretty badly, mostly passed us by. We ended up with sunny afternoons on Monday and Tuesday, despite forecasts for heavy rain both days. Still, even slightly more rain is not good news after the exceptionally wet year we have already had. We are seeing issues related to the persistent dampness everywhere, including on crops like kale, cabbage, broccoli, and carrots where I have never experienced this before. On the same note, the outdoor tomatoes are officially (and sadly) over for the season, done in by the plague of foliar diseases brought on by the unending rain. As a result, for the first time in my nearly 10 years of farming we won’t be making it up until the fall frost date with tomatoes. 

With that looming over the outdoor production, it’s nice to be moving back into the hoop house to begin planting the crops that will finish out the market season once it’s too cold to grow outside. The first fall head lettuce, salad mix, and spinach have been planted and will be joined in the coming weeks by arugula, baby kale, and radishes. 

This week we will have a few more fall additions to the market table! See below for this week’s harvest list and we’ll see you at the markets!

Farmers Katie & Mike

This week at the market:

• Salad mix
• Baby kale
• Arugula
• Lettuce heads
• Escarole
• Scallions
• Radishes
• Cabbage
• Salad turnips
• Rainbow chard
• Kale
• Collard greens
• Delicata squash
• Acorn squash
• Eggplant
• Sweet peppers
• Garlic
• Onions
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Beets