Two Feet in the Dirt

Apparently my complaining about the warm fall has had an impact! A cold front finally blew in and I’m sitting here this morning looking out on nicely frost-covered fields! We’re supposed to have lows in the 20s for the remainder of the week, which is both a relief and a challenge. The first frost of the year always means a lot of last minute work. We wait until we know a frost is coming to harvest off the last of the summer crops like pepper, eggplant, and okra. We also have to spend plenty of time the day before putting row cover over the majority of still-productive beds to help buffer against the effects of freezing temperatures. Yesterday, this effort was complicated by the fact that it rained all day, turning these already onerous tasks into wet and muddy work! But it’s worth it to see the farm covered in a nice layer of frost with the beds happily protected beneath their blankets of row cover. 

We’ve got three more weekends of markets to go this season! With cold weather upon us, it really is the time for roots and greens. See below for this week’s full harvest list!

Farmers Katie & Mike

Harvest List:

• Lettuce salad mix
• Arugula
• Bok choi
• Rainbow chard
• Carrots
• Eggplant (maybe)
• Kale
• Collard greens
• Hakurei turnips
• Hearty Winter mix
• Beets
• Kohlrabi
• Radishes
• Lettuce
• Escarole
• Spinach
• Peppers