Two Feet in the Dirt

We’re experiencing some exceptionally cold weather this week, with the highs on several days never topping the 30s and lows dipping into the low 20s and high teens. It feels more like January than early November! With winter seemingly upon us, this was the perfect week to finally pull out all of the tomato plants, which had been blasted by frost over the last few weeks.

Mike has been hoping to have an opportunity to burn end of season plant debris for the last couple years and, with the tomatoes, he finally had his chance! Last year, we removed the tomatoes far before the frost date. With the continual heavy rains we experienced last season, the tomatoes were so overwhelmed with disease pressure that we decided to pull them while still partially green. However, this year the tomatoes made it all the way to the frost date and, by letting them remain in the field through a few frosts, the plants were dead and dried up enough that they were perfect candidates for burning. Within less than an hour, our hundreds of tomato plants were reduced to a tidy pile of ash!

Although the tomatoes and other summer crops may be long gone, we’ll still have a bounty of fall produce at the market. See below for the full harvest list and we’ll see you for another chilly market this Saturday!

Farmers Katie & Mike

• Purple-topped turnips
• Hakurei turnips
• Winter salad mix
• Lettuce salad mix
• Bok Choi
• Arugula
• Radishes
• Kale
• Collards
• Spinach
• Escarole
• Head Lettuce
• Scallions
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Cabbage
• Onions
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