Amazing that we are at the halfway point of the CSA. And it finally feels like summer! The weather report says it will be hot and dry like today for the rest of the week, which is good news for our tomatoes, melons, eggplants and the like. We picked around 7 flats of tomatoes today, and Katie and I are feeling like the luckiest farmers in New England to have tomatoes in the face of the devastating blight that has been plaguing farms in the Northeast. We had an epic workday today in the heat, with many helping hands and we managed to harvest all our onions and set them to cure in the greenhouse. We also picked for the CSA and swam in the retention pond at the farm to cool down in the midday heat.
Some important points:
Payment The second half of your CSA payment is due tomorrow. If you haven't paid in full for your share please bring payment in the form of a check or cash to the pickup tomorrow. I have a record of the amount you still owe.
Late Pick Ups Many folks last week sent me an email either late Sunday night or Monday to let me know about a late pickup. Unfortunately I am very busy on Monday and don't have time to check my email. If you want your share set aside for a late pickup, either email me by the SATURDAY before the pickup, or CALL on Monday before 5pm. Katie 351-4633, or me at 644-2800, and we can set aside your share.
Veggie Storage Tips Keep tomatoes on the counter with an upside down glass bowl over them, tomatoes loose flavor when refrigerateddry off potatoes before keeping them in a paper bag on the counterlay out herbs and greens on a kitchen towel to dry them, then put a small cloth in the bottom of the plastic bag that they will be stored in in the refrigerator, excess moisture causes them to rotbe sure that onions are drycukes, zukes, cabbages can be stored as is in a plastic bag in the fridge
Your share tomorrow:tomatoes!leekssalad mixarugulacucumberseggplant zucchiniherbs
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