Farm Update

Between the recipes and jam and pickling season I haven't given you a good update on what's actually happening in the garden theses days! The garlic has been harvested and hung and is almost finished curing.  Most of the work in the garden is weeding and it never seems like the job is done. Thanks to Hannah's help this year, the weeds are under control a bit better. She is great to have around this year to help out and make sure we are on top of it.

The flowers are huge and doing great and have been selling really well at the market this year. We sell arrangements for $5 and sunflowers for $2/stem. Sometimes the bees even come with us to the market!

Cucumbers are ending, and tomatoes are starting. Eating the first tomato out of the garden is always one of my favorite moments. This time of year I eat tomatoes for breakfast lunch and dinner because I know the season is always shorter than I want it to be.

Our leftover tomato plants that we composted are taking over the pile and producing some fruit! 

As fall approaches it's also time to plant some of the cool weather crops. We are able to plant lettuce, radishes, spinach, cilantro, and parsley. 

 Radishes

Spinach

Check back later this week for what we'll have at the market. I'm off to make pickled carrots, dilly beans, and bread and butter pickles!