Week 9
|
Crop |
Half |
Cost |
Full |
Cost |
|
Tomato |
one |
1.00 |
one
larger |
1.50 |
|
Cilantro |
bunch |
1.00 |
bunch |
1.00 |
|
Onion |
one |
1.00 |
two |
2.00 |
|
Turnips |
bunch |
2.00 |
Larger
bunch |
3.00 |
|
Carrots |
bunch |
2.00 |
|
|
|
Beets |
|
|
bunch |
3.00 |
|
Kohlrabi |
|
|
bunch |
2.00 |
|
Cucumbers |
1
pound |
1.50 |
2
pounds |
3.00 |
|
Green
Cabbage |
1
head |
2.00 |
1
head |
2.00 |
|
Garlic |
1
head |
1.00 |
2
heads |
2.00 |
|
Red
Cabbage |
|
|
1
head |
2.00 |
|
Total |
|
11.50 |
|
21.50 |
Recipe Of The Week
Fried
Cabbage
1
onion finely chopped
6
tablespoons oil
1
tomato, sliced
½
teaspoon salt
½
teaspoon curry powder
1
head cabbage, thinly shredded
2
carrots, sliced into rounds
2
potatoes, diced
Saute
onion in oil until lightly browned.
Add sliced tomato, salt and curry powder; stir over medium heat for 2-3
minutes. Mix in cabbage, carrots
and potatoes. Pour in ½ cup
water. Cover, reduce heat, and
simmer until liquid is absorbed and the cabbage is still slightly crunchy.
WhatÕs
Going On?
ANNOUNCEMENT:
I AM PLANNING A CSA VOLUNTEER WORK DAY FOR THIS SUNDAY JUNE 25TH FROM 11AM TO 1PM. We are going to be harvesting potatoes! A LOT of potatoes. It is a pretty easy task, just takes a
while. I will dig them with the
tractor, then we need to go through the bed and ÔcollectÕ them. I am only going to host this event if
there is interest though, I know that it has been REALLY hot lately, but the
weather does seem to be breaking this weekend and WRAL is calling for low 80's
come SundayÕs. SO, RSVP is
necessary because if I donÕt have at least a few folks coming I am not going to
do it. Please RSVP by this Friday
to my email at effarm@earthlink.net
to let me know if you can make it.
I will send out directions via email this Friday.
Other
exciting news on the farm, my first pig gave birth to five piglets on
Friday! I was lucky enough to be
witness to the births, which was my first time seeing anything being born. It was really cool. The baby pigs are about a foot long,
and really cute, kind of like puppies.
If you come to the work day you can see them, but the mother is rather
protective and they are kind of afraid of people so you canÕt pick them up and
hold them even though you will want to.
The
above picture is of the spring onions that we have been eating, as well as some
cauliflower and broccoli plants that we have already harvested off of. We will be pulling the remainder of the
onions today to Ôcure themÕ, which means we will dry them so that they have the
familiar papery skin form as the tops die down and fall off.
What
To Look Forward To....
There are more green beans staring to form on the next planting so we should see those in about two weeks. The second planting of beets is looking good so we should be harvesting those for the next two three weeks. We are finished with the first planting of carrots and getting ready to move onto the second planting. At this point I am a bit worried about the second planting though, as it is getting dry and hot and pretty late in the spring for carrots. This is worrisome in that it affects the taste, too much heat and they are not very sweet. We will have to see. The tomatoes are doing well and we will see them increase in the next few weeks. More summer squash, cucumbers and potatoes to come. Our diversity will drop a little over the next few weeks until we start to see more of the summer crops arrive like eggplant, peppers, basil and melons. Let me know if you have any thoughts, comments or feedback! Thanks! Elise.