Week #10 Tuesday, Aug. 14th -Saturday, Aug. 18th, 2007 Downloadable Word .doc for printing

In your bag
Cucumbers, Melons*, Garlic
Red Tropea onions, Tomatoes,
Eggplant OR Wax Beans
Chioggia Beets (check out those red stripes)
Carrots, Peppers (Jalapenos & Sweet)
Zucchini /Summer Squash,
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes
Mixed Herb Bunch – Parsley, Basil, Rosemary
*Melons are picked at full ripeness and best eaten right away. If you’re not eating it immediately, store it in the refrigerator.

This Week's Recipes
Pickled Beets
I’d love for you to send us some of your favorite ways to cook Spring Hill veggies so that I can share them with other members.

Coming Soon
The second round of fennel may be ready next week. We’re still waiting for a gap in the melons to send the cabbage. We’ll probably bring potatoes back. Of course the tomatoes and peppers will continue and I think we’ll have cilantro next week for some salsa making!

Fall Work Day
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 23rd, our annual Fall Work Day at the farm. Details coming soon. If you’d like to be part of planning this event and the Fall Dinner, please contact Patty at springhill@chibardun.net or 715-455-1319.

Fall Harvesters Needed
If you haven’t scheduled your harvest day as yet, now is the time! We’d like to get the fall calendar filled in. We need harvesters for each Tuesday in September and October and for Saturdays in October. If you are available for one of these dates please contact our delivery coordinator, Michele Gersich. She can be reached at mgersich@att.net or 612-378-0380.

Farm News
We were on the edge of some nasty storms this weekend. For us that meant a little
rain – ½” total – but none of the heavy winds or hail. We were grateful for the rain since we’re trying to get some new transplants settled in and it’s been very hot and dry around here. We also got a cover crop of peas and oats planted where the spring greens and garlic had been. They will also appreciate the rain and I suspect soon we’ll see a nice crop sprouting in those sections. The peas and oats serves us well since it comes up quickly, will grow throughout the fall and will then winter kill.

Its mat of plant material will hold the soil over the winter but can then be easily tilled in the spring. Winter rye is another cover crop we’ll use but it does not winter kill so where we plant the rye, we can’t plant early crops next year. It all just takes a little planning.

We’ve been eating really well – one of the real joys of growing vegetables is bringing them to the table. This time of year the bounty can be overwhelming. There’s melons and raspberries, tomatoes and of course, those cucumbers that won’t quit! For the first time our three plum trees have actually borne fruit. We’ve been savoring the juicy fruits and even made a couple of plum cobblers.

It feels like the summer is slipping away. Katie’s days home are already being counted. Before it all ends though, we’re going to sneak away for a couple of days. After delivery on Tuesday, we’re headed north to the south shore of Lake Superior!

Next Week’s Harvesters
Tuesday, August 21st - Martha & Greg Pomerantz, Nancy Dilts & Dan Phillippon,
Brenda Beyer & Barry Schade, Bernadette Knaeble, Raymond/Schultz Family
Saturday, August 25th - Pat & Juola Haga, Blake & Sara Christiansen,
Tim & Sara Rheault, Claudia Egelhoff, Laurie Malyuk