Week #2 Tuesday, June 12 - Saturday, June 16th- 2007 Downloadable Word .doc for printing
In your bag:
Spinach
Lettuce (red & Green – might be red leaf or red butterhead and either Romaine or Green leaf)
Scallions, Garlic scapes*
French breakfast radishes
Red Russian Kale
Sugar Snap peas OR Broccoli
*Garlic scapes are the seed stalk of garlic plant. They are a tasty treat and something we have come to look forward to. Cut them in one inch pieces, sauté in olive oil until tender. They can be added to salads, stir-fries, anything where you’d like a mild garlic flavor.
Coming Soon
Next week we’ll have Chinese cabbage, beets, more spinach and lettuce, scallions, sugar snap peas and maybe even the first of the zucchini.
You have to understand that these are merely predictions – so don’t hold me to this!
Wendell Berry - June 29th at St. Kate’s
Farmer/author Wendell Berry will be at the College of St. Catherine in Saint Paul to help launch a series of events celebrating Land Stewardship Project's 25th anniversary. An evening of readings and discussion that will include Minnesota authors Mary Rose O'Reilley ("The Love of Impermanent Things: A Threshold Economy" and "The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd") and Joe Paddock ("Keeper of the Wild: The Life of Ernest Oberholtzer, and "Soil and Survival", an LSP publication). A reception will follow. Seating is limited. Tickets ($25) must be purchased ahead by calling 651-653-0618. More details are at www.landstewardshipproject.org.
Farm News
It’s been a full week here. June is like that – a little on the crazy side around here. It’s a bit of a dance deciding what the top priorities are when it all seems critical. Of course, we got that first delivery off last week – very exciting! We also had our last big push on transplanting for the season. The Brussels sprouts, kale, celeriac and fall cabbage went in along with a bunch of mid-season greens including chard, beets, lettuce, endive and a second round of melons. With no rain in sight, we needed to keep the irrigation pump running and move irrigation pipe from garden to garden to get things settled in. Another round of carrots and beans were planted and those needed to be kept moist as well. It’s also the time of year when there’s a lot of odds and ends to do. We need to keep the tomatoes trellised, unroll round bales in our squash, pumpkin, melon and cucumber patches and keep everything cultivated. We’ve kept the hoes might busy this week!
Thankfully we have a good crew of very capable workers this year. Lori was not here last year but had worked here for a couple of years prior to that. She is here for the season until she returns to Northland College in Ashland for her Art degree. Roy and David, last year’s I-team (that’s “I” for irrigation), are back this year keeping us on our toes with word and history trivia - as well as working, of course. Amber, who we’ve known since she was about 2 or 3, has joined us this year – she’s an enthusiastic worker and a quick learner. Maggie (11 going on 12) has become an important part of the work crew working the full morning (8-12:30) several days a week. Our oldest daughter, Katie works at the nursing home in town and joins us when her schedule allows. A good work crew makes all the difference. We’re very grateful.
Next Week’s Harvesters
Tuesday, June 26th – Carrie Pomeroy & Brian Berg, Michele Gersich & John Hartman, Joe Knaeble, Cathy Dolan
Saturday, June 30th – Wendy Fassett & Kevin Mahony, Kaye Wothe, Anne Taylor,
Brian Martinson & Melissa Partin
