Today, Amelia and I went to visit Farmer Mike (aka Daddy) and to see what is going on with the Farm. We got a (in-truck) tour of the fields...the Fall vegetables look incredible! We also learned which fields were plowed under and reseeded with cover crop. The cover crop will help keep the soil nutrient-rich in the off-season so that they can be nice and fertile come spring planting season. We also saw the field that the garlic will be planted in and the beds are ready and a-waiting your helping hands!
As most of you know, this coming Saturday we are having a garlic planting marathon! We ordered 4x more garlic seeds than we planted two season ago and will need all the help we can get. Farmer Mike wants to make sure that I mention that we ordered so much garlic because we got a great deal on it...it would normally cost over $1,000 for the 100 lbs we purchased. Bargain-hunter Mike purchased 100 lbs for around $300. It was purchased from a local farmer friend who grew too much and was being farmer-friendly by giving us such a great deal! (There, is that better, Farmer Mike?!? If the peanut gallery wants to suggest blog content, maybe the peanut gallery should write it, don't cha think?!?!). The weather is supposed to be perfect for garlic planting (I heard Doug Kammerer say it with my very own ears!), so if you are looking for some outdoor activity that will undoubtedly be more gratifying than sitting at home and watching Bravo's latest reality show! So, we hope to see you at 9am on Saturday...with your garlic-planting gloves on!
Finally, we are coming to the end of our season. I believe we have about 5 weeks of deliveries left. In the coming weeks, we will be preparing our annual survey. While we know that everyone gets inundated with "junk" email and requests for surveys or other input on a daily basis, we promise that our survey won't take more than 5 minutes to complete and is vital to the success of our operation. We generally ask what types of vegetables you liked, didn't like, what you'd like more of (or less of), so please start thinking about it and keep your eyes peeled for our survey!
This week, you will receive in your share: sweet potatoes, greens, lettuce, cauliflower, beans, and winter squash.
Until next time...
Oh, and PS, if you need extra incentive to come out on Saturday, Amelia and I will be coming out for a bit on Saturday morning!
