SWEET PEPPERS F/P Our sweet yellow bells and red horn peppers are ripening nicely in the heat.
PURPLE VIKING POTATOES F/P Last of these fluffy ones. They aren't as brilliantly pretty purple as when we first dug them, but they still make the best mashed potatoes.
GARLIC F/P Add some garlic to those fluffy taters!
GREEN BEANS F We are going to give the full shares a bigger share and get the partials next week since we were able to give everyone a taste last week.
TOMATOES F/P The late planting of hybrids and Romas are keeping us in tomatoes in September.
SALSA PACK OR OKRA F/P Most of this choice will be salsa packs, with hopefully enough of the other for the okra-lovers.
EGGPLANT F I hope you all enjoy your eggplant. I didn't grow up eating it much, but I am completely hooked.
HERBS, HOT PEPPERS OR RADISHES F A choice of spicy options.
NEXT WEEK: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, salsa packs, potatoes, beans, radishes and onions.
FARM REPORT:
September is one of my favorite months of the year, closely followed by October, November and December. Yes, I am fully in love with fall and I think I am not alone amongst farmers. The weather is pleasant, the crops are all planted and the weeds are less threatening. It has definitely been nice weather for the bean-pickers.
The past several CSA mornings, we have heard the comment, "I lucked out picking a day in August to come to the farm." And, its true. If you came in June, you likely got pretty wet and muddy. It all goes to show you just can't ever tell with Missouri weather.
After waiting for many weeks/months for the ground to settle after all that mud, we managed to plant quite a few cover crops. They are all coming up nicely. Buckwheat is growing where many of the Spring crops were. We planted a few beds with oats and mung beans which is a new combination for us.
If you come out to join in the bean picking, you have the opportunity to pick yourself a free bouquet from the zinnia patch.
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