Dear friends,
I am waiting for the cheese to set. It is Sunday cheese making day.
I am waiting for the cheese to set. It is Sunday cheese making day.
Annie
Today is Annie's last day before she returns to the U.K. and we are having a party for her. All the workers and friends of hers are coming. Some of you have met her at the Canton Farmers Market where she loved to show you peas and fresh bread. She was researching Birdsfoot Community for a month and wrote pages and pages every day. There is never a boring day here.
I finally got a new (used) camera from my friends Michelle and Valerie so that the newsletters can continue. My other camera wold not let the lens out anymore. So, thank you so much for the gift.
I finally got a new (used) camera from my friends Michelle and Valerie so that the newsletters can continue. My other camera wold not let the lens out anymore. So, thank you so much for the gift.
 Snow Peas |  Snap Peas |
In the gardens it is busy as usually. We are in the thick of peas. We picked 130lbs of peas in one harvest last week, more than what Lexi weighs. Lexi is one of our co-workers and pickers.
If any of you would like peas for freezing, they are now available for $4/lb with a three lb minimum. We froze a lot of them for winter stir -fries.
If any of you would like peas for freezing, they are now available for $4/lb with a three lb minimum. We froze a lot of them for winter stir -fries.
 Zuccini |  More Zuccini |
I never thought I would hope for more zucchinis. They are so slow to produce this year. We get like two a day from 150 plants. They are right next to the main path and I look at them so many times. I heard of another farmer at the market who is waiting too. So cherish the ones you get. I hope that we will get swamped at some point soon. There are another 150 plants coming on in the second planting and they are just starting to flower. The first planting has been flowering for a month now.
We are down to the last few 700' of potato planting, 1100' were planted two weeks ago and the last bean planting for the season. The first planting is not yet flowering and the second planting gets potato beetles picked twice a week.
We are down to the last few 700' of potato planting, 1100' were planted two weeks ago and the last bean planting for the season. The first planting is not yet flowering and the second planting gets potato beetles picked twice a week.
Garlic cloves are still tight You may wonder what happened to the garlic festival? Well we are in a dilemma. Everything is about two weeks late. The garlic is in full growth and does not think about finishing up, showing by yellowing leafs. You want to harvest as 4 leafs are still green and the rest turned yellow. Or you can cut open the bulb horizontally and see if the cloves are starting to separate. Usually we harvest July 21 and then I go on vacation July 27-August 4th. Not being at the farm for the two weekend would put the harvest festival into August 11. I am worried that is too late and the skins would bee to thin and expose the cloves and it can't be sold. We are making a decision tomorrow if we have to come home early from vacation. We will keep you posted and I hope you are ready to help pull and peel the 9000 garlic when the time comes.
peace, Dulli
peace, Dulli
