End of June

Greetings Folks,

Last delivery for June this Thursday, we hope you have been enjoying the early summer greens. While some of the greens like lettuce keep going for a while longer before it gets too hot, July its the big transition month where we see summery veggies start to show up. So when in doubt make a salad or toss in some greens to your mac & cheese all of sudden greens season will be over. This winter we spent a lot of time reviewing different varieties of vegetables. Part of farming smarter means growing vegetables that are vigorous, taste good, and grow well on our farm. Just because we liked to grow a vegetable doesn't always mean it likes us.  Because while a radish is a radish no matter how you slice it, how it grows on our farm and tastes affects how you enjoy it. It might look like any regular red radish you get in the spring, but we spent a lot of time trying to find varieties that are reliable. This week we harvested a new to us broccoli variety that we're excited about. Early broccoli can be hit or miss and this variety, "Covina" is definitely a hit. We're excited to see that there is a broader interest from seed suppliers and breeders to fine tune vegetable varieties specifically for diversified vegetable farmers. What we do is so specialized, it requires special attention from seed to harvest.

Happy Eating!

Elisabeth & Steven