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Cabbage Beets Chard Cherry Tomatoes Parsley Dill

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Deep rains help revive the land for this later part of the season.  The chard and kale show major signs of rejuvination.  We have new plantings of radishes and mixed salad greens which are off to a fantastic start.  The cold season carrots and beets seem to enjoy it most and we can practically see them swelling under the ground.  The beets show their shoulders more each day and practically push themselves from the earth.  We are in the heart of the sweet corn season now, with the late varieties starting to ripen.  Soon, we will gather tomatillos and paste...

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Head Lettuce Chard Leeks Sweet Potato Greens Cauliflower/Brocolli Onions/Shallots

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Saturday's rain was deeply welcome.  The earth happily recieved it here on the farm and there were almost no residual puddles.  There is a certain look of renewal in certain areas of the farm.  The chard is putting out broader, more robust leaves, and the kale is finally putting out new young growth.  Black Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower blossoms are bright and full.  The leeks look strong and tall again, and the summer squash plants, which practically whithered away, are trying to start over with new baby leaves and fresh blossoms.  Only the season will tell whether there will be...

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Tomatoes Basil Parsley Head Lettuce Beet Greens Scallions

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Statice shows colors from apricot, to white, to yellow, to purple, as it blooms along the feet of the sweet corn.  The sweet corn is full of tassels and silk.  The early varieties have ears full of swollen yellow and white kernels.  A dramatic and welcome rain storm yesterday afternoon leaves the soil cool and moist in the garden down by the road.  There, winter squash and pumpkins start to size up while radishes (interplanted with the winter squash to dissuade squash beetles) are flowering and creating seed pods, sunflowers are preparing to open, and nasturtiums dot the garden with...

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