today's harvest

Full Shares:

2 lb. new potatoes (purple viking, red and gold, or kennebec)

bunch carrots

bunch onions

bunch broccoli or green beans

bunch kale, couve, or chard

2 eggplant*

3 green pepper

summer squash or cucumbers**

cutting garden

Half Shares:

1 lb. new potatoes (purple viking, red and gold, or kennebec)

bunch carrots or tomatoes

bunch onions

bunch couve, chard, or kale

eggplant*

2 green peppers

assorted hot peppers (Hungarian hot-wax, black Hungarian, or jalapeno)

cutting garden

* Some of the eggplant this week are very thin or white. Some are also very round.

** Some of the cucumbers are an heirloom called Boothby's Blonde. They are small and pale yellow.

The reason that there is variation in the shares (getting one thing or the other) is that some of crops are just starting to come in and there is not initially enough for everyone. We're keeping track of who gets what, so that if you got broccoli this week, you'll get green beans next week etc.

The yield in summer squash is initially lower than expected. It looks like our first planting did not have enough nutrients. Our second planting looks amazing, but is just starting to produce. Today, we're doing some work on the first crop to amend the nutrient issue, and should see improvement within the next few weeks.

CUTTING GARDEN: There are lots of herbs and flowers. Please take a few bunches of herbs and a bigger bouquet. If you don't know what to do with summer savory or salad burnet, there are lots of recipes and ideas on the internet. You should be able to take enough basil to make a small batch of pesto.

Please don't forget to bring back your bags!