Today's Harvest —

ABOUT MELONS: We harvest musk melons a little under-ripe. They will most likely need a day or two on your counter to ripen up. The musk melons will be ripe when the end is a little soft and the melon is fragrant. We harvest them in this way because once the melons begin changing color and smelling like melons, they are very attractive to worms and ants.
Watermelons, will not ripen on your counter. We check for watermelon ripeness by sound and color. We're usually accurate, but will sometimes be deceived. If you get a watermelon that is unripe, it will not ripen. Please let us know, and we'll be sure to get you another. Thanks for your understanding.
***Those of you who did not get a melon this week will be sure to get one next week. Also, if you receive one of the smaller varieties of musk melon, you will be getting another within the next few weeks.

Full Shares —
2 lb potatoes
bunch red and yellow onions
2 bulbs garlic
head cabbage
1-2 eggplant
pint mixed cherry and saladette tomatoes
2-3 slicing tomatoes
2-3 sweet peppers
4-6 summer squash
3-4 cucumbers
a musk melon (see above)
beans*
cutting garden (see below)

Small Shares —
1.5 lb potatoes
small bunch red and yellow onions
1 bulb garlic
1-2 small eggplant
pint mixed cherry and saladette tomatoes or 1-2 slicing tomatoes
bunch broccoli
3-5 summer squash
2-3 cucumbers
1-2 sweet peppers
maybe a musk or watermelon (see above)
cutting garden (see below)

CUTTING GARDEN — NEW THIS WEEK: There a some sunflowers growing randomly in the cutting garden, and there are some that we planted above the mum-mat near where you park. It looks like there is enough that you could all take a single one. If you do not get one this week, there will be more blooming next week. There are also some husk cherries that have begun ripening. You may pick a handful. Husk cherries are ripe when the paper-like covering turns yellow and the fruit within is golden. Many drop to the ground when ripe and can be scooped up.
As usual, you may pick a medium sized bouquet of flowers, large bunches of basil, and smaller bunches of any of the other herbs. Oh, by the way, in case you were wondering about the cilantro, it has gone to seed, and soon we will have fresh coriander seed.