Today's Harvest —

LAST WEEK'S SHARE KERFUFFLE:

So we were unable to figure out exactly what went wrong, but we know that someone(s) took the wrong bag(s) which set off a chain reaction that was inconvenient and confusing for several share holders and farm workers. Again, this was most likely someone picking up for someone else, so if you do arrange for someone to pick up your share, please make sure they know how to do it properly.

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.

Full Shares —

a musk or water melon

bunch collards

bunch beets

4-5 eggplant

bunch sweet peppers*

2-3 summer squash

2-3 cucumbers

bunch red and yellow onions

2-3 slicing tomatoes

pint cherry or saladette tomatoes

bunch broccoli

cutting garden (see below)

Small Shares —

maybe a melon

bunch carrots

bunch chard

2-3 eggplant

small bunch sweet peppers*

1-2 summer squash

2-3 cucumbers

small bunch red and yellow onions

1-2 slicing tomatoes

pint saladette tomatoes

cutting garden (see below)

*The sweet peppers include Jimmy Nardello frying peppers, which look like a long red hot pepper. They are not hot, but sweet!

***At the time of this post we are still harvesting beans and are unsure how many will be in the shares.

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. Also,you may pick several hot wax and jalapeno peppers, as well as any hot paper lanterns that have turned red.