Two Feet in the Dirt

Driving home Saturday evening after a long day at the market, I noticed some clouds that looked suspiciously like thunderheads. By the time we got home, we were seeing flashes of lightning and soon enough, completely out of line with the forecast, it started to rain! We ended up getting about a quarter of an inch, which isn’t too shabby given the extreme dryness recently. The ideal for keeping the crops happy is to get about an inch of rain per week, with more needed during hotter weather. At this point, even getting a quarter of an inch takes some of the pressure off of us and provided us with a couple of days reprieve from running irrigation and sprinklers.

It’s funny to think back to last year when we were praying it would stop raining. Now, we’re praying it will start and happy to get any amount that comes. This is the story of farming in a nutshell. You’re always a little nervous to relish or curse the current conditions because you know that soon enough the opposite will be thrown your way. 

So far we’ve had enough rain to just get by and, this week, we’ll continue to bring a great fall bounty to the market. Check out below for the full harvest list and we’ll see you on Saturday.

Farmers Katie & Mike

This week at the market:

• Cabbage
• Escarole
• Kohlrabi
• Head Lettuce
• Radishes
• Baby Kale
• Beets
• Arugula
• Salad mix
• Winter salad mix
• Eggplant
• Tomatoes
• Scallions
• Kale
• Collard greens
• Onions
• Garlic
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Sweet peppers
• Poblano & Jalapeno peppers