Whew – another week in the summer sprint done!
Some notable moments from last week included:
New animal arrivals! First, Baby Lupine, born Tuesday to mother Iris.
And 500 new chicks (future laying hens) arrived on Friday!
We’re harvesting winter squash, first cutting the fruit from the vine to cure in the field for a few days (hardening the skin and the stem – you can read a longer explanation here), then picking up the squash to store it. All while also still continuing to harvest LOTS of melons. The flower team (pictured below) is rushing to pick as many flowers to dry as possible, all while continuing to bunch up a mind-boggling number of fresh bouquets.
On Wednesday we had an all-crew lunch, in celebration of Jan. Friday was the last Pizza Night of the year, and on Sunday, Paul, Dru, and Hannah attended the Yolo Land Trust’s Day in the Country event in Clarksburg.
And more transplanting! This week it was cauliflower and broccoli.
We’re all looking forward to the cooler weather in the forecast, and to a slightly later start time to the workday. We’d been starting at 6:30 am for a while, but it’s not light enough anymore for that, so we’re switching to a 7 am start, which no one is grumpy about.
Elaine Swiedler, CSA Manager
