Spreading winter squash. The tetsukabuto squash take over the everything 20 feet in any direction.

 Just weeded ginger.

This been a sucky growing season (to be blunt) for us in the Finger Lakes. Hopefully, as CSA members you have not noticed this so much. We try to give priority to our CSA members. But our sales at farmers' markets have been down due to lack of selection and we have not had any vegetables available for our wholesale customers. Giving you our best selection is our way of saying "thank you" to our members, many of whom have supported us for many years.

Expected harvest for this week (choose 7 for small share, 9 for large share):
purple onions
baby leeks
cherry tomatoes
cucumbers
squash/zucchini
broccoli
cabbage
green beans
Swiss chard
new potatoes
baby carrots (maybe)
scallions
kale
lettuce mix
spicy mix
beets
flour (from Farmer Ground Flour - organic)

 The garlic harvest has begun

 Cabbage worm on cabbage plant. Yesterday was hot and dry, but we transplanted cabbage and broccoli anyway.

 Dog days of summer. Luna and Liz on the prone weeder.

Freshly planted beds of carrots and beets.

This has turned out to be the worst growing season we have ever had. May was incredibly cold and prevented seeds from germinating - especially our early plantings of beets and carrots. We have had drought conditions in June and July. Now our pond is almost empty. So if you notice less selection in your CSA shares this year that is why.We have had several crops that have been almost complete failures. I guess after almost 20 years of farming we still have a lot to learn.

Expected harvest for this week (choose 7 for small share, 9 for large share):
purple onions
baby leeks
cherry tomatoes
cucumbers
squash/zucchini
broccoli
cabbage
green beans
Swiss chard
new potatoes
baby carrots (maybe)
scallions
kale
lettuce mix
spicy mix
beets
flour (from Farmer Ground Flour - organic)

 Tarps just removed from this section. Now beets and carrots are planted here.

Expected harvest for this week (choose 7 for small share, 9 for large share):
cherry tomatoes
cucumbers
squash/zucchini
broccoli
cabbage
green beans
Swiss chard
new potatoes
baby carrots
scallions
kale
baby kale
lettuce mix
beets
flour (from Farmer Ground Flour - organic)

We planted these artichokes on a whim this spring. We'll see if they actually produce something edible.

 Rows of pole green beans

Tricolor beets

Expected harvest for this week (choose 7 for small share, 9 for large share):
cherry tomatoes
cucumbers
squash/zucchini
broccoli
cabbage
green beans
Swiss chard
new potatoes
baby carrots
scallions
kale
pea shoots
baby kale
lettuce heads
lettuce mix
spicy mix
beets
flour (from Farmer Ground Flour - organic)