Well, as August is in full swing, pea season is now over. We know some people will be unhappy about this!
We have started the broccoli and cauliflower harvest. If you have never had locally grown broccoli or cauliflower I urge you to try it. The flavour is so much better than the bland, dry ones that are available from import growers in the regular grocery store. Even little kids have noticed the difference and their parents report that they will only eat our broccoli!
Actually, introducing vegetables to children is much easier if you bring them to the farm and let them see the colours and smell the aromas. I overheard a conversation with a small boy and his mother the other day. The mother asked what else they should get and the boy answered “carrots”. Mom said “we have carrots at home already”, to which the boy replied, holding a bunch of baby carrots up “we don’t have these carrots!”.
Available this week:
This week:
String Beans (green & yellow)
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Potatoes
Radish (red)
Carrots (orange, purple & white)
Lettuce (romain, curly leaf green & purple)
Kohlrabi
Beets
Bunching onions (green & purple)
Walla Walla onions (grown here)
Herbs (dill, basil, tarragon, sage, thyme, oregano, mint)
Swiss Chard
Cabbage (green & purple)
Zucchini (green & yellow)
Cucumber (lrg, md, slicing)
We also have field grown tomatoes from a small grower in BC, they are not ‘quite’ as good as ours, but they are still a really nice alternative to imported or greenhouse tomatoes. Our tomatoes will be about 10 days before they are ready to pick.
