Week 12

 Six little spotted piglets arrived today.  They are so cute!  I have spent most of the last hour feeding them watermelon.  They have had a lot of human interaction and are friendly.  We will keep them in a secure area for a few days before putting them out on electric fence just to make sure they know this is home a.k.a where the food is to be found.  However, these guys are so chill they probably would have been just fine outside right away.  The first pasture they will be in is where I someday hope to plant a new orchard.  We have 15 older apple trees at our house, which is great, but some plums, pears and quince would be nice.

There is corn for everyone this week.  I am hoping to make a corn soup with some of the culled ears.  If anyone has a recipe that they really like I would love to hear about it.  I usually keep it really simple but it would be fun to try something new.

It isn't easy to pull off a nice planting of napa cabbage and from a distance I thought maybe we had, but up close there is a bit of browning on the outer leaves.  As a result most of you will notice your napa cabbage looks rather pale.  That is because we stripped off the out leaves and left you with the blanched interior.  I love this vegetable.  You can use it in place of regular cabbage if you like slaw.  The leaves can be blanched and used instead of rice paper for spring rolls.  It can be stir fried, used in peanut noodles, chopped in salads, used in soups or put on sandwiches.  It is very versatile and mild tasting.

Carrots
Lettuce
Garlic
Corn
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Cherry Tomatoes
Napa Cabbage
Slicing Tomatoes - Large Only
Green Beans - Large Only