Main Season Week 13

The shift in seasons has begun.  Kelly mowed the first round of cucumbers and zucchinis along with some older beds of salad and there are suddenly lots of gaps in the fields.  It is a bit like putting away that pile of laundry that has been sitting on your office chair for too long or sorting through a pile of mail that you should have sorted through last week.  Seeing all the weeds and decaying plants go away clears my mind a bit.  

A crew member from a previous year started today and will help us finish out our season.  Having some fresh energy, particularly when it is someone who knows how to do a lot of the work, is great for everyone's morale.  

We had a dinner with a theme last week (I love dinners with themes).  We made homemade ramen and watched the movie Tampopo.  We only made it through a third of it, admittedly movies and summer farming don't really go together, but it was still fun and I look forward to watching the rest of it.  I am thinking as things start to slow down in a month or so that a movie with a dinner that relates to the film might be a fun weekly ritual.  

If you find yourself in need of some recipes there are a few blogs that I find very reliable.  One is The First Mess.  We are trying the creamy corn pasta tonight and recently made the napa and kale slaw with a pickled jalapeno cashew based ranch.  I had intended to make the BBQ cauliflower to go with it but it just didn't happen.  

Hope you all are enjoying the veggies. 

Head Lettuce

Carrots

Zucchini

Cherry Tomatoes

Broccoli

Assorted Herb - One of the following: Parsley, Cilantro, Dill, Thai Basil, Basil

Persian Cucumbers - Large Only

Garlic - Large Only