We said goodbye to Britt, one of our favorite employees last week. She is the type of person that just made the farm a better place to work for the crew and for Kel and I. All spring we have been joking about having Nutria Fest(we have them in our creek). I genuinely want to eat one at least once, but all the other ideas like everyone wearing a giant rat tail were all just us being silly and passing time while doing tedious work. Britt took it upon herself to create a poster on her phone. She found a Nutria photo online and added a bright pink Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts. On her last day she secretly hung a four foot by six foot poster version up in our barn. How can you not miss someone like that. It also left us desperate for help. Her leaving the farm at about 25 percent of the labor it needs to run smoothly. We skipped the Chehalis market for two weeks just to make sure we didn't let our future plantings get overrun with weeds. We ended up hiring three more people in the last six days. I always think things will work out on the farm because they always have, but I was starting to freak out a bit. I feel very relieved right now.
You may not have any invasive species on your menu this week, but hopefully you eat some nice meals.
Lettuce
Carrots
Snap Peas - This is the latest snap peas have ever been. Wednesday will be our first picking. The quantity might be limited but there will be more next week.
Zucchini
Cabbage
Arugula or Mizuna
Broccoli - Large Only
