Week 6: (still recovering from heat in Week 5 so no blog post-SORRY!)

Monday Weeding crew!

Well it looks like it is going to be that kind of summer- first tons of rain that we thought would never stop and now just ridiculous dry and hot humid insanity. I would love an opportunity for a happy medium, but mostly I am just very glad for a smoothly working well that can and will water thirsty plants (now we just need volunteers to help us lay out the millions of miles of drip tape to that we can actually get the water where it needs to go). Join us on Monday mornings for Weeding Warrior Mondays. The fun gets started at 8a and goes until lunchtime.
The heat has done in the next planting of supposedly 'heat tolerant' lettuce heads. So we will have salad mix this week and hopefully be looking for heads again next week. The heat is having an effect on a lot of our veggies- many of them don't like to flower in the heat so they are taking a little more time to make fruits than usual.

We are watching our stewardship crews gear up for our first farm dinner of the season and it is selling out quickly so get your tickets asap! Ticket sales close on Wednesday!!!!!!!Live music under the stars (and a telescope set up so that we can get up close and personal with those stars), great food and libation, gorgeous company- it doesn't get a whole lot better than this. Come join us on Friday night starting at 6pm. If you don't want to sign up online- we can sign you up in the farmstore on Tuesday.

The goat herd went off to Moose Hill Farm last week to do some cleanup grazing for them. A small flock remains here at the farm so that we can keep a special eye on them but the rest are off to work and will be back in the late fall.

What's in Your Share (maybe):
Kale (thanks again Appleton!)
Carrots (Appleton again)
Salad mix
Summer squash
Cucumbers
Celery
Fresh onions
Fennel

PYO
Basil-pinch a small bag
Okra-1/2 pint

Flowers- 8-10 stems
Parsley- 1 bunch
Cilantro- folks- the cilantro doesn't last when you pull it completely out of the ground. it is closed until we get more planted.
Dill- 1 bunch
Favas 1/2 pint
Take sprigs of what you can use this week:
Summer Savory
Sage
Thyme
Marjoram

Beans will probably open next week



Our farmstand has a couple new items and some returning favorites!
Back in stock we have Appleton Farm's Round Point Cheese- this beautiful (and stinky) washed rind soft cheese is strongly reminiscent of a well ripened Camembert and has all the flavors of earth and mushrooms while retaining a mild salty creaminess that makes one dream of Southern France.
We have Crescent Creamery's gorgeous chocolate milk in quarts and their one scoop size ice cream cups just in! 6 different ice cream flavors to choose from- come to the farm for a snack and lounge under our big tent in the lazy afternoon heat. Take home a quart as well!
Meats from Moose Hill and Powisset Farms are stocked and ready for your grill in the big freezer so check out the selection at your next pick-up.
Dick's Hot Sauce is a new item on the shelves of the farm stand, but you will notice on the label that they are made from chilies grown right here at CHF! This is a great all around hot sauce to add just a touch of delicious spice to your plate. Check it out! Made right here in Southborough!