or less . . . do
you know that just because I post a per pound
price, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need to buy a pound of that particular
item. For instance, a pound of beans
might be too many beans for one or two people to chew through. You can order a half pound or a quarter
pound. The same goes for tomatoes. You can order less or more. If you’re making a sauce or just really love tomatoes,
you can order more than a pound.
Speaking of beans,
I swear you can watch the beans growing by the hour these days. No guff – I picked a handful of beans Sunday
morning but left some that weren’t quite plump enough to pick yet. I went back again late afternoon and those
beans were ready to eat. It’s the
heat. The heat is also keeping us from
staying outside too long and abusing our poor old bodies by lifting, shifting,
bending, pushing, tying and pulling too much.
We’re out for six or seven hours in this heat as it is, more on a cooler
day, but we work hard out there. I
always say “If you get everything done today, what would you do tomorrow?”. There is always something to do, a lot of
somethings at that.
We did plant more
peas and more beans so just when we think we’re totally out, there will be more
soon. We harvested all of the hundreds of garlic
this past weekend. It’s beautiful - I
think it’s the best ever. It’s busy
curing itself now so it will last longer over the coming Winter and Spring of
next year. Do you know I’m still using
garlic from last year’s harvest?
The eggplant is
doing great, the peppers are getting bigger (last week was just a tease) and
the tomatoes are growing and colouring up like mad. We started a new Salad Greens bed which
should be ready in two or three weeks.
In the meantime, the lettuce varieties are plentiful as well as the
endives.
We have loads of
onions – white, yellow, little red ones and shallots. The Spanish onions are still working on
getting bigger and sweeter.
About the tomatoes –
don’t wait for those yellow and white ones to turn red, some are called
Amethyst Cream Cherry and Jaune Flamme Cherry.
Several of the cherries are yellow.
Some tomatoes are named Blanche du Quebec. Some of the heirlooms are Purple Russian,
Green Zebra, Red Zebra and Red Boar.
They’re not going to turn solid red, some not red at all.
To please your palate this week we have:
Beans, green $3 pound
Cabbage $3
each
Carrots $3 bunch
Celery, small
$2 bundle
Edible
Flowers (mix) $3
bag I pack the flower heads whole for show but don’t eat the
middles
Endive (frisee or batavian) $3
bag
GARLIC
$3 and $2 each depending on the size – please specify when ordering
- thanks
Herbs: Basil, Citrus Thyme, Dill, Lemon Balm,
Mint, Rosemary, Sage, Tarragon, Thyme $2 bunch or $5 mixed
bag
Lettuce
heads (boston NEW,
green romaine NEW, heirloom romaine, red salad bowl, mascara, flame, speckled –
OR variety mix) $3 bag
Onions,
green $2 bundle
Onions, white,
yellow, small red $2.50 pound You can get a variety if you like, that’s kind of
nice
Peppers,
sweet $4 pound
Radicchio
$2 bag
Salad
Greens (washed and
table-ready) $5 bag
Shallots
$6 pound
Tomatoes $3 pound
Tomatoes,
cherry $4 pound
Sprouts: $3 bag
Sandwich Booster (clover,
alfalfa, radish and mustard)
Spring Salad Mix (broccoli, radish, alfalfa & clover)
Just a reminder, Day Brighteners is a
non-certified organic farm, where we practice sustainability and
environmentally-friendly farming. We use non-GMO seeds and products and
take pride in all we do. You are very welcome to drop by most days, but
if it’s picking/packing/delivery day you take your chances on the tour.
Calling or emailing first is a good idea. We appreciate your business
very much and would like to hear from you with any comments you have.
Perhaps you might like to be added to our Weekly Delivery List. I send my email out every Wednesday, collect orders Thursdays and deliver Fridays (or another day convenient to us and you if you're not too close to home). See Contact information and email or call me. Thanks.
Until next post, have a great every day.
Jo
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