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Looking Towards the Sky
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest*: Head Lettuces Green Beans Cucumber Fresh Dill Zucchini Green Kale Leeks Colorful Bell Pepper Garlic *NOTE: We're sorry! We accidentally omitted Tendersweet Cabbage from last week's shares. Members will receive in next week's shares.This Week's Fruit Harvest: 'Zestar' Summer Apples 'Sweet Star' Peaches ''Einset' (red seedless) Grapes Farm Journal...
Managing the Flocks (both chickens and children!)
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Head Lettuce Green Beans Cucumber Arugula Zucchini Rainbow Swiss Chard Scallions Colorful Bell Pepper Tendersweet Cabbage Broccoli Tomatoes This Week's Fruit Harvest: 'Pristine' and 'Dandee Red' Summer Apples 'Red Haven' Peaches 'Himrod' (seedless) Grapes Farm Journal As the school year begins, there's always a lot of change. Last week, our high...
Stormy Weather at the Farm
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Lettuce Kohlrabi Cucumber Arugula Zucchini Sweet Corn* - from Didier Farms, Prairie View, IL "Walla Walla" Sweet Onion Cilantro Broccoli Heirloom and Slicer Tomatoes *The sweet corn is not certified organic but it is local and delicious!This Week's Fruit Harvest: Blueberries "Rising Star" Peaches Donut "Saturn" Peaches Farm Journal Good...
Ta-da! This Week's Mid-Summer Harvest
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Kohlrabi Cucumbers Carrots Zucchini Beets Sweet Corn - from Didier Farms, Prairie View, IL Sweet Onion Garlic Tomatoes This Week's Fruit Harvest: Fresh Blackberries Fresh Tart Cherries Fresh Blueberries Fresh Golden Peaches Farm Journal Good afternoon from the farm! We're happy to continue to share our early...
Taste Cucumbers to Build Seed Diversity
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Green Cabbage Cucumbers Carrots Zucchini Basil Arugula Bell Pepper Fresh Garlic Tomatoes This Week's Fruit Harvest: Fresh Blackberries Fresh Blueberries Fresh Peaches Farm Journal Welcome to mid-summer! Last week, we had a nice visit with friend-of-the-farm, Ellen P. Ellen created and led the "Market Farmer Success...
Early Summer to Mid Summer
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Cucumbers Zucchini Basil Head Lettuce Eggplant Broccoli Rainbow Swiss Chard or Lacinato "Tuscan" Kale Young Leeks Tomatoes New Potatoes This Week's Fruit Harvest: Fresh Sweet Cherries Fresh Blueberries Fresh Peaches Farm Journal Good afternoon from the farm! We've had an amazing run of great weather this July...
Oh deer!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Cucumbers Zucchini Mixed Head Lettuces Kohlrabi Scallions Curly Green Kale Parsley Summer Taster: Tomato or Bell Pepper This Week's Fruit Harvest: Fresh Tart Cherries Fresh Blueberries Fresh Sweet Cherries Farm Journal As we posted to social media, we had a very large visitor to our hoophouse...
Keep Your Produce Cool and Happy
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Mixed Head Lettuces Red & Golden Beet Bunches Scallions or Purplette Bulb Scallions Salad Mix White Button Mushrooms - River Valley Ranch, Burlington, WI Red Beans - Breslin Farms, Ottawa, IL Zucchini or Cucumber Garlic Scapes This Week's Fruit Harvest: Fresh Blueberries Sweet Cherries Fresh Black Raspberries Farm Journal Good afternoon...
Beet the heat!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Mixed Red & Golden Beet Bunches Fresh Basil Summer Crisp Head Lettuce Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Rainbow Swiss Chard Salad Mix Garlic Scapes Wheat Berries - Breslin Farms, Ottawa, IL This Week's Fruit Harvest: Fresh Strawberries Fresh Red Raspberries Fresh Sweet Cherries Farm Journal Good afternoon from...
Farming throughout a pandemic
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Fresh Basil Red Summer Crisp Head Lettuce Green Romaine Head Lettuce Green Kale Salad Mix Garlic Scapes Cornmeal - Hazzard Free Farm, Pecatonica, IL Tomato Puree - Members picking up at neighborhood sites (i.e., Evanston, Northbrook/Highland Park, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Glenview, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, and Buffalo Grove)will...