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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...
Summer begins this week!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Young Fennel Red Butter Head Lettuce Green Butter Head Lettuce Fresh Dill Salad Mix Black Turtle Beans - from Breslin Farms, Ottawa, IL Scallions Garlic Scapes Tomato Puree - Members picking up at Oak Park and the Grayslake Farm will receive this week. Vegetable Share members at all other sites will...
Early Summer Begins Soon 🌞
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Salad Mix Mix of Young Spinach and Swiss Chard Asparagus Rhubarb - from Mick Klug Farms, St Joseph, MI Red Radishes Scallions White Button Mushrooms - from River Valley Ranch, Burlington, WI Scarlet Turnips - from Harmony Valley Farm, Viroqua, WI Hot House Cucumber - Members who did not receive last...
Reflection in the field
Posted by onThis Week's Spring Vegetable Share Harvest: Green Garlic Salad mix Scallions Asparagus Beautyheart Radishes Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Mushrooms - from River Valley Ranch, Burlington, WI Red Rhubarb - from Mick Klug Farms, St. Joseph, MI Hot House Cucumber - Oak Park and Farm sites will receive this week. Farm Journal We worked on this...
Spring Preparations for Summer
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Red Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Green Oak Lead Head Lettuce Young Swiss Chard Green Garlic Fresh Dill Japanese Salad Turnips Asparagus Baby Fennel Russet Potatoes - from Igl Farms, Antigo, WI Farm Journal Good afternoon from the farm!As you can see from the picture above, the farm...
Art in action!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Spring Salad Mix Young Swiss Chard Baby Bok Choy Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Red Radishes Japanese Salad Turnips Popcorn Asparagus - from Mick Klug Farm, St. Joseph, MI Farm Journal With the news of yet another rainfall record set this May (sigh), Jeff often gets the question:...