Week 17

Oh what a blessing of abundance!!

In the boxes this week are russet potatoes, black beans (please put them in the freezer for 48 hours if you are going to store them dry), cabbage, tomatillos, red/yellow bell pepper or lunchbox peppers, jalapeño, cilantro, rosemary, shallot, turnip, plobano, spearmint, red onions, sweet potatoes, mixed greens, kale, pear tomatoes(not everyone received them this time), spinach, romaine head lettuce, celery, butternut squash, zucchini, yellow, squash, and Brussels sprouts and a tomato (not pictured). Hope all of you ENJOY!

Week 16

Week 15

Red Kuri, Hubbard winter squash

Red Kuri has a smooth-textured flesh and is good for pies and purées because specks of skin (being red) will not show. Also known as Orange Hokkaido.  

These are suppose to be delicious right from the field, but they only last in storage a maximum of 3 months as normal storage for a Hubbard is 6 months. 

This week...14

The bounty this week green and yellow beans, carrots, zucchini, plobano, basil, lettuce(some received), lunchbox sweet peppers, arugula, onions, bell pepper, kale, pear tomatoes, yellow squash, watermelon or cantaloupe, tomatoes, celery, bak Choy, spaghetti squash, tomatillos (some received), winter kuri squash. Enjoy!

Having fun with Bean!

No more shelling by hand. 

Week 13

God is so good to provide a harvest!

Thus week we have butternut squash, sweet lunchbox peppers, carrots, red potatoes (4 lbs., we combined next weeks and this weeks), arugula, spaghetti squash, cantaloupe, bok choy, kale, green and yellow beans, zucchini, yellow squash (for some), tomatillos, eggplant, onions, radish, basil, jalapeño, plobano peppers, and garlic. Oops, I forgot the tomatoes!

Potatoes problem

Please take note: the white potatoes have small scraby looking things on them. This is called scab, sometimes happens well potatoes are planted in the same place twice (not in this case) or perhaps when the seed potato planted carries it or has signs of it (pribably the problem). No need to fret about it, I would however recommend pealing the potatoes.

Week 12

This week we have a wonderful harvest and we are praising god for a much needed rain. We have Swiss chard, zucchini, yellow squash, beans, jalapeño, radish, carrots, chocolate mint, white potatoes, tomatoes, corn, tomatillo, eggplant, spaghetti squash, kale, arugula, sweet lunch box peppers.

Week 11

This week we have, Yukon gold potatoes, a mix if heirloom tomatoes , mixed greens, kale, sweet corn, tomatillo,    onion, basil, zucchini, yellow squash, beets, jalapeño, carrots, sweet green pepper, plobano pepper, cucumber, spiramint, and some received red or orange lunchbox peppers. Enjoy!

Also this week the corn will be ready for a freezing party. We are planning to do it on Saturday from 9 am- completion. Let me know if you will join us and bring some quart size freezer ziplock bags. Or you can take a bag of corn and do as you wish on your own. See you soon! 

Week 10

Today's harvest contained mixed greens, kale, red cabbage, variety of tomatoes, potatoes,  zucchini, carrots, jalapeño, yellow squash, basil, green and yellow beans, corn, plobano pepper, sweet green pepper, peppermint, some received tomatillo, and eggplant. Enjoy!

Deer and raccoon prevention

After surveying some damage on the dry corn from deer...

We decided to put in an electric fence. This will not only keep the deer out (hopefully) but keep out the raccoons too.

Week 9

This week we are blessed with some new items such as eggplant and sweet corn ( these were not in every box yet). Tomatoes,( a variety of colors) and some rosemary. We also had snap peas, green and yellow beans, kale, beets, carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, onions, cucumbers, basil, plobano peppers, jalapeños, some boxes had broccoli, tarragon, and chives. Enjoy!

Week 8

Week 7

In the box this week we have fennel, kale, green beans, beets, sugar snap peas, savory cabbage, zucchini, yellow squash,  green sweet pepper (some boxes only), jalapeño, cilantro, and basil.

A new project this spring.

Getting fresh water to wash the produce...A produce washing station...what I always wanted!

Did someone say flash flood ?

 June 1st we woke up to this!

 We tried to use logs to divert the water.

Week 4

Oh we are so thankful for greens! Today in the box we have strawberries, romane lettuce, butter crunch head lettuce, dill weed, baby Swiss chard, mixed lettuce greens, Bok Choy, green onions, cilantro, some of you received asparagus and/or broccoli. 

Also I forgot to show it above but you all had a bag of fenugreek sprouts.

Week 3

Today our boxes our filled with romaine head lettuce, basil, rhubarb, mixed green lettuce, strawberries, kale, fresh dill, green onions, parsley, broccoli, aspagus (not in all boxes), and spearmint. Enjoy!

Highlights and lowlights this spring

The onions came along beautifully! And we were able to get in the garden shortly after Easter, mid-April. The early cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli is going in the ground.

 Potatoes were put in very early.

Then came a BIG wind storm, May 8th...  It pulled the greenhouse anchors out of the ground and over went all the plants!

Thankfully most were salvageable. But many were droopy looking and needed some tender care.

We were able to get the tomatoes in the ground the middle of May.

 

I have a great little helper!! Two of them in fact but one isn't so little :) 

Then came our first wash out. This is a newly tilled and planted area of popcorn. Needless to say we lost a few rows.

More planted...here the sweet potatoes are planted under black plastic. They like a hot humid environment, so this is our way of creating it for them.

Week 2

Today in the box we give thanks for spinach, bok Choy, mixed greens, sauerkraut, chamomile (see recipe), dill, green onions, rhubarb, and tomato jelly(use for basting on your favorite grill item). Also in 1/2 share there was fennel seed.

The start of the season 2014

Welcome to a new season at Harvest Blessings Farm! We are looking forward to this season and all that God has in store for us. Thank you for being a part of this adventure.

In the box this week we have plum jelly, basil, fennel seed, green onions (large ones), asparagus (some boxes did not have), spearmint, mixed greens, bean sprouts, rhubarb, leeks, and radish (some boxes did not have).