And now comes the heat.
The mixture of quick afternoon thunderstorms combined with daytime temperatures in the 70s and low 80s has been ideal. The farm looks plugged in — like it somehow is being lit from within. The colors can be incandescent.
The 10-day forecast, however, looks hot and dry. Good thing we have irrigation!
We were busy in the fields and the kitchens this week, working with a mounting harvest: everything from leek scapes to spring onions to cardoons.
We have just started to harvest carrots — look for them at the market on Saturday and in the restaurants.
This week, too, will be the first with fresh peas — also known as candy pods. You will want to eat these by the fistful, and you will swoon over them in your restaurant dishes.
Pea shoots, too!
And look — that is a lot of peas! We won’t be running out. Beside this field is another large field of fava beans; we expect to start selling and serving them by next week.
Are you ready for the Market list? Of course you are. Items new to the market in bold.
- Lettuce
- Tom Thumb
- Mizuna
- Ruby streak mizuna
- Mustards
- Spinach
- Purple Tat Soi
- Osaka Purple
- Cho Kara
- Pea Tendrils
- Arugula
- Chrysanthemum
- Chinese Broccoli
- Onions
- Leeks
- Leek scapes
- Carrots
- Beets
- Radish flowers
- Mustard flowers
- Polenta
- Farro
- Whole wheat flour
- Pork cuts
- Chorizo
- Breakfast sausage
- Lovage and pale ale sausage
- Pork and beef chili
