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Edible extras

23 Apr 201615 Apr 2016 by Mike (tfb)

Leftovers, really, as bok choi and mizuna make their way toward producing seed by putting out bursts of cheerful little flowers. Normally, these plants would be tilled under way before this stage, making way for a new seeding, but since … Read the rest

Stack of lettuce

4 May 20168 Apr 2016 by Mike (tfb)

Friday harvest and the main green going right now is LETTUCE, appearing as small leaf salad mix. We’re waiting to do new greenhouse seeding – it’s still way wet in there – but a bunch of lettuce transplants are already … Read the rest

Winter salad

25 Mar 201624 Mar 2016 by Mike (tfb)

Over-wintered salad greens from unheated greenhouse

This bowl of lettuces and kale is the first cut of spring, taken from the unheated greenhouse while snow flurries whip around outside. With the help of 6 mils of plastic and some row cover, the salad easily survived three … Read the rest

Early share

23 Feb 20225 Jul 2013 by Mike (tfb)

This week’s harvest basket, still greens, mainly: young curly and flat leaf kale, baby bok choi (autographed by a few flea beetles that made it under the cover), our Zippy Mix (today’s version, mustards as always, with mizuna and some … Read the rest

Beautiful bok choi

21 Sep 20119 Sep 2011 by Mike (tfb)

Friday harvest. Each week, there’s usually one crop that kinda catches my eye: a perfect first cut of baby lettuce, lush green onions with straight white stems, or today’s chunky, crunchy bok choi (aka bok choy, pak choi). The variety … Read the rest

Garden in transition

20 Apr 202227 Aug 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The weather is warm, the days still feel long (although, at 5:00 a.m. for Saturday market, I’m already waking up in the dark)—summer is in full effect, but you know the season’s soon changing because the field is clearing out. … Read the rest

Last big harvest of the year!

16 Dec 200819 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

And then there were two! For the last big Friday harvest of the season—it’s the 18th and final CSA share and second to last Saturday at the farmers’ market—the crew was down to Conall and me. It was a rainy … Read the rest