Check out Claire and Maple rounding out a full harvest day by washing up a truck bed stacked with beautiful bunches of Red Beets! This was our first harvest for the year, which means that you’ll have the edible beet greens to cook with as a little Summer bonus. The day started in the greenhouse picking Cucumbers, and then out into the field for Zucchini, Summer Squash and another round of fresh Fava Beans. Harry, who could be seen, once again, actively snacking on favas in the field today says that the beans are still incredible this week, and I couldn’t agree more. Mark and I have been grilling ours up a storm, and we’re going to try making this Easy Weeknight Pasta with Sauteed Fava Beans & Mint this week. Easy is what we need to get us through the Dog Days of Summer, right? Because if all of the vegetables weren’t enough to keep up with, our Blueberries are ripening, which means that we’re picking as quickly as we can to beat the Starlings to them out in the field! Birds have a way of making farming feel like the worlds most delicious fools errand, but when it is good, it is pretty great.

Zucchini and Summer Squash have come right on time for holiday weekend grilling, along with little Cone Cabbages and Fava Beans! We love growing and eating fresh Favas, and it seems like they only get more and more popular among our customers every year. Fresh beans are such a fleeting treat, and if you're new to the world of Fava Beans, be sure to check out the tips in the recipe section below for some ideas for putting yours to use.

If you haven’t gathered, we’re WILD about our green vegetables around here, and this wild bunch headed out in full force to beat the heat on this bright and toasty Monday. (The wash station is clearly where its at this afternoon). But, before all of that, they gathered the last overwintered onions from the greenhouse (making room for more cukes!), pulled bunches of mini Daikon Radishes, cut whatever crowns were ready in the Broccoli bed and then brought in bin after bin after bin of gorgeous greens. They make it look easy. They make it look gooood!