Weekly farm news and we loved hosting the Daltons!!!

Greetings  Everyone,

You can access our online store using this link, log in by clicking the icon of the person in the top right hand side of the web page.  All orders need to be placed by Thursday at 8 AM so that we will know what to harvest for your share!   Please return your boxes because we re-use them.

We’re not sure if you had as much rain as we’ve had here in the valley of Bluff Mountain the last couple of weeks but our cucumbers, summer squash and zucchini aren’t too happy.  We hope that they recover, otherwise we may not be able to include these summer staples in your share for the remainder of the season.  Perhaps we’ll be harvesting winter squash in the next couple weeks so these can be cured for your shares.

The weather cleared up so we were able to transplant another succession of greens, seed another succession of lettuce and beets.  Of course, another groundhog has discovered our fall greens so it is our hope to evict that groundhog off the farm before the greens are completely devoured.

You will probably need to white list our email to receive correspondence from us because we have changed our email from farmer@MountainHarvestOrganic.com to Farmer@MountainHarvestOrganics.com (our email is organics plural).

Your Farmers (and cleaning staff),
Carl and Julie

Sold in 3/4 pound bunches. Multiple may be bunched together when they are harvested small.

We’re offering both a Farmer’s Choice Veggie and Farmers’ Choice Veggie & Meat Share.  Items common in both shares are listed first, followed by items specific to the veggie share the finally the veggie/meat share. The Farmer’s Choice Veggie & Meat share normally has less smaller portions of vegetables. )

• Lettuce:  Tropicana is a great summer green because this lettuce is great for salads or wraps! There is nothing like slicing the veggies from your share and eating them in wraps.  We may need to substitute Oak Leaf for some shares depending on the quantity harvested.
• Sweet Bell Peppers.  These can be sliced and dipped in hummus or frozen for omelettes during the winter. 
• Tomatoes: Slicing.  The slicing tomatoes are perfect for sandwiches, burgers, or for eating sliced with a little salt!  We’ll be harvesting some heirloom tomatoes and are hopeful to have enough for your shares!!!  They won’t be pretty but they will be flavorful.
• Parsley:  This parsley is flavorful so use in soups or salads!!  We like to use this in tomato and basil salad.
• Onions: Mix of candy and red bulb onions for your salads.  These onions have just been gathered from the curing racks so are extremely sweet so you may want to eat these like an apple.
• Potatoes: Satinas that are like Yukon Golds.  Fresh potatoes may take a little longer to roast than those that have been stored.

The following are included only in the veggie share:

• Eggplant:  These are amazing grilled or roasted in the oven!  
• Baby Bok Choy : We’re excited about this green!  If you haven’t done so, consider simply slicing it up for a salad.

The following are included only in the meat share

• Chorizo Sausage: Stuffed Peppers with chorizo is AMAZING! You may want to order baby bell peppers if you plan on stuffing peppers with this tasty sausage.  A description of this sausage can be found in our online store.

We’re so fortunate to have an incredibly supportive community!!! 

Last week we hosted the Dalton’s grandchild and her friends.  We can’t thank ya’ll enough for supporting us in purchasing the food we’ve so carefully grown AND for booking our accommodations for your relatives!!!  

Maxine, Jack and their Grandchild Maxine had their time completely booked with hikes and adventures here in these beautiful mountains. This was great, because during their stay we were able to do farm work, mostly getting additional fall crops planted.  This made us think that we need to have an itinerary for guests staying on the farm.  While we know that many of the other accommodations in our area provide this service, we haven’t yet taken the time to prioritize this.

What was most inspiring about hosting the Daltons’ grandchildren and friends, is meeting your hero’s grandchild, and admiring young Maxine’s love for the outdoors, the mountains, art and sustainable agriculture. Knowing that that she definitely lives up to her namesake and that one day she will be helping to form our environmental policies. Also knowing that her love for nature is going to have an impact on her friends and others who cross her path along her journey through life.