June 8, 2018
Week 4
Here are some of the
items you may be receiving in your delivery this week: Hakuri Turnips with
Tops, Beet Greens, Assorted Lettuces, Rhubarb, Easter Egg Radishes, Red Russian
Kale and Rosemary
The first “fruit” of
the season has arrived! Rhubarb. There are an incredible amount of recipes for
this little beauty like muffins, crisps and tarts. My personal favourite is
stewed rhubarb which we put on oatmeal or as a dessert with some ice cream. The
boys and I are going to experiment with this savoury option tomorrow night:
Always fun to try
something new.
This week brought some
devastation to Nova Scotia farmers. On Sunday we were hit with a low
temperature of minus 5 and whatever tender plants made it through that morning
was a total goner on Monday morning when we awoke to everything covered in a
layer of thick frost. The boys and I had covered as much as possible with thick
row covers but we still have faced numerous losses along with other farmers.
The good news is it’s still June and we can replant. This just means that many
of our harvests will be delayed. This coupled with the intense hail storm we
suffered last June has made me completely adjust my planting schedule. Quite
impossible to predict Mother Nature. You just do the best you can and make
contingency plans.
If you have any questions please feel
free to contact me.
Your Farmer,
Amber
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