This week’s harvest: Tomatoes, basil, peppers (sweet and spicy), onions, beets, carrots, string beans, cauliflower, cucumbers, chard, kale, head lettuce, spicy salad mix (arugula and mizuna).

Thank goodness for the rain! Our pond was getting VERY low and we even had to relocate the pump to make sure it wouldn’t pick up sediment from the bottom. We held off watering on Tuesday betting on the 50% chance of rain in the forecast and boy did it come! It’s been an odd year with the rain coming in June and the missing monsoon thunderstorms, but we were happy to see this gentle rain slowly absorb into the soil. I miss watching the lightning and clouds build over the mountains every afternoon this time of year, but it has been nice not to worry about hail.

The farm has been kicking out lots of produce and we are grateful that our hard work is materializing into tasty food. We’ve even been able to market some of our extra poundage through the Southwest Farm Fresh Co-op, something everyone should be aware of in our region. Every place that has a thriving local food system also has a thriving local distribution system and I am very hopeful that SWFF will fill the void for our region. Marketing can be the hardest part of farming and a local co-op would have made a big difference in our first few years while we were building a name for ourselves. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at the SWFF website and the write-up of our farm: http://southwestfarmfresh.com/farm-fresh-news/get-to-know-your-local-farmer-adobe-house-farm/

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Linley, Peter, Reid, Charlie, Tim