Corn and tomatoes and peaches, oh my! I can hardly believe how yummy everything is. Of course, with a ~3-foot cherry tomato fiend in the house, I don't get to eat many of those, but he does allow me some peaches, for which I am grateful ( Read more... )

• 2 bunches Japanese Turnips (+greens)
• 4 Cucumbers (of unusual size)
• 2 bunches Dill
• 2 bunches Sweet Onions
• 2 heads Red Cabbage
• 2 bunches Carrots
• 2 lbs New Potatoes
• 4 lbs Peaches
  =23#

Today [or rather Sunday when I wrote this bit] we used a lot of the share veggies making:
= Tofu scramble (with CSA carrots, turnip greens, onions, went into ( Read more... )

And the race is on! This week, Red Fire is closing in on half the weight of Parker, thanks to heavy corn and Parker's nightshades not being quite ready. What will happen next week? Tune in to find out!
Meanwhile, this week I just couldn't summon the motivation to cook. I had so much in the fridge that I'd already prepped, and I *still* haven't ( Read more... )

Late summer and harvest really kicks into high gear! Meanwhile, Red Fire reports that they've already lost 1/4 of their (HUGE, so there's still plenty left) tomato crop to the Blight. Hopefully the rest will be safe, but I fear for future updates. Steve tells me his crop is still clear and hopefully it will stay that way.
In urban homesteading ( Read more... )