Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Good Weather = Good Food

The weather on the farm is delightful...cooler and that means that it is nice to work outside.  But it still a little bit on the dry side.  We had a little rain this morning and it looks like it could rain again.  But the ground is so dry that it has already soaked all the moisture up.  

There are lots of good veggies coming our way...sweet corn, cantaloupes, tomatoes, and green beans.

I love it on Tuesdays when my porch looks like this!

Can't any that beets are my favorites but I am willing to give them a try.  Lizzie has a stir fry recipe for us this week.  See it below.

Pecan nut pie...it is my all time favorite pie.  So much so this will make the third one in as many weeks.  Got me a major pecan pie sweet tooth.  Just had a piece for breakfast as a matter of fact.
I'm telling you now that if you haven't tried some of the baked goods...you are missing out!


Growing all this good food is a process and learning about organic farming is a process also.  It is not easy by any means.   In the last post I wrote about cover crops and composting.  Now I am learning about soil amendments that Andy uses on the farm.  Andy has to make sure that the calcium level is just right in the soil for the plants.  To maintain adequate calcium levels they put on High Calcium Lime and or Gypsum.  High Calcium Lime usually is only used once every three or four years.Gypsum is mixed in every year.  Andy also uses an organic fertilizer, Re-Vita Pro that is made of composted poultry manure and has some kelp added in. It contains three very important minerals...nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium...with some other trace elements mixed in.Believe it or not they also use products from the ocean like fish, kelp and seaweed products.  the products are loaded with minerals and re very helpful in growing nutrient dense food.  Which means healthier food for us to put into our bodies.  Also this year Andy has started using a few new farming tools...refractometer, and a PH meter to check the plants to see what minerals they are still needing.  They have made progress with the heirloom tomatoes that we are finding in our boxes.

And Andy wants to let you all know that there are some Fall Shares still available.


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