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Rising River Farm
13208 201st Ave SW
Rochester, WA 98579 360-273-5368
contact@risingriverfarm.com
www.risingriverfarm.com
September 19 ***** Box 14
Oh what a crazy morning! Something is up with the well so
there is no water in the field. All the washing will have
to be done at the house. We think it may have collapsed a
little. The well guys are coming out today hopefully to help
us figure it out. Fingers crossed that it is not a big deal.
Up until today the pressure was great and there were no signs
of trouble. Thank goodness it is not mid-July and 100 degrees!
I moght actually find myself wishing for rain! So instead
of bunched carrots, we are handing out the topless carrots
we had harvested to bring to the Olympia Food co-ops. Some
of the potatoes are also unwashed. The beets are topless because
the greens aren’t too lovely these days.
Our apologies to those of you who showed up at the pick-up
site last week only to find that there were no boxes! After
an already late start, the truck broke down half way to Oly-
sliced radiator hose- and we had to borrow our neighbor’s
big truck to finish the delivery. (Thank you Chris and Melisa!)
It wouldn’t be a typical farm season if the truck didn’t
break down at least once! Jim was able to fix it the next
day and all is good-for now. Is it just me, or is this a week
of troubles?
Enough complaining…. The last of the potatoes are out
of the ground and safely tucked away for storage. All of the
onions are in as well. Two huge projects behind us. That is
a happy farmer feeling. Jim was up at daybreak this morning
trying out the disc he finally got put back together. (Like
a new toy!) A disc is an implement we pull behind the tractor
that has four “gangs” of sharp metal discs that
chop and incorporate plant material. It doesn’t shred
things up as much as a tiller, but we can move along in 3rd
gear as opposed to 1st , as with the tiller, therefore we
can get more done in less time. He’s working in the
old weedy beds so we can start cover cropping.
We seem to be in a sort of limbo between the end of the summer
goods and the intro to fall fare. The cukes are pretty much
finished as is the summer squash. We’ll probably harvest
them once or twice more, but the yield will be small I’m
sure. Last week’s bumper crop of beans and broccoli
contrast sharply to this week’s slim pickin’s.
This week will be a hiatus from beans for you guys. There
is still one more planting yet to be picked so you should
see them again. The next and final corn patch is a week away
from readiness. We’ll do a final cruise through the
previous corn this morning to see if we can eek out a few
ears for each of you-no promises, though. We are graced with
the first of the fall spinach. The new kale is ready and we’ll
start rotating it around. Tomatoes still seem plentiful, although
less attractive. But we are not shallow people-taste is what
we care about. We got another round of melons for those who
haven’t gotten them yet. Hopefully it was enough for
the other half of you. There is celery this week for half
of you. We have not yet mastered the art of growing celery,
though we are trying! It is a picky crop demanding lots of
frequent watering (which we didn’t always get to). The
flavor is sweet and vibrant, but it may be a bit stringy.
It will be best cooked. In a few weeks the rest of you will
get some. We only planted a little. Soon there will be leeks,
cabbage, winter squash, and more broccoli.
May your week be less crazy than ours! Enjoy!
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