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Dear Farm Friends,
Last week, as we went from harvesting ears of corn to digging up leeks, someone on the crew mused about how quintessential that particular crop harvest felt for this time of year—peak summer giving way to the first hints of fall. Although the autumn equinox is still more than a month away, and summer’s heat hasn’t quite let go, there are plenty of signs of the changing seasons.
A few leaves are already drifting down from the trees. Fall broccoli plants are moving from the greenhouse into the fields. Potatoes, planted in the late spring, are being dug up and the resident dragonflies are as thrilled as can be (click here for a video). Tomatoes are bursting with fruit, the melon harvest is winding down, and we’re already looking ahead to the winter squash harvest, which will be here before we know it.
Meanwhile, the space in our refrigeration coolers is growing scarce as melons, potatoes, and corn move in, hogging the space with their abundance. It’s tempting to feel a little wistful about summer’s end, but the variety of flavors and colors right now makes this one of the very best times of year to be on the farm.
Becky
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