Farmer Children checking on the dry cows (the dairy cows currently not in milk) and the beef cows.
These hot days are rolling past so quickly on the farm as we are busy getting the fall crops seeded and planted amidst the harvest and the weeding. We have harvested all the garlic and have begun the onion harvest, but will need to get it done in a hurry. The next chicken harvest is upon us already, and it’s good timing since our next chicks will arrive soon. Then the turkey babies will arrive. It’s nice to think of Thanksgiving in July when it’s so hot!
The peppers and tomatoes are slowly coming in; the eggplant isn’t far behind. The lettuce wasn’t happy with the heat and the irrigation to them had a problem so we didn’t have any this week. The chard and kale are still going strong so we’ve got some greens going. The bugs are really bad this year, but farmers say that every year! We’ve been hand squishing the Colorado potato beetles on the eggplant. It’s a gross job, but we don’t want to lose our eggplant! The okra is growing tall and reaching for the sun. It loves the hot, hot weather! The squash and cucumbers are still very happy.
We should be digging more potatoes next week so get ready for some yummy potato recipes. We made scalloped potatoes last week with fried squash and sausage. Such an easy and great dinner. We also loved some homemade pita bread with chicken salad for a road trip the other day. We went to another farm and bought some medicinal herbs that we didn’t have growing here. I love easy things to prepare so we don’t have to buy food when we are away for a few hours.
Have a lovely week,
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