— Summer —

Summer on the farm is a constant blur of activity. New seedlings go into the ground every week and need a lot of attention to set them up for a healthy harvest. The first items planted in the Spring, like potatoes, are ready to harvest by early July. Then, that patch can be turned over for a fall crop. The greenhouse is very active all Summer, with new seeds sprouting every three weeks. From a culinary perspective, Summer is all about the quick growing crops - potatoes, summer beans, zucchini and cucumbers. As Summer wraps up in August and September, we start to sink our teeth into tomatoes, peppers and eggplant - the vegetables that we all long for in the middle of winter. Summer is about watching as all of your hard work reaps its rewards.

Summer Produce:

potatoes

summer squash

cucumbers

cherry tomatoes

radish

peppers

pole and bush beans

romano beans

tomatillos

gooseberries

melons

fennel

celery

lettuces

arugula

frilly mustards

basil

Summertime Farm Activities:

Seedlings planted out in the garden

Fall crops started in the greenhouse

Young plants tended in the fields

Early crops harvested and second-use patches amended for next crops

I have been organizing our company holiday dinner for the past six years and this is the first year that almost every attendee has commented how good the food was!! I had at least one person tell me it was the best fish they had ever had!! That's a huge compliment coming from the foodies in SF! - Betty

— sample SUMMER menus —