Peppers again take center stage for our final Spring/Summer CSA delivery! Hot summers bring lots of eggplants, tomatoes and peppers! I think farmers have a passion for peppers because much time is put into these plants before they ever bear fruit and especially if your waiting for those varieties that you harvested red, yellow or orange! We started these Jimmy Nardellos seeds back in February, they take about 6 days to germinate, then after they get their first true leaves we up-pot them to 4" containers. They will stay in those 4" pots at least 30 days before planted in our high tunnels. Peppers are what we call "heavy feeders" and need fertilized multiple times during the growing process. These peppers take 80 days from transplant to produce these beautiful sweet red peppers! Something to think about the next time you are adding a pepper to your next delicious recipe! Jimmy Nardellos are considered a frying pepper and are delicious added to anything like omlettes , stir fries, rice or pasta dishes and eaten raw!
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Last week of our Spring/Summer CSA
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Joy Haven Farm is a small Certified Naturally Grown market farm located in Shorter, AL, just north of Montgomery. We are entering our ninth growing season and strive for sustainability. We are currently offering Spring/Summer and Fall Farm Stand Session that includes our fresh seasonal vegetables and fruit. Add-ons such as eggs, yogurt, granola, coffee and meat from a neighboring sustainable farm can be delivered with each weeks share. We also provide seasonal vegetables to a number of local restaurants. We are thankful for what we have been entrusted with and will never use pesticides, insecticides, synthetic fertilizers or gmo seeds. Our goal is to leave our little piece of this world better than we found it.
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