Farm Happenings at Meadowlark Community Farm
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Farm Happenings at Meadowlark Community Farm

Summer Share: Week 17

Posted on September 24th, 2021
This Week's Highlights: Happy fall! We are feeling the shift of the seasons. As I type, Craig is working on clearing out the hoophouse in preparation for planting our late fall greens and roots. The cooler is beginning to fill up with crops for the fall and winter. Beets are all harvested, and we h1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 16

Posted on September 16th, 2021
This Week's Highlights: We've officially passed peak tomato season. There may be a few tomatoes available next week, but the end of tomato season is near. Sweet peppers (and hot peppers) are reaching their peak. We grow 3 varieties - a red bell, red Italian, and yellow Italian. The yellow Italians1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 15

Posted on September 10th, 2021
This Week's Highlights: Tomato harvest - especially the heirlooms - has been breathtaking. We grow four, large heirloom varieties. Striped German is our favorite - yellow blushing to red. It has a complex, fruity flavor and smooth texture. The Aunt Ruby German Green Tomato is an old time heirloom f1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 14

Posted on September 3rd, 2021
This Week's Highlights: We settled into cleaning alliums - with the red cippolini onions making an appearance in this week's shares. Tomatoes continue to be bountiful, but the plants are beginning to decline. Cover crops that were planted a week ago are sprouting and greening up. We are still plant1 read more »