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Summer Solstice

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Danielle *Allen

We’ve reached the longest days of the year, the highest arc of the sun in our part of the world, with an amazing 16 hours of daylight shining down on us. This marks a significant turning point in vegetable farming, as we're shifting through this period of lush vegetative growth and now fruits are setting readily and starting to ripen on our tomato, zucchini, and pepper plants. The bounty of summer is right around the corner!

Our crew has been working as a team for almost three months and we’re in a steady rhythm now. Everyone is honing their skills, enjoying the work, munching on veggies all day long, and then taking home big boxes of veggies every week to experiment in our home kitchens. It is very gratifying work when we get to eat such good food at the end of the day! We hope you're also enjoying the abundance of fresh food on your table.

It's an amazing time of year!