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Week 2 Harvest – 6/22/10
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Uncategorized
This week has many of the same items as week one: chard, garlic scapes, hakurei turnips and radishes. Head lettuce and beets are new this week. Don't forget that in addition to the beet root, the greens are tasty too!Beets & Beet Greens
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Beets, Crops
Beets and beet greens are quite popular here at Deri Farm. Beets are in the same plant family as Swiss Chard and are essentially the same as chard, except they have a root the swells up! Or you ...
Mustard Greens
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Crops, Garlic Scapes, Mustard Greens
Mustard greens can include many different varieties of mustard. A few specific examples are bok choi, arugula, kale, tatsoi, mizuna, etc. At Deri Farm, we grow a few different greens that don't really get their own name ...
Swiss Chard
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Chard (aka Swiss Chard), Crops
Swiss Chard (aka Chard or Silverbeet) is in the same family a beets. I recently learned that it is often called Swiss Chard to distinguis it from French spinach in catalogs back in the 1800s. ...
Garlic Scapes
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Crops, Garlic Scapes
Garlic scapes usually make an appearance for a couple of weeks in early July. This year, they have arrived a bit early with all the warm and dry weather. The scapes grow out the top of the garlic plant, ...
Hakurei Turnips
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Crops, Hakurei Turnips
The Hakurei Turnip is a particular variety of salad turnips. Salad turnips aren't not at all like your grandmother's turnips. The whole plant is quite delicious and a wonderful vegetable that usually marks the start of ...
A Few Items from the First Harvest on 6/15/10
Posted by Deri Farm | Filed under Chard (aka Swiss Chard), Crops, Garlic Scapes, Hakurei Turnips, Harvest Logs
Our first harvest for the CSA shares went well. In spite of my back being thrown out and a few hitches expected with the first large harvest, quite a bit came in from the fields. With all the cut greens and various veggies that needed bunching, we ended up running ...