This Week’s Harvest
Head lettuce
Salad mix
Red radish
Farm News
While the farm puttered along in its usual routine of harvesting, planting, seeding and weeding this week, the Dayton region’s week was anything but usual. The tornado outbreak on Memorial Day was surprising for all and devastating for many.
The good news is that in tragedy, community comes together. I was heartened to see so many helping hands while I was delivering last week’s veggies. Pallets of free water out for those in need, grills fired up serving hamburgers and hot dogs, and so many people clearing debris. I offered hand me downs to a friend whose home was in the path of one of the tornados. She declined my offer because thanks to friends, family and community she had more clothes now then she had on Monday morning. I hope everyone affected has the same experience as my friend and gets the aid they need. Collectively we can make a big difference and I trust it will be enough!
The tornado outbreak made me realize that in addition to our family, community were we live, our community of customers, Ben and I also have a community of fellow vegetable farmers. The very first people to reach out to us to make sure we were ok were not our parents, but rather our fellow co-op farmers. It is very comforting to know that we have farmer friends who have our back should we ever find ourselves in difficult situations.
Here’s to a quick and comprehensive recovery for Dayton and surrounding communities!
Recipes
Spigarello with Raisins and Pinenuts
Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushroom Mu-Shu Wraps
Coming Up Next Week (our best guess…….) beets, snap peas, Spigarello, garlic scapes, arugula, radishes, parsley, kale