One of our favorite fall crops has made its way back into season: Hakurei turnips! Often called a “salad turnip” due to their smaller size, Hakureis have a distinctive sweet flavor. These turnips can be enjoyed both raw and cooked. We love thinly slicing them and adding them to salads but they’re also great roasted or braised. Make sure to pop by the Farm Stand this weekend so you can pick up a bunch or two to enjoy!

We are happy to report that the high tunnel is fully planted with a delicious mix of fall crops. Last week we transplanted green oak leaf lettuce, Tokyo Bekana, and another succession of Bok Choy. These are all quick growers and should be available in the next couple of weeks! We also direct-seeded scallions, beets, salad mix, and watermelon radishes. All of these crops align with the HVF (high velocity farming) system that we’re implementing in the high tunnel. Each of these varieties will ideally be ready for harvesting in about 50 days or less.

Mark your calendar for our next Farm Tour on Saturday, November 18th at 10:30am! This tour will feature the new HVF cropping system in our high tunnel. We’ll also discuss all of our new and upcoming fall crops, including our favorite Hakurei turnips. Since we think you’ll love them as much as we do, attendees will be able to enjoy turnip samples along with some other delicious fall crops. Our Farm Tours are open to the public and completely free of charge. We hope you’ll join us! 

In Season at the Farm Stand: Hakurei Turnips, Green Beans, Dill, Kale, Mustard Greens, Arugula, Swiss Chard, Bok Choy, Radish, and Eggplant.

Coming Soon: Napa Cabbage, Lettuce, and Tokyo Bekana

The cool front and recent fall planting has us especially excited for our next Farm Tour on Saturday, October 21st at 10:30am! This Farm Tour will feature our new cropping system in the High Tunnel called High Velocity Farming (HVF). A crop planted in an HVF system is one that is ready for harvesting in under 50 days. So far we’ve been able to grow and harvest arugula and radishes using this system. Next up will be baby bok choy! If you want to learn more about the fall crops we’ll be growing here, we encourage you to join us. Our Farm Tours are open to the public and free of charge.

Remember the bush beans and Napa cabbage we planted for fall a couple of weeks ago? Both of them have put on amazing growth which has us really excited for fall. You can see how big the Napa has gotten in the photo above! In order to finish out that prepared block, we planted mustard greens, dill, regular cabbage, and broccoli earlier this week. Farmer Anna is especially excited for the broccoli. This succession is a heat-tolerant variety called Green Magic. We hope to be harvesting it for you by mid-November!

If you stop by the farm, you might notice that this newly planted block has a short fence around it. This is our new electric fencing meant to deter the local rabbit population from chowing down on our crops. This fence is not meant to harm the rabbits but will alarm them if they come in contact with it. The fence will be on except for Tuesday through Saturday from 7am-4pm while we are on site. You can see what the fence looks like in the photo below if you’re curious. Though we have warning signs installed, we ask that you use caution around this area of the farm!

In Season at the Farm Stand: Arugula, Radishes, Eggplant, Long Beans, Okra, Malabar Spinach, and Korean Melons.

Coming Soon: Baby Bok Choy, Bush Beans, and Swiss Chard