This month we warmly welcomed Meghan Williams, who just moved back to the Houston area to continue her farming journey at Sunset Farm. Meghan has a natural gift for stewarding the land and understanding agriculture, though she claims farming found her through a lifetime search for an unconventional career. Even more than her love for the outdoors, she is driven by serving others and believes in making an impact on lives through environmental education. Be sure to stop by the Farm Stand on Saturday to say hello to Farmer Meghan, and meet the heart behind our veggies grown with love!

Although our first fruits of Spring have just begun to produce, preparations for summer vegetables are already underway! This week we planted our first round of okra and direct seeded long beans. These crops thrive in the heat of summer and will be harvested from May to September! In the meantime, we are enjoying our first ripe Sungold cherry tomatoes! This vegetable is Farmer Meghan's absolute favorite and she claims the best way to eat it is right off the vine once it has been warmed by the midday sun.

In advance of summer, we also seeded a round of Buckwheat cover crop! This will allow the growing space to rest and replenish nutrients back into the soil after supporting healthy plants and harvesting rounds of nutrient-dense vegetables. Buckwheat is a quick-growing plant that produces beautiful white flowers to attract a variety of pollinators. Feel free to take a walk through the farm to check out our new plantings and the beautiful Spring landscape!

In Season : Yellow Squash, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Cilantro, Parsley, Green Onion, Fennel, Carrots (limited), and Celery (limited)

We are honored to introduce you to one of our hardworking volunteers, Dafne! She plays a large part in harvesting and making the bouquets you see at the Farm Stand. After setting a goal at the beginning of the year to be outside more and slow down, Dafne discovered that we were part of her local community and started volunteering with us. During her time with us, she has gained a lot of flower growing knowledge that she has been able to apply in her own garden. Dafne believes flowers bring a lot of joy so she loves seeing customers get excited about them at the Farm Stand. If you’re interested in volunteering with us, we encourage you to send us an email at JordanRanch@Agmenity.com!

Like Dafne says, flowers do indeed bring a lot of joy but they also provide a source of food for our local pollinators! While some crops like leafy greens and root vegetables don’t require pollination in order to produce, many of our warm season crops do. Varietals like cucumbers and zucchini produce both male and female flowers on the same plant. In order to successfully pollinate the female flowers and yield fruit, we need the help of our pollinators! Our common pollinators include several different types of bees, wasps, and butterflies.

In Season at the Farm Stand: Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Cucumber, Long Beans, Okra, Eggplant, Tomatoes, Zucchini, Jalapenos, Bell Peppers, Shishito Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Cornito Peppers, Lunchbox Peppers, Carrots, Basil, and Flower Bouquets and Stems