Season 1: Market Day 6

Today is the first day of autumn and I am pretty sure it was the best first day of autumn I have had in my entire life! The sun was shining, the air was about 75 degrees, and the wind was blowing the warmest breezes. I think the melons and tomatoes felt the same way about the beautiful weather. They seemed to perk up a bit at the sun rays. Too bad this won't last for another week though!

Autumn on the farm

Luckily it looks like tomorrow will be about the same weather so the Market will be quite pleasant.

The Market only has 4 more weeks left (including tomorrow). Unfortunately, I don't think we will make it to the very end. Our melons will only be around for this weekend and maybe next. So yes, that means, get them tomorrow! The weather (as explained above) just won't finish ripening all the great summer vegetables/fruit. But, I suppose it is autumn now. Although, with summer's end and fall's beginning, you will see our first "winter" squash out tomorrow. Squash is so good in soups and stews. I promise to get you some recipes soon!

Anywho, without further ado, or rambling, here is what we will have this weekend:

- Melons – we sold out last week! (icebox watermelon, a few kinds of honeydew)

- Lettuce (buttercrunch heads and a lettuce mix with pansies)
- Tomatoes (great heirlooms!)
- Cherry Tomatoes (Sungolds and Green Doctors)
- Green Kale
- Potatoes
- Baby beets (with greens)
- Tomatillos
- Cucumbers
- Summer Squash
- Winter squash (spaghetti, buttercup, Pennsylvania dutch crookneck)

- Beans
- Green and Purple Peppers
- Eggplant
- Flower Bouquets (mostly dahlias)

-Emily