fridays for good

This morning... IT RAINED!!

At 5am it started and did not stop until around 10. Rather heavy at times.
We harvested (I realized that Fridays through the rest of the season will be very similar to this one, work-wise)...water rolling off of every limb. I must say I truly enjoyed it all. The work. The rain. The work in the rain. The soaked pants/sleeves. The camaraderie. Very nice.

As we did little more today than harvest for tomorrow/Tuesday's distributions, I think pics (and some captions) will tell the story well.

Proper gear? Absolutely essential. Faux bad attitude? Optional.



Approx 7am



Judy, Nancy, E & D



Today we harvested:

Spinach (loads of it...still)
Lettuce
BokChoi
Radishes
Turnips
Golden Frill
Mustard Greens
Broccoli Raab

This was by noon.

At which time the rain had stopped and we found this in our Member parking area.



What to do? Syphon, of course.





At the time of this post, most of this puddle has been syphoned to the downward sloping driveway about 50' away. Success!

After lunch we harvested garlic scapes (stems that will eventually hold the plant's flower), very tender, very tasty.



Heavy competition.. Who's faster? Mentor or Apprentice? My money's on the guy with 10 years of experience... but I'm always up for a gamble.







With that done, D called the day for us. Woohoo!

The evening?

I weedwacked what I did not have a chance to address in W's fields yesterday.

Closed the greenhouse/chickens. Did the dishes and shortly afterward, at the beginning of my quest for food, I turned this



Into this





It was actually a little disconcerting how completely the thing disintegrated.

Done and done. Cleaned and fed. Happy.

Looking forward to the morning's distribution. Socializing with/giving fresh food to members = Good Times.

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