2013 Anticipated Produce

What kinds of produce are you growing this year?

As we prepare to get ready for our 2013 Summer CSA Shares, the most asked question seems to be, "What kind of produce are you growing?"   The produce we grow is mostly heirloom varieties.  This means that if you save the seed from the produce, you could plant the seed next year and have the same type of plant.  This is not possible with hybrids.  We also do not grow any GMO seeds.  We say "anticipated produce" because even though we purchase the seed and attempt to grow it, certain things can go wrong.  Sometimes seed does not germinate and it may get too late in the season to purchase more seed and make another attempt.  There also is the weather.  Mother Nature rules when it comes to growing conditions.  Too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet.... Whatever she throws our way, we must adjust and learn to grow in the conditions she gives us.  However, there are times that plants cannot and will not tolerate nor grow in extreme weather conditions, no matter how hard you try.  So here is our list of 2013 anticipated list of produce!
Be sure to check out our calendar below to see an estimated schedule of when we think produce may be ready.

• Asparagus-Jersey Knight and Purple Passion

• Beans-French Filet, Pencil Pod, Blue Lake and Duke

• Beets- Albino, Burpees Golden, Chioggia, Detroit Supreme and Early Blood
  

• Brussles Sprouts-Long Island
  

• Broccoli-Packman and Romanesco
  

• Cabbage-Early Copenhagen, Early Jersey Wakefield, Red Acre, Late Flat Dutch
  

• Carrot-Danvers Half Long, Little Finger, Main Crop, Nantes, Sugar snap
  

• Cauliflower-Self Blanch and Snowball
  

• Celery-Tango
  

• Collards-Vantes Non-heading
  

• Eggplant-Black Beauty, Black Coral and Casper
  

• Fennel
  

• Cucumbers-Space Master Bush, Straight Eight, Market More, National Pickling, True Lemon and Mediterranean
  

• Honey Dew-Green Flesh
  

• Kale-Dwarf Siberian
  

• Kohlrabi-Early Purple Vienna, Early White Vienna and Kossak
  

• Leek-Large American Flag
  

• Lettuce-Butter Crunch, Black Seeded Simpson and Red Salad Bowl
  

• Muskmelon-Hales Best  Jumbo
  

• Okra-Clemson Spineless
  

• Onions-White and Yellow
  

• Peas-Edible Pod, Sugar Snap and Oregon Sugar Pod
  

• Parsnip-Top Hallow
  

• Pumpkins-Big Max and Small Sugar Pie

• Peppers-(Sweet) Quadrato Asti Giallo, Chocolate Beauty, King of the North, Purple Beauty, Orange Bell, Sweet Chocolate, Chervena Chushka, California Wonder, Miniature Red Bell, Miniature Yellow Bell, Miniature Chocolate Bell, Buran and Jimmy Nardellos 
  

• Peppers-(Medium)Beaver Dam, Ancho Gigantea, Fish Pepper
  

• Peppers-(Hot)Red Cap Mushroom, Joes Long Cayenne, Jalapeno and Red Habenero Sizzling
  

• Radish-Cherry Belle, Crimson Giant, German Giant, French Breakfast and White Globe
  

• Rutabaga-Amber Purple Top
  

• Spinach-Bloomsdale, Savoyed and New Zealand
  

• Swiss Chard-Rainbow Blend
  

• Squash-(summer)Dark Green Zucchini, Gold Summer Crookneck, Early White Bush Scallop and Golden Bush Scallop
  

• Squash-(Winter)Acorn, Butternut, Delicata, Spaghetti and Turks Turba
  

• Turnip -  Purple Top and White Globe
  

• Tomato-Italian Heirloom, Green Zebra, Nebraska Wedding, Black Cherry, Hungarian Heart, Red Zebra, Ukrainian Purple, Big Zac Hybrid, Abraham Lincoln, Box Car Willie, Giant Belgium, Dinner Plate, Dixie Golden Giant, Oxheart Giant, Oxheart Orange, Vintage Wine, Bush Beefsteak, Martinos Roma, Moonglow, Mortgage Lifter, Red Pear, Blondkopfchen, Banana Legs, Wins All, Isis Candy Cherry, Large Red Cherry, Manitoba, Amish Paste, Hillbilly, Cherokee Purple, Druzba, Paul Robeson, Legend, Brown Berry, Bonny Best, Manalucie f s t, Peacevine, Baxters Early Bush Cherry, Persimmon, Riesentrabe, Gold Medal, Japanese, Truckers Favorite, Lillians Yellow, Dr Wyches Yellow, Black Plum, Tommy Toe, San Marzano, Beams Yellow Pear, Totem, Brandywine, Mule Team, German Pink, German Johnson Pink, Ponderosa Red, Sausage, Black from Tula, Opalka, Black Krim, Oregon Spring, Silvery Fir Tree, Tigerella, Thessaloniki, Hard Rock v f n, Alaskan Fancy and Garden Peach 
  

• Watermelon-Golden Midget, Moon & Stars "yellow flesh", Moon & Stars "pink flesh", Orangeglo, Sugar Baby, Crimson Sweet and Black Diamond
  

2013 Projected Summer Vegetable Calendar

2013 Vegetable Calendar

This is a list of vegetables we could have and when they could be available. This is not actual so please check with us if you would like to make sure it is available. We will also be adding to this list as the vegetables get closer to being harvested.

June:

• Week 1 - spinach, broccoli, radishes, lettuce, carrots
• Week 2 - carrots, spinach, radishes, peas, head lettuce, fennel
  
• Week 3 - beets, kohlrabi, zucchini/summer squash, lettuce, spinach, peas
• Week 4 - broccoli, beets, kohlrabi, zucchini/summer squash, lettuce

• Week 5 - choice basil?, carrots, fennel?, beets, kohlrabi, lettuce, zucchini, summer squash
• Week 6 - broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, fennel, garlic, green beans, lettuce, zucchini/summer squash, Swiss chard, choice basil.
• Week 7 - carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, garlic, green beans, new potatoes, chard, zucchini/summer squash
• Week 8 - beets, broccoli, cucumbers, garlic, green beans, pepper, potatoes, zucchini/summer squash

• Week 9 - green beans, onions, cauliflower, peppers, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes
• Week 10 - broccoli, cucumbers, egg plant, squash, pepper, tomato, onions, potatoes
• Week 11 - beets, carrots, cucumbers, egg plant, onions, peppers, tomato, yellow watermelon, potatoes
• Week 12 - beets, carrots, egg plant, garlic, melons, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, kale
• Week 13 - cucumbers, green beans, melons, onions, peppers, lettuce, squash, watermelon, tomato

• Week 14 - cucumbers, garlic, onions, peppers, lettuce, squash, tomatoes, melons, watermelon
• Week 15 - green beans, egg plant, melons, onions, peppers, lettuce, tomato, watermelon
• Week 16 - green beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, peppers, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes
• Week 17 - green beans, beets, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, peppers, lettuce, winter squash

• Week 18 - broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, leekes, onions, potatoes, lettuce, squash
• Week 19 - carrots, cauliflower, garlic, leeks, onions, peppers, potatoes, lettuce, spinach, winter squash
• Week 20 - carrots, garlic, leeks, parsnips, lettuce, potatoes, spinach, winter squash