August 23rd, 2014 - Share # 9

WHAT'S IN THE BOX:

• Onion
• Garlic
• Tomatoes
• Green Beans
• Zucchini
• Lettuce
• Asian Greens
• Collards
• Kohlrabi
• Choice of Melon



Cathy King conducting one of our Monday meetings from a golf cart.
She drove about 20 ft to get there. She is behind the notepad and Billy is behind her.

STORAGE SUGGESTIONS:

Onion, garlic and tomatoes can be stored out of the fridge, unless you're going for long term storage. Everything else rinse, drain, and store in a plastic bag in the refrigerator in the veggie drawer. Treat kohlrabi like a beet, once you cut into it rub the exposed part with lemon/lime juice or vinegar before storing.
 

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

After a long hard day or just for a quick snack before lunch, we interns often get to enjoy seconded watermelon (yellow and red) and cantaloupe. I get such a great refreshing burst of energy after enjoying these delicious treats, and I'm sure you will too! Ok, I know that's not a serving suggestion, but, "Yay! Melons!" Ok, now seriously, kohlrabi is great as a dipper with hummus, baba ghanoush, or just plain ranch dressing. It also goes well in a salad such as the one pictured below made by Angie Martin a couple hours ago.

Salad made with things we had laying around -
kohlrabi, apple, arugula, carrots, cashews, sunflower seeds, raisins,
dressed with salt, balsamic vinegar, pear vinegar, honey, lemon juice, and harissa oil.

BENEFICIAL CREATURES CONTINUED:

Remember last week when I said I can go on about beneficial creatures? Well, I left out a few that I took pictures of while on this farm.

Bats are the owls of the night when it comes to consuming insects
which consists mainly of wasps, beetles, and moths.

Turtles will eat just about any insect they can catch, which includes
slugs, snails, grubs, crickets, grasshoppers, and flies.

Snakes are known for rodent control, but before they are large
enough for that, they are effective as insect control.



Salamanders and newts have a voracious appetite for insects
and arthropods that are smaller than they are.

Ok, I'm done with this subject now. I hope it was informative and helpful. :)

HOLLER FEST PREP:

We have been quite busy with Holler Fest and everything is in full swing. A new entrance has been paved by Billy King and Tom Hines to alleviate traffic congestion of yore. Tom Huber built a stairway up to the treehouse for residence Angie Martin. Tom Huber has also rebuilt the roof of the main stage to last for many more years to come. Kim O'keefe has been working on painting new signs. There was a hornet's nest that made it's residence behind the main stage. I volunteered to wear a bee suit with the help of Lisa Wolfgang in her mosquito netting headgear to humanely relocate them. Sorry for not having pictures of any of this. We have been so busy that there was talk of not doing Wednesday market. Paul and I volunteered and they actually let us go today!

The setup today at market - Not bad for 2 first year interns.

Everything was going so well during setup until we realized that we had left the cash box behind. Luckily I carry some cash with me and fellow organic farmers at Tantré gave us some change to start out the day. Cathy eventually came to the rescue at around 8am! Everything continued to go smoothly after that. It's midnight now, and I'm ready for bed. Good night everyone and thank you for bringing back your boxes!

- Nhin Luu