Monday, August 19, 2013

Nothing beats farm fresh!

A new variety for us this year: Indigo Rose. A truly black
tomato with a juicy red center.
  When ripe, they will be totally
black and not quite as shiny.
Ginormous green bell peppers! Perfect for stuffing.

Eggplants make a great splash of color in the vegi garden.

Big beef tomatoes- sooo big. Just a little
while longer before they reach the stand.

Another beautiful day overlooking some of
Ithaca's best sweet corn.

George and crew inspecting some of the vegetables
planted down at Ithaca Brewery. Next time you stop by,
you'll know just how local the vegis in your salad really are.

Pepper overload! Shown above from left to right: habanero,
thai hot, jalapeno, cubanelle, ghost (bhut jolokia), garden salsa,
hungarian wax & cherry hots. We also have a ton of gorgeous
green bell peppers. When you visit the vegi stand, be sure to
take a look at our Scoville Scale to give you an idea for
each pepper's heat index. 

Yes! It's melon time. A refreshing treat during
those hot summer days.

Don't forget about the sweet corn! If you haven't had any yet,
we offer several different yellow and bicolor varieties throughout
the season. Have you ever had corn that was good enough to eat raw?


Thursday, August 15, 2013

Working on the Water Situation

A considerable amount of the work we've done lately has been on the water and electrical components of the new greenhouse. The boys have been working very hard, but all the soggy weather we've had lately has been making it difficult. Hopefully the weather holds out for us. Some of the things we will be working on next are: to finish leveling the surrounding areas, put in the glass walls and to add a shade covering to keep the guys (and future plants) cool.



As seen from the back of the greenhouse.

George checking on the new water tanks.

Yay! All the hoses are covered...makes it a lot easier
to walk around inside without jumping over their trenches.

An almost roadside view. We need to add some stone fill to
bring up the sides before we can start adding the glass walls.