Farm News – June 22, 2026

Hello All! We are currently receiving some nice rain, so far without any damaging winds (knock on wood). It was a mad dash over the weekend to get lots of seeds into the ground ahead of the storms. I have finished planting the winter squash (yippee!) and made a second planting of beets and carrots. Temperatures have been reasonable and seasonable, and the crops are growing nicely. Greens continue to be abundant. Peas will be snow or sugar snap this week, except for a few groups who are owed another serving of English. We have kohlrabi for this round; I like it raw – grated into a salad or made into a slaw. Soon there will be cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.

The share will be: Lettuce, spinach, choice of kale or collards, summer squash, scallions, peas, kohlrabi, bok choi, and choice of an herb (cilantro or dill). Premium shares will also include fennel. The fruit share will be cherries and blueberries.

A word about the fruit share: the tree fruit in NJ, NY, and PA was severely damaged by a hard freeze on April 20th. There will be almost no local stone fruit this season. Apple crops were affected too, as well as blueberries and other small fruits. Most of the fruit in the fruit share will come from the west coast. If there are any members who will be unhappy with this, I will gladly refund your money.

Enjoy! Farmer John