When did August sneak upon us?  And completely fly by? 

I'm truly not sure, but just as those weeds have grown up in that leek field that had none as of early July, the blog has also grown neglected.  Neither thing is surprising, Dave predicted that the blog would be a bit more sparse during the summer months.  Which is a pity because there are so many exciting things going on.  But when trying to decide whether to eat another bowl of ice cream, write a blog post, or weed the leeks, typically the ice cream wins.  Despite claiming an affinity for both blogging and hand weeding, it feels I've spent only a pittance of time on either this summer.

As we are rounding that corner to fall, appreciating the beautiful days and cooler nights, we also begin to worry about the fall harvests.  Have we planted enough and early enough to size up before the killing frosts?  It is also a tricky balance to not seed things too early so they won't keep through the winter.  We seem to have some early fall harvests, particularly our first winter squash planting, which benefited greatly from mulching, both plastic and hay in the aisles.  The farm becomes a difficult juggling act it seems to me.  Trying to determine whether to work on harvesting those boutiful crops that were cultivated through the summer (raspberries, beans, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers), versus ensuring there will be a similar bounty in the fall and through the winter CSA. 

Also after the long days of summer, and the later sunrise, it feels a bit harder to spring out of bed.  However, Dave and I were discussing how the weekly CSA distribution, while a bit hectic packing boxes, is energizing.  All the encouragement we recieve from members, and seeing everyone come together to pick up their boxes definitely provides an energy boost and inspiration.  We'd just like to thank everyone for such support and encouragement!