The heat was on this morning, with the harvest starting at 5 a.m. Lucky for us, the little bit of mountain breeze we were getting kept up for much of the early morning.
Animals and Eggs
The chickens have been laying just fine but not spectacularly for the last couple of weeks while we have been above normal temperatures. So, we will continue to provide 6 eggs to keep pace with their production.
Fruit
Strawberries made it back into the share again this week with a pint per member. We could not get enough water on the plants the last couple of week to get the yield we needed. We hope to do a better job at that as the summer continues. In the meantime, we recommend making strawberry crepes with strawberry mimosas to start your morning off right. Blackberries have formed fruit, but are still about 3 weeks off for harvesting. We have already noticed some berries being harvested at lower elevations near Portland and in the valley.
Greens
Salad mix should be in the harvest within the next 2 weeks. We have a good crop of various baby greens, but they just went in a couple of weeks ago.
Herbs
Basil is in the share this week and if the temperatures can cool down for a bit, it will stay in the share. The heat has been stressing some of the crop right about the time we are ready to pick it. Other herbs, like thyme, rosemary and bay, will be coming back soon.
Vegetables
Potatoes, leeks, onions, garlic, carrots, squash, and broccoli are all in the share this week. We’ve provided a nice cold potato and leek soup recipe using the first few ingredients. Carrots will be in the share for about 2 more weeks and then we will be out of stock until later in to the fall.
The squashes are a patty pan variety. They are delicate and tender. We had a few larger ones in the share which seem huge compared to the typical minis we get from these plants. But the big ones have not gotten tough yet, so we included them in the share. We love these squashes raw, but simply sauteing them in olive oil or butter and seasoning with salt and pepper is fantastic.
As for the broccoli, we may be able to eek out another harvest of before the fall but the plants are rapidly going to seed.
Take care,
Arika and Michael
Braeside Farms
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Hey! Nice website! Are you still looking for a graphic designer for your distillery label?
I know some people that know some people, if you know what i mean. hehheh.
I have a friend in Brazil that is in graduate school for graphic design etc and she is working on a project/thesis about helping small businesses (via the internet) that are international- as in, not in Brazil…
let me know if you are still having the design contest- i know another person too who is really artistically talented, and would come up with a zillion label ideas in about five minutes
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Hope you are both doing really well!
The weather here is getting cooler- it’s not as humid either 
hope you get this message !
love and hugs, from Erynn
Hey Erynn,
The contest is still open. We have a few good ones but want all we can get. We will be closing the contest at the end of September. Email us their names and we will send them the info. Or, feel free to forward it on to them.
Love,
Michael and Arika
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