Harvests begin!!

By Sandy Schenck on June 16, 2013

GrIMG_3202eens are finally ready to be picked!  We delivered several pounds of kale and a few pounds of pac choi, with even more on the way.

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Pac choi is a lovely little chinese cabbage that is excellent in stirfries.

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There are some wonderful blooms showing up on the farm as well.  We have picked the first early yellow crookneck squash as well as some yellow pattypan squash. 

The zucchini will be ready soon as well.

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One of my favorites,IMG_3180 the nasturtiums, have started as well.  The seeds of this plant can be used as a substitute for capers when pickled.

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A few fun animal sightings to report as well. 

 

A teeny tiny turtle turned up while we were weeding.

 

A bear has visited the farm for at least the last few nights.

 

And just yesterday the new batch of chicks hatched! IMG_3214

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We are certainly looking forward to campers arriving on the farm tomorrow!!! 

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Sandy Schenck
Sandy Schenck

An economics major from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sandy also holds an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Sandy fell in love with summer camps when he was a teenager and dreamed of one day owning his own camp.