July 12

Hi Everyone,

The Cycle of the Garlic Bulb
We’re almost done picking the garlic and tying it up to cure in the barn.
“After garlic is harvested it needs to be cured. In curing the energy from the leaves goes into the bulbs as they dry. Remove any chunks of dirt from the roots, being careful not to bruise the garlic. Leave the roots on as they have a moderating effect on the drying rate.”

It takes about 2-3 weeks for the garlic to cure. After being cleaned and sorted (saving the good bulbs to plant the next crop), a solid, well-cured, well-wrapped garlic bulb will keep 6 to 8 months or longer. Hopefully, long enough until the first shoots in the spring provide the green garlic.

Vegetable Share
This week’s share includes:
• lettuce (3 heads)
• green mustard
• mild red mustard
• cilantro
• broccoli (green or white)
• red cabbage
• shallots
• pearl onions
• new potatoes
• carrots
• youchoy
• Asian cucumbers

Fruit Share
In this week’s fruit share will be:
• black & yellow currants
• peaches

Cheese Share
Old Man Highlander, a gouda-style cheese naturally ripened for 6-9 months.

Coffee Share
Will also be this week (not sure of the variety yet). I’ve heard from people who had the first sample of the coffee that is was amazing coffee (somehow I didn’t get any last time).

Enjoy!

Lisa, Lauren