Sunday, June 27, 2010

We're Pickin' Corn!

Yesterday we picked the first corn of the season. Yum, yum, yum!
It's bi-color and it is very sweet, crisp and delicious. We pick it everyday, as many times a day as we need to. For your eatin' pleasure!


CORN COOKING TIP: Drop corn into boiling water and cook for 1 minute ONLY! It will be perfect, I promise. 





All our delicious refrigerated items are in. Fresh mozzarella cheese, pies baked daily, goat cheese logs, Imported Italian Olive Oil. LeBus Bakery breads.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Happy Summer Solstice!

The longest day of the year is upon us and we have been taking advantage of the light. Our fields have never looked better. With the temperatures soaring, all our crops are maturing like mad. We have the first corn that should be ready to be picked by weeks end and eggplants are 6 inches long. Tomatoes are getting big quick and our squash, cucumbers and peas are cranking out already. Zinnias are just starting to be ready but with this heat, everyday they are blooming more and more. Beans will be picked in the next day or two.



It is hot and dry, which is the PERFECT climate for growing food. We are set up with drip irrigation on all our crops, so although it is dusty out in our fields, the plants are as happy as pigs in mud!!

Heirloom tomatoes staked-up and lookin' pretty!



Gorgeous eggplant are knee high.

Lots to offer at our Farm Stand this week. We have our own squash, cucumbers, garlic, garlic scapes, raspberries, lettuce, salad mix, beets, carrots, spring onions, peas, beans; Jersey corn, blueberries, Lancaster tomatoes, sweet onions, Southern peaches, georgia cantaloupe and much more! 


Wednesday, June 16, 2010

We Are Open!


As the season heats up we have lots of delicious, farm grown stuff! We have our own: Cucumbers, Zucchini, Crookneck, Eightball squash, Sunburst, English Peas, Lettuce, Beets, Spring Onions, Garlic, Garlic Scapes; local Lancaster Tomatoes, Jersey Blueberries, Jersey Corn, southern Peaches, sweet Onions, cantaloupe, watermelon and lots of other delicious stuff.





Our heirloom tomatoes are looking really big! Only a few weeks before we start picking. 





The corn is getting REALLY close to pickin' time!





Rows and rows of tomatoes out there! 





Monday, June 14, 2010

We Open June 14th!

SIW Vegetables will be open for the season starting Monday June 14th. Our hours are 10am to 6pm, every day of the week. We are open through Halloween.




The tomatoes have been planted.



We have lots of Brent's lettuce!




We had peony's available at the stand as a "self serve" item in May and early June. They were amazing!