Community Harvest Project 2010 Growing Season

Harvest results for the 2010 growing season.

June 28, 2007: Tomatoes

Our tomato field is coming along nicely -- plants in bloom!

June 28, 2007: Brocolli

Some of the brocolli is just about ready to harvest...

June 28, 2007: Cabbage

The cabbage plants are growing, but not quite forming heads yet.

June 28, 2007: Egglant

The bad news - our eggplant was hit by flea beetles, but we're hoping they'll recover.

July 9, 2007: Tomatoes

Tomatoes are growing now, but still small and green.

July 9, 2007: Zucchini

The zucchini are just about ready to begin harvest.

July 9, 2007: Eggplant

Some of the eggplant are doing better now, with a few getting flowers on them and even starting to fruit.

July 9, 2007: Summer Squash

The summer squash are growing, but they take a bit longer than zucchini to mature.

August 6, 2007: Peppers

The pepper harvest has just begun, the small plants now fully loaded.

August 6, 2007: Broccoli 2.0

We planted multiple crops of broccoli, using a heat-tolerant variety for the warmer months. More flea beetle damage, but we're hopeful.

August 6, 2007: Tomatoes

Tomatoes are getting larger, with great walls of vegetation held up by stakes and twine.

August 6, 2007: Butternut Squash

The winter squash are just starting to grow, but in plenty of time for our end-of-season harvesting.

August 6, 2007: Eggplant

Some of the eggplant are ready for harvest, with more on the way.

August 6, 2007: Cabbage

The cabbage harvest has begun, too.

The 2010 Harvest Season starts with a BANG...

Even with a devasting attack of late blight last year, causing us to have to destroy all of our tomato plants, we ended up with a record harvest. This year is shaping up to be even better.

We're now about three weeks ahead of any previous growing season, so we're well on the way to achieving the stretch goal we set for ourselves at the beginning of the year: 80,000 pounds!

There's plenty to be excited about this year, with new irrigation and soil supplementation methods, new crops (corn and carrots), and lots of new friends to help us grow. One very exciting development is that we're now harvesting at the Cheney Orchards in Brimfield, bringing in a great new crop of apples.

Keep in touch for more news as the season unfolds, and don't forget to check out our Facebook page, with lots of news and pictures from the farm.

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