Jandy's

This time of year the crops are putting forth their final growth at the same time the gardens are trying to wind down. Tomatoes are falling from the vines, peppers are turning red and yellow. But the pole beans are putting out new shoots and trying to flower again. Andy follows me around the garden, pulling and tilling under as I pull the last fruits from the vines! He loves to work that ground and put in the cover crops rather than harvest this time of year. We've had a great season and I'm freezing beans, canning tomatoes, roasting peppers ... and freezing any leftover crops from Market. The Farmers' Market has been great this year. We have had over 40 vendors sign up to sell their products! And the customers just keep coming.

We have fall cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower that we put in too late for the Market, so we'll have to figure out how to sell it later in the season. Garlic did great again this year and the Garlic Festival was a real hit. We had more food available and the music from Bob Lucas and Friends was excellent, as usual. Our onion crop didn't do as well, but we still have been selling lots of Candy Onions at Market and have a good crop of winter storage onions available.

It's been fun to talk to all the customers at Market about their own gardens this year. It's heartening to see more people growing their own food and being more concerned with where their food comes from. We've already written down a few new varieties to sell, even though we swear we're going to cut back as we're getting older!