The tomatoes are nice, and the potatoes are great, but the real star this week is the fruit in your basket. The pears are from Judi’s farm, and the peaches are from Beechwood Farms, a new vendor at our Carlisle market. We try to grow all of our own produce, but in some cases, especially stone fruit, it makes more sense to go to the the pros, and the guys at Beechwood know their stuff. We’ll be bringing you more of their beautiful fruit during the rest of the season – we’re buying it for ourselves anyway!
Plans are in progress for a harvest celebration at Judi’s in October. And the big news is that Judi’s husband Tom is starting a meat CSA with naturally grown, pastured beef, pork, poultry, etc! We hope to feature some of their products at the harvest party, and we’ll have more information available at that time. Details are still being worked out, but it looks like Tom would be able to start in early winter.
On another note – no pun intended – entirely, there’s a free concert at the Adams Ricci Park in Enola on Sunday at 6 pm – one of your farmers and two Cool Beans members are performing with the New Cumberland Town Band, which will present an hour-long concert. It’s very family-friendly – bring chairs or a blanket and enjoy a summer concert in the park. The set-up for this particular concert makes it possible for little people to run around within sight of parents without disturbing concertgoers. Your farmer, Katie, plays French horn in her non-farming life, and Cool Beans Jenn and Lesa play trumpet and horn, respectively.