Here's what we've got in the fields

The summer heat is here, and the plants are loving their daily sauna. The cool-weather crops are gone (or are making seed like the bolted lettuce above), but the summer harvest is in full swing. These are soaking up the sun now:

Tomatoes -  Our specialty, with over 80 varieties! We grow an amazing selection of heirlooms, from the smallest Red Currant up to the largest Watermelon Beefsteak and everything in between. This year, there will be old timey favorites like Arkansas Traveler, Mortgage Lifter, Mule Team, and plenty of Oxhearts and Beefsteaks. We couldn't survive without our paste tomatoe varieties like San Marzano, Roma, and Principe Borghese. And of course the green varieties that are perfectly ripe when they are still green like Aunt Ruby's German Green and Green Zebra. Most spectacular are the bi-colors like Copia which are gold- fleshed with streaks of yellow and the Ananas Noir, a dark purple and green tomato with pink and green streaked interior that has hints of pineapple flavor. Dad's Sunset and Dr Wyche's cover the orange and yellow spectrum. Then there are the deep purples, almost black, that have the most intensely rich and winey flavor of all, such are the Purple Calabash, Cherokee Purple and Paul Robeson.

Beans, including Edamame, French Filet, Romano, and Flageolet

Potatoes, including fingerlings like Austrian Crescent, Russian Banana, French Fingerling, Kipfel, La Ratte, Ozette, Peanut, Purple Peruvian, Rose Finn Apple and Tom Thumb.

Onions, including Red Torpedo, Superstar, & Flat of Italy

Cucumbers, including  Miniature White and Lemon, along with the more familiar green ones. (We like to pick these on the small side). 

Sweet Corn - We have Ruby Red Queen (hybrid) setting ears now, with Silver Queen fast on its heels.  The bees are pollinating this stuff like crazy!