New this week *Peaches*
The peaches this week are from Larchmont Farms on Rt 77. Elmer, NJ
The peaches need a day or two on the counter to ripen. Or keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
5 ways you can tell it is August around the farm
#1 the weeds- Around this time of year the weeds in every field are out of control. We are doing our best to keep them out of our late field of eggplants, tomatoes, and pumpkins. But the farm has definitely lost that clean spring look.
#2 The corn planter is put away- We have been planting corn on a regular basis since April, but now the corn planter is tucked away in the storage building. It depends on the weather, but we should have corn through the end of September.
#3 The bush hog comes to work. . . to clean up some fields. We use the bush hog to chop up the fields when we are through with them. We have already chopped up the first 2 cantaloupe fields. Next on the list the first tomato field. Oh and lots of corn has been chopped up too.
#4 Red and Yellow Peppers- The colored peppers take a long time to ripen. A pepper plant first makes a green bell pepper and then as it sits on the plant the pepper continues to ripen and turn those beautiful shades of red or yellow that we all love.
#5 The farm workers are all a little bleary eyed. Everyone is pushing the limits of exhaustion. The to-do list is long and never finished. The jokes in the packing house get sillier. And everyone is starts dreaming of a fall vacation
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