Week 16 Busy day picking, not many photos today

Many of our volunteers during the summer are teachers or people who work in the school systems in other capacities. Since they are all back to their "regular jobs" we have just as much picking to do but without their wonderful help. As a result, not very many photos were taken today. Here are the ones we have!

A few cherry tomatoes. Sweet Million red cherry, the pale round yellow ones are Snowberry, Chocolate Cherry, Yellow Pear and a few Sun Sugars.

 

Red shallots and white cipollini onions.

And since we do love our colorful veggies, red onions, too.

Today's large tomato pickings. The striped ones are Pineapple, the ones to the left that may look like a bag of money are an Italian heirloom, Coure di Bue. 

The many colors of fall Swiss Chard. The plants are getting their second wind after the long, hot days of summer.

Bryan and Grams make sure everyone gets a variety of colors in their bundle. They have them sorted and are getting the twist ties to put the finishing touches on them before they put them in the boxes.

Today's summer squash selections. Pale green and round, green striped and round, green speckled and round as well as long and green. There are also a few white patty pan and a few yellow crookneck squash.

We have one plant of this lovely ornamental grass.
Northern Sea Oats.

Another ornamental grass. Possibly a variety of Miscanthus.

Pink and red zinnias with Northern Sea Oats.

Lovely, arching Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate, one of our favs.

One of our new items this year, didiscus. They are like the Queen Anne's Lace that grows along the roadsides around here. These are better behaved and don't take over the fields. There is even a pink one!

Blue delphinium are blooming for the second time this season. Two different white dahlias and a coral colored cactus zinnia add umph to this bouquet.

Spiky dahlias, yellow zinnias (some singles, some doubles) and coral statice with a touch of yellow in their middles. A wonderful combination.

The kiddos noticed this "tic tac toe" game in the sky. Pretty cool.

Today's instruction board. Things that didn't fit into the big boxes.

Today's list of goodies.

A close up of the left side of today's box. Colors abound. Asian pears hot peppers, broccoli shoots, multi-colored beans, Brooks prunes, kale cucumbers, summer squash, Swiss Chard, eggplant hiding in the upper right hand corner, purple potatoes along with white, purple and red onions.

The right hand side of the box, green onions standing up by the large purple eggplant, a box of cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers and a honeydew melon.

There is also a cantaloupe on the left hand side. On the top of the box are beets, patty pan squash radishes and kohlrabi. And of course two beautiful bouquets to look at. Box holders do select one bouquet to take home with them each week.

Anna's snack during pick up time today is protected by the basket with the cute little fake ants climbing up the side. The wire protector is keeping the yellow jackets away. They don't like sharing the baba ganoush with us!
Thanks Anna.

See you next time on the blog.
Lorrie