Good Morning!
Local Produce – We have a whole week of wet weather starting today. That will give many local farmers as well as others on the east coast big troubles and shut down production this week. Locally, they are just getting going good and this will be a minor speed bump. We’re still getting plenty of blueberries, cabbage, squash, zucchini and greens. Corn is getting started this week also. Welcome to summertime bounty!
Broccoli – Has finished locally, so we’ll be moving away from NC going forward. With the warm weather, they start getting leggy and it’s time to move to cooler regions.
Blueberries – Are at peak season locally and should continue for quite a while. Quality has been beautiful.
Corn – Is starting locally and we’ll have plenty of Bi-Color and white local corn. There are not many local farmers that grow yellow, so we won’t have much of that, but the Bi-color and white should be awesome.
Cucumbers – Have started locally and we’re proud to be selling them. Pricing is great and there are plenty to go around.
Grapes – Are trying to get going in Mexico to start the new season, but supplies have been limited, causing a slow beginning to the year. Prices have climbed on the limited supplies.
Lettuce – After a brief heat wave throughout California’s Salinas Valley growing region, some fields and varieties are developing heat-related challenges, primarily on lettuce and tender leaf items. Farmers are warning of Dehydration/wilting, Growth cracks, Increased insect damage, Internal burn/tip burn, Discoloration/yellowing leaves, and shortened shelf-life. Watch your lettuces closely and expect shorter than normal shelf life.
Strawberries – Are finished locally at the wholesale level. There will be some roadside stands still offering a few berries to retail customers, but the season is over. It was one of the best years in memory for them this spring. We’ll be moving back to Driscoll going forward.
Tomatoes – A week of rainy weather hasn’t helped the tomato crop, and this coming week is predicted to be wet again, but markets are down a bit on many varieties.
I asked my dog “What is two minus two?” He said nothing.
