The seasons are changing, as are things in the market garden. We have shifted into the “wrap up” phase of the season. With the exception of garlic, all other crops in the 2019 crop plan have now been seeded. While there are still lots of crops in the field waiting to be harvested over the next and final 8 weeks of the Harvest Share program, the last of other crops such as flowers, have now been cut from the field.

We are now clearing equipment from the field and seeding cover crops: grasses and legumes that will “cover” the ground, add nutrients, break up pest cycles, and protect our soils from erosion, while the soil rests from feeding vegetables. The weather is getting cooler and we covered most crops for the first time last Friday to protect them from frost.