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LIFE BETWEEN THE GREENHOUSES
"Accidental permaculture"
This time of year brings many vistors to the farm. Last night we hosted a gathering for dinner that included Jaime Beecham. She is a wonderful food and nature photographer, who is doing the cookbook for Jessica Koslow of Sqirl. Also with us were a family and film crew from Montreal doing a show on traveling around the world visiting farms and artisan producers. So Martha and Curt from TheraBee Honey and Lynette Sonne of Farmstead ED completed the table. Our guests and friends helped prepare a meal that really came from the farm. We did share Alcea Rosea cheese and some Strauss's ice cream on the nectarine-mulberry crumble.

Now back to the permaculture part - This morning Jaime came with me while I did some basil cutting for chef orders and tying up plants in the Tomato Walk. It was really a delight to find that she is very knowedgeable about farming and ecology issues. And looking at her work makes this so logical. I find more and more folks are understanding the issues of farming today and that changes will be needed for the future. We traded book lists. I recommended Dan Barber's Third Plate and the Drucker book Altered Genes and she suggested Fukuoka's Sowing Seeds in the Desert. I keep finding ways the use of herbs and mixed plantings create habitats that save on water, increase fertiity and reduce pest pressure. Doing these practices on a larger scale is the challenge that needs to be met in farming in the future.

FRUIT NOTES-
Apples coming in - but sadly no Gravenstein this season. Mutsu in a couple weeks :) Also lots of beautiful stone fruit. The best peaches of our season are now being harvested. Santa Rosa plums are still available as well.

VEGGIES -
First of the basil coming this week.
Potatoes are glorious, garlic still in, but more medium size. Some greens still continuing. Baby lettuce back in three weeks.

At the Farm Stand July 24th

Type	Varieties	Description	Cost per Unit	Unit
Apples	New Jersey and Gala	First apples of the season!	$2.00	#
Peaches	Yellow, white, Silver Logan, Baby Crawford	Sweet and juicy. Perfect summer treat for a hot day! Great heirloom varieties	$3.00	#
Plums	Santa Rosa	Our favorite - wonderful fresh and makes the best Jam.	$3.00	#
Summer Squash	Long Florentine	First variety in -- a long light green, with firm texture, sweet flavor - great for grilling, saute and raw.	$1.00	lb.
Garlic	all varieties are in !!!!	purples and whites -14 kinds in all	$8.00	lb.
Greens, Mix of kale, chard, red dandelion and chicories	Barbara's Garden Greens #3 combines chard, kale, chicory, minutina and dandelion.	Kale plus chard, red dandelion, minutina.	$6.00	lb.
Herbs - perennial	Rosemary, thyme, marjoram, winter savory	They loved the rain in December	$1.00	bunch
Peppers = dried hot peppers - mixed varieties	Mixed	Great small red and yellow dried peppers ready to crush for seasoning	$12.00	lb.
Potatoes	Fingerling	Russian Banana variety	3$	lb.
Potatoes	Island Sunshine	New - bright color and a huge hit last fall - mash!!!	$2-$3	lb.
Potatoes	All-Blue	deep color, roast, salad, hash browns	2-3$	lb
Potatoes	Carola	Yellow flesh - waxy.	$2.00	lb.
Potatoes	Cranberry Red	Pink flesh, fine texture, sweet flavor - multi-purpose - salads!!!	2-3$	lb
Potatoes	Onaway	Our wonderful white! Roast , gratin, mash.	$2-$3	lb.
Potatoes	Rose Gold	Similar to Yukon, better!	$2-$3	lb.
Nursery herbs	Rosemary, chocolate mint, oregano, yarrow, thyme and more!	Annual and perenial herbs for culinary and medicinal uses	$3.00	3" pots
Nursery vegetables	Still have tomato plants and will have through May. A few pepper plants!	running low- but some new varieties	$3.00	3" pots
	OTHER PRODUCTS AT THE FARMSTAND
Alcea Rosea Goat Cheese	Templeton Gap aged goat cheese	Soft and delicious great for spinach salad or on crackers!	$10.00	pack
Rinconcada Dairy Cheeses	Mutton Button sheep cheese and Bishop goat cheese		$9-$10	pack
Meat - Templeton Hills Beef fine cuts	Templeton Hills - steaks and more special cuts	New selection in about two weeks	marked	lb.
Chaparrel Vinegars	Chaparral	Blackberry Balsamic, Mission Fig, Plum-Basil, Tuscan Melody Balsamic, Head Ancho, Champagne Mimosa, Kaffir Lime, Rasberry Balsamic, Pacific spice	$12-$15	bottle
Bella pops	Strawberry basil, double chocolate, pumpkin pie, dark chocolate banana,	Great way to cool off on a hot summer day! Made in small batches locally in San Luis Obispo	$3.00	pop
Honey Products- Therabee culinary honey	TheraBee	Wild Flower, Sea Salt, Smoked Tomato Thai Chili, Chipotle Cacao,Cardoman Anise, Ginger Hibiscus, Cinamon Vanilla, Lavender Vanilla, Walnuts in Cinnamon Vanilla	$16.00	each
Goats milk soap- Blue moon ranch	Cucumber kiwi, lemon eucaliptus, kumquat, black rasberry	Great as a small gift, leaves skin fresh and moisturized	$6.00	bar
Dog Soap- Happy Bubble Works	Lavender- Spearmint and Eucalyptus/ Spearmint / Teatree oil	Leaves your dog smelling great and helps get rid of fles	$6.00	bar
Wine Diva Jams	Chardonay rosemary, strawberry, necterine butter, rosemary mustard	Delicious jams made locally	$6.00	jar
Bill Jams and Sauces	Nectarine and peach jams. Tomato sauce and Shades of Hades hot sauce	Made with Windrose produce right here on the farm	$6-$8	jar