We have just brought in the last of the peppers, not all of which will ripen for seed. Most importantly, the corn is in, drying down under cover. This year, we grew the Oronya Nikanenstoten, which has been grown in the community by at least one grower for many years. It is a beauty! Many other crops were very successful in the dry fall we experienced this year: beans dried down perfectly on their stalks, lettuces had lots of time to produce seed, and our carrot, leek and beet seeds all came in perfectly ripe and dry. We grew the Buffalo Creek squash for the first time using seed from one of our Board members, and it seems happy. We were able to share tomatoes and ground cherries with the community Good Food box program and still got lots of seeds as well!
This Saturday October 14, weather permitting, will be our final volunteer workbee, from 10-noon in the gardens. Hope you can join us – we will have the fire going this time and enjoy some corn silk tea together. If it is raining, this event will be cancelled, so please check!
-Cate