Foggy days on the farm and lots of gratitude
What a change in weather we have had the last four days with very foggy mornings that last much longer than normal.
The mornings feel like they have a slower and more gentler start as the fog slowly recedes and burns off. It could be a sign to take slow mornings in contrast to the blaring July sun in the morning where it is fast work until it gets too hot.
Growing up we had plenty of days where it would be foggy late into the morning but those have been much rarer recently, especially a string of days with that weather.
The fog is not only cooling down the temperature but it is watering the plants with the moisture it brings. The soil has not dried out too much from last Thursday mornings’ rain and that is because of the fog keeping everything soggy.
Being near Putah Creek and the hills there sometimes are unusual areas that have no fog while other areas have thick fog.
While harvesting olives on Monday it was cool to see the fog slowly burn off throughout the morning.
The first olives we harvested in the morning had some moisture on them and by midday the olives were dry. Olives that are wet are harder to harvest especially if that is coupled with them being green as unripe olives also don’t come off easily.
With the chance of rain and only having a couple of days each week where it is even possible to harvest olives with needing to harvest veggies as well we have to take advantage of every good day we can to pick olives.
Even if it is foggy in the morning as who knows what the weather will be like in December and how many days we will be able to pick then.
Today is a special edition of the Wednesday Davis Farmers Market with it being the day before Thanksgiving. It has extended hours from 12-5 pm in Central Park and we will be there with armloads of veggies we harvested yesterday.
We will have lots of carrots, lettuce, leeks, broccoli, cabbage, persimmons, pomegranates and olive oil at market. Additionally we are bringing the first few cauliflower of the fall.
After a day of not working tomorrow we will be back on the farm Friday to pick veggies for the Saturday market so you can restock your fridges with greens after the holiday.
Family, community and food are very important to us and that is why Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. We spend the day cooking, as much of what we grow as possible, and then get to celebrate all the delicious food.
Knowing that others are also feeding their community with food we grew is so special.
We are very grateful to grow food for the community and it can’t be done without every person that supports us in any way possible. Each piece of support has helped us continue to farm and expand our farm to feed more people.
We are so lucky to be able to work with Mother Earth and spend our days out in nature tending to all the veggies that will bring so much joy to everyone who eats them.
