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                      What's ripening - we expect an abundance of starred items:

                      Please don't neglect to get your produce; this will be a short season!
                      • *Alfalfa sprouts (available weekly)
                      • *Green onions (ready now)
                      • *Beet greens ( are ready now)
                      • Spinach (ready now)
                      • *Lettuces - red leaf and green leaf  (ready now)
                      • tomatoes  - iffy (maybe ready after Aug 30th) 
                      • Beets - (ready in September)
                      • *Cucumbers (ready in September)
                      • *Onions (ready in September)
                      • Rainbow Chard (ready in September)
                      • Cilantro (ready in September)
                      • Carrots (ready in September)
                      • Beans (ready in September)
                      • Peas (ready in September)
                      • Planned:  shiitake mushrooms

                      Current Pricing:

                      Please don't pick your own from the garden without making arrangements.  Everything needs to be weighed first in the office so we can track shares.  These prices are for wet weights.  If we weigh your produce dry, we'll add back 10%.
                      • Alfalfa Sprouts - 49.8¢ per oz
                      • Green Onions - 90¢ per 10 oz
                      • Green Lettuce - $1.99 per 12oz
                      • Red Lettuce - 
                      • Arugula - $2.24 per 12 oz
                      • Cilantro $1.61 per 4 oz
                      • Chard $1.34 per 10 oz.
                      • Spinach $.90 per 10 oz.
                      • Beets - 
                      • vine ripened tomatoes $1.49
                      • Snow Peas $3.59 per lb
                      • Broccoli $2.69 per lb
                      • Carrots

                      Recipes and Nutrition Information

                      BEET greens are edible!  Here are 63 recipes using beet greens....
                      Beet greens and roots are highly nutritious too!  Did you know the greens are more nutritious than the roots?  Here are some links to info about their nutritional value.... Juicing For Health   EZ Healthy Diet...  Whole Foods (beets)...