Tuesday and Wednesday Whirlwind

Tuesday night consisted of more cultivation, but the reason most people showed up (I think) was for the tomatoes. We picked the few remaining yellow pear, salvaged a poor few romas with rot on the very bottom tip, and accidentally made off with a couple of green beefsteak whose vine broke off amidst the bustle. Hopefully the sun will lovingly continue to ripen them, even if they're now sitting on the ledge of someone's porch or on a windowsill. However, for the most part we tried to keep the numbers of sellable cherry tomatoes up by carefully picking the green stem with the tomato to prevent splitting of the delicate skins. There were so many people picking in the main garden as well as so many orange-to-red cherry tomatoes, it was hard to keep track of which sections had been picked, as some people picked only the very reddest while others preferred to pick the orangy-red as well to make for a colorful--if not completely ripened--harvest.
We had a new member, Scott, come and generously take over care of the herbs for the evening as well. He met the community gardeners at the Parade of Community Gardens, which happened Saturday from 10-2.
As far as the Wednesday morning Farmers Market, proceeds from farmer’s market sales were $133 that went to Keystone Community Center’s Midway Food shelf. There was additionally a donation of 5# Heirloom yellow pear and cherry tomatoes, 3# Swiss Chard and 3# Red Russian Kale.
Have a good week!
Stasia