Hail in August
The nice thing about our weekly box of fresh organic vegetables from The Farm School is the connection to the crops and the changing seasons.
Well, there's a downside. Who knew? A thunderstorm in August. A freak of nature. A small area gets pounded with hail. Hail? In August.
So, the tomatoes are toast, the mesclun's a mess, the beans (already mysteriously failing to thrive) are beat. Carrots: no problem. We're still going to get carrots, potatoes, turnips. They're going to see what they can plant right away.
It must be tough on the Farm School students. Of course, much worse if you were counting on that crop to feed you through the winter...