Solarific Summer

Welcome to August, the time we've been waiting for at Wonderland Farm, full of fresh field tomatoes, luscious eggplants, perky peppers, and barrels full of zucchini, squash and salad mix! We welcomed eight varieties of heirloom tomatoes three weeks early in our mountainous, Zone Five A, Colorado growing season and have been thrilled at the reception from our Wonderland members and Farmer's Market patrons.  We had a wonderful July Farm Dinner catered by the amazing and illustrious Rachel Reese and Mitty McVay on July 26th and have been running full steam ever since! Amazingly, I am getting around to tossing some pics to you, late as I might be. That said, enjoy the following vistas from our farm and market place:

Jul 14

Our last week of peas and beets!

 Jul 17

Gorgeous color mix carrots in sunset.

 Jul 21

Last week of July, first week of tomatoes!

 Jul 25

Tarhumara Sunflower, with my darling dad on the deck!

 Jul 26 Farm Dinner

Seating for the farm dinner!

 Jul 31

Harvest friend #1.

 Jul 31

Harvest friend #2.

Aug 2 

Our beautiful Graffiti Cauliflower.

 Aug 2

Rachel, harvesting Goldys...Hello?

 Aug 4

Our eight varieties of heirloom tomatoes, ready to go!

 Aug 6

Teddy Edde, guarding the tomatoes.

Aug 10 

Mitty and Rachel, doing their thing at our HIghlands Market!

Aug 11 

Two lovely ladies sporting our Unicorn tanks (they changed into after purchasing!), Mitty and Rachel pairing up in the background.

 Aug 14

Packing one of our beautiful member boxes this week!

 Aug 14

And packing a parcel to go for a little ride!

Aug 14 

Anya, heading home after Wednesday morning harvest for our members!

 Aug 15

Simpson lettuce, getting ready for their fall debut!

Aug 17

My handsome husband, Garett, ready to go for the Saturday Market!

Bonus Foto:

Me. Looking tired, fat... and happy! 

Please continue to come see us at the Farmer's Markets! And check back on the blog every now and then. Thanks to all our family and friends for their remarkable contributions (You all know who you are!!!) Every time I feel down, and our family has definitely been put against the ropes this year, I look at these beautiful vegetables and and people in person or in pictures and I remember just how many gifts and beauty the world can give us. Even through the hardest times, we have been blessed with wonderful family, incredible friends, and food on the table. This year, I'm providing the food. And that makes me feel wonderful.

Love,Val