Wow! We are sure having the oddest season I can recall. First a mini-summer in April wherein everybody in the neighborhood opened their pools (which doesn't usually occur until June here in Northern Vermont), and then another heat wave in early June and now in late June days and days of rain-enough so, I shall build an ark. Wondering if farmers near here are suffering as there has been virtually no sun for too long. But I will say where there is failure, there is always success. After all, I am one who, like it or not, always sees the proverbial glass as half full, not half empty. If not I could never be in farming. Hope springs eternal and in Vermont spring is short, so you better be hopeful. Tongue in cheek. Anyway the most incredible and gorgeous tender greens are coming our way with veggies shares and by the looks of it, most other farmers are having the same bumper crop. What comes with lots of rain is greens and lettuces that absolutely love rain. So who cares if the peppers are drowning and the eggplants may never make their own eggs, we'll have sumptuous salads everlasting!
At farmers market though it is truly challenging to keep cheeses and sheep yogurt cool. The lamb we bring to market is frozen and is in large coolers stocked full of ice packs. Luckily I learned long ago that a frozen solid cut of meat tends to keep its brethren frozen too. Of course, that's if one doesn't open the cooler lid too often-like mom always said "stop opening the fridge so many times!" Well, this is one day I wish I had a fridge to open at the market. As for lamb, we do still have lamb shares available.
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