Community Harvest Project, Inc.
37 Wheeler Road
North Grafton, MA 01536

(508) 839-7402
help@community-harvest.org

Community Harvest Project 2009 Growing Season
Harvest results for 2009

Harvest results for the 2009 growing season.



June 28, 2007: Tomatoes

Our tomato field is coming along nicely -- plants in bloom!

June 28, 2007: Brocolli

Some of the brocolli is just about ready to harvest...

June 28, 2007: Cabbage

The cabbage plants are growing, but not quite forming heads yet.

June 28, 2007: Egglant

The bad news - our eggplant was hit by flea beetles, but we're hoping they'll recover.

July 9, 2007: Tomatoes

Tomatoes are growing now, but still small and green.

July 9, 2007: Zucchini

The zucchini are just about ready to begin harvest.

July 9, 2007: Eggplant

Some of the eggplant are doing better now, with a few getting flowers on them and even starting to fruit.

July 9, 2007: Summer Squash

The summer squash are growing, but they take a bit longer than zucchini to mature.

August 6, 2007: Peppers

The pepper harvest has just begun, the small plants now fully loaded.

August 6, 2007: Broccoli 2.0

We planted multiple crops of broccoli, using a heat-tolerant variety for the warmer months. More flea beetle damage, but we're hopeful.

August 6, 2007: Tomatoes

Tomatoes are getting larger, with great walls of vegetation held up by stakes and twine.

August 6, 2007: Butternut Squash

The winter squash are just starting to grow, but in plenty of time for our end-of-season harvesting.

August 6, 2007: Eggplant

Some of the eggplant are ready for harvest, with more on the way.

August 6, 2007: Cabbage

The cabbage harvest has begun, too.

The 2009 Harvest Season Begins...

This year brings something new to CHP's harvest: BLUEBERRIES! The blueberry field we installed a few years back thanks to the generosity of the Ahlquist family is now beginning to bear fruit. This is an important step for CHP because, as much as fresh vegetables are a scarce commodity for the Worcester County Food Bank, they receive practically no donations of fresh fruit.

We're once again hopeful for a good harvest this year, but are watching nervously as "late blight" begins to attack our tomato rows. This scourge is affecting farms throughout the northeast this year.

On a positive note, thanks to a very early start with our new cold frames, we're already harvesting squash and many other crops are much further along than in previous years. Keep your fingers crossed for us!



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