March 11-13 2024 – PATIENCE AND HOPE
The Spring-Is-Nearly-Here seesaw has already started to swing. These past weeks careened between rain and sunshine. This week’s pleasant, sunny days are predicted to be followed by the return of cold and rain coming soon, probably once again alternating with beautiful sunny days and then more cold weather. The greens in Chubeza’s field are fairly overwhelmed by this cold-hot-dry-wet ordeal, giving us one hard time to pick sufficient quantities. Some of them forlornly turned yellow from over-saturation of the soil, others grew verrrry slowly, and some opted to begin flowering, rendering them unsuitable to pick. You probably felt this from the decreased quantity and selection of greens in your boxes. The fresh Spring garlic made its Chubeza debut last week, joined by another distinctive vegetable which traditionally arrives this season but for the past few years has begun yielding in winter – this year already in December. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the fava bean!