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We got rain both yesterday and today at my place. By my reckoning, it was the first significant rain since March 1st (though I think I forgot to write down one brief shower since then). We didn’t get a lot of rain, but it was nice to let the well pump rest for a couple days.

We’ve got two Locally Grown events coming up soon. First, next weekend is Athens Tour de Farm. This isn’t purely a Locally Grown event, but there are a number of LG members and growers involved. The three day bike tour of area farmland is full, but you can learn more about it at farmlandconservation.org.

Second, the following weekend is the second installment of our Farmer for a Day program. This time we’ll be at Double B Farm in Oxford, who has been supplying us with the wonderful honey, mushrooms, and other items. It will be held on Saturday, June 16th, and there are still a few slots open. You can make your reservations along with your order—just look in the category “Event Reservations” for that and future tours.

We do have a number of new items this week, and more of the summer goodies that have been trickling in the past two weeks. More basil, squash, potatoes, and zucchini in particular. No tomatoes yet, but they will be here soon.

We continue to increase our sales each week, and we’re continuing to adapt our operations to cope. We took over every square inch of Gosford Wine as well as a nice chunk of the back parking lot last week. I know there was a sizable line right after we opened the doors at 4:30, but once it got moving it went pretty fast. There was no waiting at all later in the day, so if your schedule is flexible and you don’t like lines, 6:30 seems to be a good time to come by.

Thanks for all your support, and that goes for those of you who have been with us for five years, those of us who are joining us this week, and everyone in between! We’ll see you at Gosford Wine from 4:30 to 7pm Thursday.