Gearing up for Gazpacho

Even with all the hubbub of preparing for Gazpacho, we still had a great CSA Day yesterday.  As Michelle mentioned in her post earlier this week, we now have eggplant!  Each of our CSAers got an eggplant as well as another new surprise vegetable this week: cucumbers!  These guys just snuck up on me and suddenly we had over 15 of them.  The vines are covered in flowers and bees, so we are looking forward to more coming in soon.The CSA shares this week also included squash, zucchini, carrots, beets, Swiss Chard, cherry tomatoes, a bag of purslane, and assorted herbs.  Our setup was full of colors as well as healthy vitamins and nutrients!Tomorrow is the big day: Gazpacho in the Garden!  With about 70 RSVPs, we're preparing lots of Gazpacho and other foods.  All this week, we've been sprucing up the garden and I have to admit, it's looking really good.  All of our rows are mulched with straw and weed-free, our plants have yummy compost around them, and our veggie washing station is so clean.Michelle, Libby, Marie, and I have been checking the weather today constantly, looking for the latest update on the rain status for tomorrow.  Although I really really want to have Gazpacho in the Garden actually in the garden, we luckily have a cozy and rustic rain site in Barn 3 at Morven.  Only time will tell what the weather will be like!