The 620 Freedom Business Center Garden ‘26 Summer Update
eggplant
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peppers
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cucumbers
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basil
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eggplant 〰️ peppers 〰️ cucumbers 〰️ basil 〰️
Warm-Weather
Crops Are Here!
The heat-loving favorites are rolling in, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, and basil are all producing great yields at the Harvest Tables this summer. None of it happens without help though: bees and other pollinators have been buzzing from bloom to bloom all season, doing the essential work that makes every harvest possible!
a Note from your farmer, kaia
It’s been a lovely summer so far in the garden. Everything has been truly thriving, with continually magnificent greens and all of the fruits coming into their own these past weeks. There has to be a shoutout made to the cucumber plants from which I have harvested over 300 lbs of cucumbers so far. The peppers and eggplants are also looking great and will be a feature at tables for the rest of the year. This garden has also been a wonderful source of produce for our donation partner UMACC throughout the season. I am looking forward to the rest of the summer and closing out a great first year!
What’s your favorite part about summer in this garden?
My favorite part about summer in this garden has been getting to observe the bees pollinating the flowers - particularly the bumble bees on the purple eggplant flowers!
Freedom business center Garden’s Top Crop
CUCUMBERS
Over 490 POUNDS harvested so far this season!
Did you know?
Cucumbers are over 95% water, which makes them one of the most refreshing things you can pull straight off the vine on a hot summer day. They're also fast growers, going from flower to harvest-ready fruit in as little as a week under the right conditions.