Yikes

Well, now there is something you don't see everyday in Vermont. We had a tornado touch down only a few miles from our farm.

And we had hail at our farm, on our veggies. Mean, veggie wrecking hail. Here are some pics.

Pepper plants loaded with immature fruit, snapped at the base by high winds.

Shredded eggplant leaves.

The onions aren't looking so hot.

The winter squash was blown upside down and shredded.

The melons are pretty ripped up too, and a lot of the corn is kind of blown over. The lima beans are beat up, and so is the current generation of beets and mesclun. Plus, we lost power for about 8 hours, which meant no refrigeration on our harvested crops for market tomorrow.

Needless to say, we are pretty bummed, and in a little shock. I mean, this is a big set back for our season, the question is just how big. I will try to let you know how it looks in the next few days. Hopefully some stuff will bounce back a little, but right now it isn't looking so good . . .

In the meantime, send good vibes. After the back surgery, the wettest VT spring ever, and now a tornado, we are due for something to break our way.