Harvest Note

Our garden is just getting started with production. We've lost a few tomatoes to worms, and had a few things not come up. There are still bare spots in there. I didn't pay for all of the seeds and seedlings, but we have put $100 or so into the garden for trellising, mulch, and the like.

Today, I decided to weigh our current harvest - what we haven't eaten yet, and harvested this week. I'm also listing what these items cost locally. Our food is organic; prices listed are commercially grown and then Organic.

• 2 heads Cabbage (3lbs):
• $.69/lb = $2.07
• Organic:$1.69/lb = $5.07

• 14 oz Turnip Greens:
  
• $.99/lb = $0.86
• Organic not available

• 7lb 14oz Yellow Squash:
  
• $1.99/lb = $15.67
  
• Organic: $2.99/lb= $23.55

• 3lb Zucchini:
  
• $1.99/lb = $5.97
  
• Organic:$3.50/lb = $10.50

• 9 Cucumbers (5 3/4lb):
  
• $.79 each = $7.11
  
• Organic: $1.69 each = $15.21

• 12 oz Tomatoes:
  
• $2.99/lb = $2.25.
  
• Organic: $4.99/lb = $3.75

• 11oz SunGold cherry tomatoes:
  
• $.30/oz = $3.30
• Organic not available

Total Commercial Value= $37.23

Total Organic Value = $58.08, not including cherry tomatoes and turnip greens.

Looking at the price ratios (commercial vs. organic), it looks like Organic cherry tomatoes would be $.49/oz, so $4.90 for our harvest. Turnip greens tend to run half the price of collard greens, which they do offer organic, so half that price would be $1.25/lb = $1.09, bringing the total for Organics to $64.07.

$64 in food, plus what we've already eaten. And we're just getting started. Nice!

Prices for this post came from the online section of Harris Teeter stores in Virginia.