Distribution Manager

Or "Market Jedi," as Rachel likes to call it. Last week was my turn: prepare the harvest list, direct the flow of who-picks-and-washes-what-when-and-how-many; arrange, label, restock. Pack 40 lugs (crates) of vegetables into a 10'x 20' cooler in an orderly and accessible way; cover the lugs with wet burlap bags so the greens don't go all wilty. Inventory the honey, maple syrup, eggs, and tantalizingly fresh breads, cookies, scones, and pies from the bakery.

Week Five Stats:
Head Lettuce, 485
Yellow squash, 180
Zucchini, 375
Turnips, 910
Leaf Lettuce, 5 1/2 lugs
Arugula, 4 1/4 lugs
Bok Choy, 6 lugs
Scallions, 5 3/4 lugs
Swiss Chard, 7 lugs
Bunching Beets, 9 1/4 lugs
Bunching Carrots, 11 3/4 lugs
Kohlrabi, 1/4 lug (we ran out)
the rest of the Garlic Scapes (same plant, different part)

U-Picks: Spinach, Collards, Snap Peas, Lovage, Strawberries (gleaning), Chives, Parsely, Oregano, Thyme, Lavender, Cilantro, Lemon Balm, Mint, Dill, Anise Hyssop, Wild Bergamot, Nasturtium blossoms, Basil tips

Tuesday was slow; people must have either thought we were closed for the holiday or been off barbequeing in someone's backyard. Friday made up for it - I didn't eat lunch until 2:35 and dinner until 7:10 (not that I was counting). Saturday was the busiest and the fastest (open four hours instead of six), with only two latecomers who needed to be shown through the cooler.
It's an interesting game, this being in charge of guessing how much of what things people will take, how soon to harvest more so we don't run out, how to showcase what we have lots of, always to be efficient.
I decided not to tell anyone that when I was setting up on Tuesday the lugs of swiss chard, turnips, and bok choy slid off our precariously-balanced plastic shelving contraptions, spilling all over the barn floor. Or that on Saturday I left all the money from the cashbox sitting out on the desk in clear line of the wind when I showed the second latecomer into the cooler. Or that on Friday I forgot to cover the lugs with burlap bags. Better to save that for the blog.