Week #10 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  Heirloom tomatoes, yellow carrots, pea shoots, eggplant, summer squash, zucchini, cucumber, sweet onion, celery, basil, and lacinato kale. What’s going on at the farm:   Another busy and challenging week on the farm this week as we prepare for fall while managing summers bounty.  We’ve got a new employee that joined…

Week #9 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box: Cherry tomatoes, purple haze carrots, red or yellow sweet onions, summer squash and/or zucchini, english cucumbers, cauliflower, kale, basil, sunflower shoots, celery, and garlic. What’s going on at the farm:  Hot and dry has been the theme around here this last few weeks.   Lot’s of vacations for crew members this…

Week #8 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  carrots, celery, green beans, sweet onions with tops, summer squash or zucchini, english cucumbers, kale, basil, and pea shoots. What’s going on at the farm:  Summer solstice and independence day have passed and the first tomatoes are starting to come in.  Still not quite enough for shares but very soon we…

Week #7 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box: Carrots, red leaf lettuce, english cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, green or savoy cabbage, sunflower shoots, and swiss chard. What’s going on at the farm: We have some pretty hot and humid days in the future for us here as we head deeper into the main summer portion of our CSA season.…

Week #6 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box: Summer squash, zucchini, red leaf lettuce, green cabbage, sugar snap peas, english cucumber, kale, sunflower shoots, carrots, and garlic scapes. What’s going on at the farm:  The season seems to always fly ahead faster then the crew can run this time of year as we keep plugging away all day every…

Week #4 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  Chioggia beets with greens, kohlrabi, scallions, butter crunch lettuce head, red leaf lettuce, fennel, joi-choi, sunflower shoots. What’s going on at the farm:   Holy cow it’s not getting any slower around here!   We planted 2,000 strawberry plants last Friday after prepping for markets and tomorrow we will be planting…

Week #5 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  Red beets, fennel, scallions, sunflower shoots, romaine lettuce, kohlrabi, red leaf lettuce, savoy cabbage, baby zucchini or summer squash, basil. What’s going on at the farm:  Another brief newsletter  this week because I am running late.   Working twelve hrs a day is a lot even for a veteran farmer like…

Week #3 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box: Kohlrabi, broccoli, swiss chard, lettuce head, spinach, salad mix, pea shoots, white beets with greens, white salad turnips, choi. What’s going on at the farm:   On the farm we are still planting and seeding.  We started winter squash this week.  Its been raining so much though we have not been…

Week #2 – 2019 CSA Season

Whats in the Box: Spinach, salad mix, butter crunch lettuce head, pea shoots, radish, chives with blossoms, bok-choi, oyster mushroom. What’s going on at the farm:   This week is a pickup week for full season (Standard and Basic) members only.  Bi-weekly members have the week off and will pick up again next week.   It…

Week #1 – 2019 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:   lettuce mix, spinach, red radishes, bok-choy, chives with blossoms, pea shoots, oyster mushroom. What’s going on at the farm:   Welcome back or to your first season with us everyone!  I am so excited to kick off my thirteenth season!  Our fields and crops are looking very full and promising…