Week #6 – 2012 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  Swiss chard, basil, cabbage(green), green garlic, golden beets, summer squash and zucchini (assorted types), green onion, and kale. What’s going on at the farm:  It was another dry week without rain here on the farm.  Winter squash got started in the greenhouse.  We got the ground cherries, fennel, and cantaloupe planted…

Week #5 – 2012 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  Broccoli(Bi-Weekly Only), kohlrabi (green), swiss chard, green garlic, chioggia (kee-oh-jah) beets, snow peas, summer squash, green onion, and collard green. What’s going on at the farm:    Over the last week we planted eggplants, leeks, tomatilloes, and watermelon.  This week we will plant ground cherries, cantaloupe, fennel, and get winter squash started…

Week #4 – 2012 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:  Broccoli, purple and green kohlrabi, lettuce mix, kale, garlic scapes, chioggia beets, and strawberry. What’s going on at the farm:  This last week on the farm strawberries were at peak production and we were picking them daily.  Mulch beds were put in for eggplant, leeks, melons, ground cherries and tomatillo.  Tomatoes…

Week #3 – 2012 CSA Season

What’s in the Box: Strawberry, purple kohlrabi, swiss chard, green garlic or garlic scapes, buttercrunch lettuce heads, lettuce mix, red russian kale. What’s going on at the farm:  This last week we weeded all of the onions which was quite a lot, 7 200 Ft. beds to be exact.   Several heavy rainfalls soaked the ground…

Week #2 – 2012 CSA Season

What’s in the Box: Strawberries, purple kohlrabi, salad/lettuce mix garlic scapes, joi-choi, radish, romaine lettuce (red and green mini), collard greens, and spinach. What’s going on at the farm:  This last week was exceptionally challenging.  Thursday while we were packing boxes the wind was intense and relentless. Branches were breaking out of the trees around us…

Week #1 – 2012 CSA Season

What’s in the Box:   Arugula, salad mix, radish, savoy spinach, bak-choi, joi-choi, kale (red russian), green garlic. What’s going on at the farm:  We made it to the first week of shares so first I would like to welcome everyone!  As usual our first box of the year includes many fresh and tender greens so…

CSA Box — Week 22

What’s in the Box: Red potatoes, leeks, celeriac/celery root, red russian kale, green peppers, cayenne peppers, white turnips, watermelon/beauty heart radish, and mustard greens.  We are going to go all out one last time for the last week so there may be a few more surprises as well. What’s Going on at the Farm:This week…

CSA Box – Week 21

What’s in the Box: Red potatoes, leeks, garlic, white turnips, salad mix, arugula, green pepper, hot pepper (jalapeno or serrano), and daikon radish. What’s Going on at the Farm: This week on the farm we are still preparing to plant garlic and this means prepping the ground as well as the garlic.  Clean up is…

CSA Box – Week 20

There was a change to the box last week, we didn’t include radish which we are short on right now or oregano because it was to wet to harvest. Hot wax peppers were added as well.Also another unfortunate thing I have to address.  I have allowed farm pick up members to take extra’s all season…

CSA Box – Week 19

Basic Share Week 19 What’s in the Box: This weeks best guess is Red russian kale, radish, arugula, yellow storage onions, butternut squash (bi-weekly only), eggplant, green pepper, serrano chile pepper, mustard greens, garlic, tomatillo, and oregano. Sweet white turnips may also make the box this week. What’s Going on at the Farm: This week…