CSA June 20-26
6/20/2010 10:42am by Andre Cantelmo
This week's share may seem remarkably similar to last weeks', but the weather of late will change the scene very soon. Zucchini and summer squash will just miss making it onto this weeks list but will certainly be in the following week. New potatoes and cucumbers are coming on fast and green beans will be earlier than in recent years. The heat has and will stress some crops but we are working hard to get irrigation into place. Planting continues as always and we've been busy preparing more fields everyday.
While we farmers are busy growing food, the deer flies and mosquitos have been pursuing us with a vengence! Woodchucks seem to be having a good year at our expense, although we are hot on their trail! Andre has completed our first ever dry bean planting and the hot weather has probably already germinated the crop. We'll see what the crop looks like in the fall. Dave has been busy sowing cover crops onto fields not destined to produce veggies this year. Ben has been the master of irrigation this season and freed me up to keep weeds under control and rest an aching back (chiropractor fixed me up good!). Lis has kept the tomato greenhouses in order and jumped into the field prep process so there are times when four tractors are going at once!
Well there is the report from the field and now for this week's share.
Full Share Half Share
2 tomatoes 1 tomato
1 box sugarsnaps or 1lb shell peas 1 box sugarsnaps or 1lb peas
1 bunch beets 1 bunch beets
2 heads lettuce 1 head lettuce
1 bunch scapes or scallions 1 bunch scapes or scallions
Choice of 2 Choice of 1
Chard
Kohlrabi
Bok Choi
Escarole
Raddichio
Chinese Cabbage
Folks, these choices depend upon availability and the previous popularity of each item. At times the choice you would like won't be available. We try our best to match the harvest to your preferences, but to harvest enough of everything so that every option would be available to every shareholder would result in much waste. Thanks for your understanding.
Enjoy, Greg
While we farmers are busy growing food, the deer flies and mosquitos have been pursuing us with a vengence! Woodchucks seem to be having a good year at our expense, although we are hot on their trail! Andre has completed our first ever dry bean planting and the hot weather has probably already germinated the crop. We'll see what the crop looks like in the fall. Dave has been busy sowing cover crops onto fields not destined to produce veggies this year. Ben has been the master of irrigation this season and freed me up to keep weeds under control and rest an aching back (chiropractor fixed me up good!). Lis has kept the tomato greenhouses in order and jumped into the field prep process so there are times when four tractors are going at once!
Well there is the report from the field and now for this week's share.
Full Share Half Share
2 tomatoes 1 tomato
1 box sugarsnaps or 1lb shell peas 1 box sugarsnaps or 1lb peas
1 bunch beets 1 bunch beets
2 heads lettuce 1 head lettuce
1 bunch scapes or scallions 1 bunch scapes or scallions
Choice of 2 Choice of 1
Chard
Kohlrabi
Bok Choi
Escarole
Raddichio
Chinese Cabbage
Folks, these choices depend upon availability and the previous popularity of each item. At times the choice you would like won't be available. We try our best to match the harvest to your preferences, but to harvest enough of everything so that every option would be available to every shareholder would result in much waste. Thanks for your understanding.
Enjoy, Greg
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