The season is moving along quickly and we'll soon be harvesting produce for your CSA shares. Pickups will begin the week of June 3rd. Details about pickups will follow later in the month. Right now our greens plantings look great, peas are in need of trellising and the greenhouse tomatoes look better than ever. The early potatoes are up and will need hilling soon. Let's hope for abundant sunshine and rain when we need it!

  *If you haven't already done so, it's also time to get those second payments in so that we can keep the fields well tended. Thank you for your support. Greg

   The summer markets have started. This weekend you will find us in Portsmouth at the City Hall parking lot on Saturday from 8:00 to 1:00 and at the Tannery in Newburyport on Sunday from 10:00 to 2:00. We'll have seven varieties of potatoes, chard, yukina savoy, arugula and spinach.  At both markets you will also find local meats, eggs, honey, crafts and prepared foods. 

          Hope to see you there!  Greg

 We've got greens! Great harvests of baby spinach and kale are headed to the Seacoast Eat Local market at Exeter High School and to the Somerville market at the Armory. We also have 9 varieties of potatoes, purple top turnips and the last of our wheat berries. Come and see us this weekend as well all the other wonderful vendors offering a wide array of local foods and crafts. 

               Greg

   It would probably help if I told you what was in the share this week!

4 lbs potatoes

1 lb purple top turnips

1 bag spinach

1 bag kale

 Enjoy, Greg

    Farmstand Members,

    The winter has definitely come to an end and with it the winter CSA. Before we jump into the summer CSA season we need the next 7 to 8 weeks for preparing soil and planting. Some of what we do in the next few weeks will yield before spring is even over, but some of these crops are destined for next winter's shares! We'll hope for mild weather and just the right amount of rain to get the 2012 season off to a great start.

    We will attend the Seacoast Eat Local markets this Saturday at Exeter high school and again on April 21. In Newburyport you can find us at the tannery on April 8 and 22, followed by the spring opening in early May. Also, starting in May we will be at the Seacoast Grower's Association Portsmouth and Exeter markets.

     It's not too late to sign up for this summer's CSA. For those of you in Newburyport, we will have a pickup on Thursday afternoons at the Tannery. Have a great spring and thanks for your support of local agriculture.

                         Greg

   I don't know what to say about this weather anymore. It feels like June and the greenhouses are distinctly uncomfortable to work in even with every door wide open. On a positive note, seeds are germinating outside and it has been very pleasant outside for working. We are still seeding away in the greenhouses and the crew has done a tremendous amount of pruning in the blueberries. We expect 'normal' spring weather to return at some point so we can't do much more planting outside than we have without worrying that it will come to naught.

   For those of you who pick up in Dover or Portsmouth, this will be the last pickup of the season while farmstand members have one more pickup after this one. We've enjoyed growing your food this winter and meeting many of you. We hope that you'll join us for a great summer season to come.

Thanks again! Greg, Andre, Anna, Lis, Dave, Rich and Tim

This week's share:

4 lbs potatoes

1 lb carrots

1 lb purple top turnips

1 lb rutabagas

1 kohlrabi

1 bag spinach

1 bag kale

  It feels early for 65 degrees, but who's complaining? Warm weather lowers the heating bill and all the sun helps the seedlings grow more quickly. We still won't rush out to plant in the fields yet, but the warmth does help to make planting season more tangible. Right now the wind is howling and it has already made a mess of several greenhouse doors today. Let's hope that mild weather continues into April when it can really make a difference towards an early season.

  Many of you have signed up for a summer share, thank you and we look forward to great food all summer and fall. For those who are still thinking of signing up for the summer, it's getting close to that time when we would like to have an idea of how many families we'll be growing for this season. Right now we have onions, shallots, beets, chard, lettuce, cabbage, choi and parsley sown as well as many kinds of flowers. The first rounds of greenhouse tomatoes are also ready to plant. The days are getting longer whether we're ready or not!

         Enjoy!  Greg

This week's share:

4 lbs potatoes

1 lb carrots

1 lb purple top turnips

1 kohlrabi

2 lbs wheat berries

1 bag spinach

1 bag greens, choose from (availability will change) kale, yukina savoy, pink lettuce mustard, me quing choi

  Come to Wentworth Greenhouses on Saturday for a great market! Root veggies, shallots, spinach and other greens from Heron Pond Farm. Many other delicious local farm products and crafts. The market runs from 10:00 to 2:00 in the greenhouse.

        Greg