Farm Update
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The Brussels sprout plants are coming along in preparation
for this fall, when we should have plenty of delicious
Brussels sprouts! |
Hi everyone! It's been a good week at the farm! It's raining as I write this, which will be really good for all the crops, especially after how hot it's been. There is more soil moisture in general, so Fred has been cultivating a lot to keep the weeds under control. After moving the pigs last week, they have stayed in their new home so far, which is a huge relief! Indeed, they have been enjoying the coolness of the cement building within their pig yard, and they've mostly opted to stay inside for the last few days. Animals in general have been giving us less trouble than in previous weeks and months. Fred was able to take out one of the deer that has been coming around in the night and eating our crops, and it must have been sufficiently frightening to the deer's compatriots, because we haven't seen any of them for the last two days. We know this is temporary, but we'll certainly take it. We put in some plantings of broccoli, cabbage, and snap beans, so this rain will help those along, and it should be good for the blueberry bushes too. We've been getting a lot of blueberries all at once, because the extreme heat has been ripening them quickly, so expect some lovely blueberries in your share this week!
What to Expect in Your Share this Week
Here are the options in each veggie station this week! If you have a half share, you'll choose one from each category, and if you have a full share, you'll choose two.
- Blueberries for everyone!
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These red lettuces will eventually
go into our spring mix, but right now
they're only about an inch tall. |
- Carrots or snap beans
- Lettuce or pearl onions
- Kale or cabbage
- Cucumbers or basil
- Zucchini or kohlrabi
- Broccoli or potatoes
If you have your share delivered to your home or workplace, or if you pick up at our East Lansing drop-off, here are your options for this week. If you have a half share, choose one, and if you have a full share, choose two.
Share A: Share B:
Blueberries Blueberries
Carrots Snap beans
Lettuce Pearl onions
Cabbage Kale
Basil Cucumbers
Zucchini Kohlrabi
Potatoes Broccoli
If you have a preference for share A or share B, just let me know by noonish the day before your delivery day, and I'll make sure you get your preferred share. If you don't have a preference, I'll just choose for you. :-)
Recipes
Every year when we bring out the first kohlrabi, I inevitably get asked more than a few times "So... what
is this thing?" Kohlrabi is one of the more unusual things we grow, and it is also one of the most versatile. So if you are among the many people who is not quite sure about that weird looking bulb with the stalks growing out of it is, let alone how to use it, these
5 Tasty Ways to Prepare Kohlrabi are for you!
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