CSA Newsletter for Week 9

 

Farm Update

Hi everyone!  Hope you're all doing well!  As always, there's a ton of work to be done, but these days we're able to keep up with it a lot better!  We're continuing to do a ton of weeding, which has paid off because the plantings we put in over the last few weeks are looking great!  If all goes well, we're going to have a lot of really nice veggies for you in a few weeks!  We've hit a leaner week as far as variety goes because we had a series of unsuccessful (or partially successful) plantings last month, so you'll probably notice that there is less variety this week.  The first of our new lettuce plantings will start being available this week though, and we're starting to get our first red slicing tomatoes too!  Our bell peppers and delicata squash will be coming in soon, and I am beyond excited about that! While the squash vine borers we've been battling have done a number on many of our winter squash varieties, they miraculously don't seem to have caused trouble for the delicata squash, which is good, because delicatas are my favorite squash!  We were having some trouble with flea beetles eating our kale, but right now it's looking pretty healthy! We're also getting to the end of our massive potato harvest!  What a huge job! But it's so gratifying to see all those bins of potatoes stacked up in our walk-in cooler.  That's the food that will get us through the rest of the year, and as I think about that, I am so grateful to have the kind of life where we coax our food from the earth by the sweat of our brow.  Each season there's plenty of sweat, and also some blood and tears, but loading the delivery truck down with good food every day, and seeing thousands of pounds of potatoes in the cooler, it makes it all worth it.

   I won't be seeing those of you at the Alma drop-off on Monday, but I'll see the rest of you this week!  Fred is flying solo on Monday evening so I can catch up on some paperwork/maintenance stuff that has built up over the last few weeks.  But for the rest of you, I'll see you next week!  Here we go into week 9 of the CSA!

What to Expect in Your Share

If you are going through the line at one of our traditional style drop-offs (Alma, Mt. Pleasant, and Midland), here’s what the options will be at the different stations.  If you have a half share, you’ll choose one item at each station, and if you have a full share, you choose two items at each station! 

• Green beans
• Cherry tomatoes
• Potatoes
• Kale, beets, or Malabar spinach
• Basil, microgreens, or onions
• Two ears of sweet corn
• Young romaine lettuce

If you have a prepacked share, here are your options.  If you have a half share, you’ll choose either share A, B, or C, and if you have a full share, you can choose two of them.  So just fill out this Google form by lunchtime the day before your drop-off to let me know which share you want for this week!  If I don't hear from you, I'll just choose for you. :-)

Share A:  Green beans, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, kale, basil, sweet corn, and romaine lettuce.

Share B:  Green beans, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, beets, onions, sweet corn, and romaine lettuce.

Share C:  Green beans, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, kale, onions, sweet corn, and romaine lettuce.

 

Recipes

My favorite recipes are the kinds that include lots of fresh ingredients, require only a skillet and a stove, and take less than 10 minutes!  That's why I love this Green Beans with Lemon and Garlic Recipe from the Food Network!  Check it out if you're looking for something really yummy to do with your green beans this week!