CSA Newsletter for May 2019

Farm Update

The first produce to come out of the fields each
year is precious after a long winter of preserved
foods and grocery-store fare, so we've really
been eating a ton of spring mix lately!  And look
how lovely these lettuces are!  I'm so thrilled that
fresh produce is coming back to even frozen
Michigan for the year!

Hi everyone!  It's been a busy month at the farm!  We've been doing a lot of planting (including planting 50,000 onion plants by hand... yikes!), a fair amount of harvesting (mostly for some of our stores and restaurants), and a bunch of ground prep, last-minute equipment acquisition, and even a little bit of weeding already.  Basically, all of the many things that need to happen on a diverse farm in May.  Even though we had a really cold spring, we're still hoping to start the CSA during the third week of June.  We don't have an official start date yet, but we're projecting that we'll kick things off the third week of June, and we'll definitely let everyone know as soon as we know for sure.  Usually the signal to start the CSA is when the strawberries are ripe, so we're really hoping that celebrated event won't be pushed back by the unusually extended cold weather.  And just in case you're wondering, we do still have a few spots available in the CSA, so if you or a friend wanted to sign up but figured it was too late, there's still time!  We have about 20 spots left, so you'd better act quickly if you're interested!  

These Easter Egg Radishes are among the prettiest
of spring vegetables, and they are plentiful
right now!

I've also had a few people ask if they could get their hands on any of our veggies even before the season starts, and the answer is yes!  You can find our spinach, spring mix, radishes, and (sometimes) even microgreens at GreenTree Cooperative Grocery in Mt. Pleasant, LaLonde's in Midland, Campell's Market Basket in East Lansing, and Argus Farmstop in Ann Arbor.  We are so excited to get the season started, and we are looking forward to seeing all of you in a few weeks!  I'll keep you posted as soon as we have an official start date for the CSA!

Recipes

This Vegan Creamed Spinach is just one of the many awesome
recipes (vegan, vegetarian, and carnivore-friendly) that are in
this collection of recipes!

Yay for spinach!  One of the first vegetables to become available locally each year, spinach is pretty much the veggie mascot of spring in our house, even before asparagus starts popping up.  In celebration of this wonderful, flavorful, nutritious green, here are 30 Spinach Recipes to Make You Stronger Than Popeye!  While I can't personally guarantee that they'll instantly make your biceps bulge, the fresh stuff is definitely better than that awful canned spinach that Popeye had to eat.  So enjoy!