Archive for July 2010
This newsletter is a little late because everything is SO hectic this week. Here are some recent pictures: Whats in the Box? Onions (well, 1 early onion) Basil – small bag Beets (full members) Baby Carrots – Half 1, Full 2 Chard Bunches – Half 1, Full 2 Cilantro – 1 bunch Dill – 1 [...]
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2010 CSA Newsletter, Week 6 – heat & rain!
0 Comments | Posted by Farmer Adam in 2010 CSA Season, CSA Box, Farm Updates
On the Farm Harvest season is in full force at the farm and everything is coming in! Some beds still need weeding, and I still have a couple more salad plantings to go, but really harvest has taken over our free time. We are starting to pick squash, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant and more. Here is [...]
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2010 CSA Newsletter, Week 5
0 Comments | Posted by Farmer Adam in 2010 CSA Season, CSA Box, Farm Updates
On The Farm Lots more coming in this week on the farm. The summer squash are starting to fruit and we picked a handful this week, we’ll have squash for the boxes in 1-2 weeks. We also picked a few early eggplant and peppers, these will show up soon too. The main weeding is now [...]
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2010 CSA Newsletter, Week 4 – Harvest Mode
0 Comments | Posted by Farmer Adam in 2010 CSA Season, CSA Box, Farm Updates
On The Farm This week it really feels like summer on the farm. We are in full-on harvest mode, with planting, weeding and other farm tasks falling to minimal levels. Harvest starts early in the day – I’m usually in the field by 6am on harvest days, picking my favorite crops and setting out the [...]
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2010 CSA Newsletter, Week 3 – July has come!
0 Comments | Posted by Farmer Adam in 2010 CSA Season, CSA Box, Farm Updates
On The Farm So much happens all at once in June, that once July arrives everything at the farm is going full tilt. I’ve got a few more plantings of salad and fall crops, but for the most part we are done planting for the year. Weeding still needs attention for a few more weeks, [...]
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