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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – 2008, Week 12+ On the farm This week marks the slow wind down of the farm. I’m getting this out late again, and my remaining newsletters will be sporadic as we wind down the season. We have just a few more weeks of CSA left, I wanted to tell you more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – 2008, Week 11 On the farm This week, fall has really set in. The early mornings when I get out to the field are cold! A few mornings have even felt like frost, but its not that cold here yet. The harvest is clearly slowing as the cold and shorter more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – 2008, Week 10 On the farm I’m getting this newsletter out a little late this week. Things are shifting to fall on the farm and I can’t seem to catch up with everything!Oh the cauliflower – this week we picked the 1st fluch of yellow (cheddar), purple (graffiti) and white. more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – 2008, Week 9 On the farm Fall has arrived on the farm early this year. The mornings are cool, even cold, but it heats up quickly. The crops are ripening at a steady pace and i’ve begun my cleanup rounds, tilling or mowing down old beds that are weedy and more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 8 This week I asked our intern Valentin to contribute to the newsletter. Valentin has is a French agricultural student and here as part of his school program. He has been the hardest working, most interested and engaged intern we have ever had. Here is what he wrote (small more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 7 From the Farm As I mentioned last week, everything seems to be coming on at once. Some crops, like broccoli, cabbage and cucumbers are just starting to trickle in, while others like summer squash are starting to go bonkers! Because of the limited supply on some items, some more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 6 From the Farm The farm is really coming into bloom this week. I’ll post some updated photos soon. Everything seems to be coming in (or about to come in) at once. The summer squash are loaded with tiny zucchinis and patty pans (and a healthy crop of viscous more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 5 From the Farm The field is at its peak of growth, with many crops starting to or about to start coming in. This week we have the first baby carrots – thinnings and the largest selection from the first of three carrot bed plantings. The carrots sweeten up more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 4 From the Farm Its mid-July and the farm is looking great! The beds have all been weeded at least once, and we are passing through the field weeding for nearly the last time. The planting is all but over, with just a few salad mix blocks and some more »
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Turkey Hill CSA Newsletter – Week 3 From the Farm Its transition time (again!) at the farm – the last of the weeding is nearly done – thank goodness! (we still have to do a few more weeding passes, but only on crops that are in the ground for a long time or are sensitive more »
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