Community Supported Agriculture: Veggies by subscription
On Saturday, April 12, we had a visit from a large group of volunteers for apple tree planting. Our friend Robin works for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where she manages immigration services; she organized the volunteers and the whole tree planting day. The volunteers included friends as well as researchers from over 20 different …
Can you believe we’re nearing the end of our spring CSA? One week left! We’ve opened the summer session to current members, and we’ll open unclaimed shares for the general public next Friday. We’ll start up the six-week summer session after a hiatus to let our summertime veggies mature. We’ll be in touch about dates …
The wet weather continues, though the temperatures are finally starting to rise. We never thought we’d be happy to see 80 and 90-degree afternoons, but the plants are loving it. The beets have really taken off, the spring greens are flagging, and summer goodies like Swiss Chard are starting to come on. In this week’s …
Spring CSA Week 4: Goodies, Greens, and Garlic Scapes! Read More »
Lamb’s Quarters – Chenopodium album by Susun Weed, c. 2009 I told the new apprentice we were having lamb’s quarters for dinner. “I won’t have any. I’m a vegetarian,” she replied. With a smile, I corrected myself. “Some people call it fat hen.” “I don’t eat chicken either,” she responded with a frown. “It’s …
Ellie here, with your CSA share list for Week 2. Things went a bit more smoothly this week than last! Thinning This week, most of our beds needed to be thinned. When we plant, we plant more seed than we think we’ll need, in case some doesn’t germinate. Then, as our veggies mature, we pull …
We had a rocky start to the day, but boxes are in are shareholders’ hands and everyone seemed happy with their shares! Every box smelled divine — green garlic and onions mingling with kale, fresh lettuces, and herbs. If you took home a box for your very own, here’s what you got: Left to right: …
This week’s CSA share doesn’t come with a photo… but head over to Mid South Moma’s blog to see her photos. She’s one of our new shareholders this summer! We’re still struggling to get back on track after our weeks without rain, so our boxes aren’t quite as full as we’d like. If the trend continues, …
