Big Announcement: CSA starts next week!

photo: Sophie Schillue

I took a full tour of the fields last night and, in spite of the cold spring we've had, it looks like there's enough produce to start CSA distributions next week! Under all those sheets of white row cover, we have lots of yummy crops putting on new growth every day, and by next week they will be ready harvest and enjoy. Greens and salad crops will feature prominently--lettuce, bok choy, arugula, spinach, salad mix--but the star of the show will definitely be the greenhouse cucumbers. 

photo: Linsday Grimes

We first seeded these guys in early March and they've been growing happily in crates in the greenhouse for months now. Even though we have only a few plants, they're pretty laden down with fruit so we'll have a cucumber in each share for the next few weeks. Hopefully the greenhouse crop will dovetail with the field crop (which be ready in July) and we'll be enjoying fresh cucumber salads, cucumber-tinis, and homemade cucumber-dill pickles for months. 

Before we kick off next week, we need to sort out pickup days. CSA pickup is Tuesdays and Thursdays and on your pick up day you can come anytime between 2pm and 6pm. I'm going to assign pick up days for the season later this week, but if you'd like to request one day over the other, you can head to this link to do so. If you don't have a preference you don't need to do anything. I'll email everyone over the weekend to let know which day you're on. I'll try to honor all requests as best I can. 

There's also some exciting news about pickup location--we're moving inside! The Yellow House at 140 Turkey Hill Lane in now CSA Central. The farm parking lot across the street provides easy access to the Yellow House as well as our Pick Your Own section of the field (which we'll be harvesting out of soon!). 

On Monday I'll be posting here on the blog again about the specifics of the share, as well as recipes and other farm news. You can check the blog on Monday afternoons every week, or sign up for automatic email delivery of posts--the Follow By Email box on the right-hand side of this page will do the trick. 

Lastly, it's time to dig out your reuseable shopping bags (and maybe your favorite salad dressing recipes too!) and get ready for a full season of fresh, nutritious and delicious local produce! See you all next week!

photo: Sophie Schillue

CSA Yoga this season! First class on Wednesday evening!

Exciting news--CSA member and yoga teacher Maureen St. Croix is going to be teaching a series of seasonally-inspired yoga classes for CSA members this season! The classes--one each month--will be centered around the big events in the growing cycle: solstice, equinox, the full moons. All the classes are going to be hosted on the farm and some will even be outdoors in our fields overlooking Boston Harbor (& the skyline!). Maureen has experience with a variety of yoga styles and teaches weekly at Balance Studio in Cohasset and Open Doors in Hanover, so some of you might know her already. 

Our first class of the season is going to be this Wednesday, 5/28, at 6pm in the Yellow House, which is across the street from the CSA parking lot (140 Turkey Hill Lane if you're GPSing it). Make sure to bring your mat (plus any favorite props), water, and an old bed sheet in case the rain holds off and we can have class out on the back porch. Friends are very welcome as well for a sliding scale donation to our Food Access Fund, which supports our food donations to local food pantries and soup kitchens. 

If you can't make this week's class, no worries! There's a full slate of classes for this season: 

Summer Solstice Yoga
6/21 Saturday 4pm followed by a BYO picnic in the field

Thunder Moon Yoga
7/12 Saturday 5:30pm

Green Corn Moon Yoga
8/11 Monday 5:30pm

Autumn Equinox Yoga
9/20 Saturday 11am followed by a BYO picnic lunch

Sunrise Yoga
10/11 Saturday 6:30am followed by breakfast in the greenhouse

CSA Harvest Celebration and Yoga
10/17 Friday 6pm yoga, 7pm potluck

Hope to see you there!