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