Well folks, we have many great weeks left in our Winter CSA, but the time has come to start signing up for the Summer CSA! We always know when that time is, based on when we plant our peppers, eggplants and first batch of outdoor tomato seedlings! Why? Well because this week we planted them in faith that we would know how many families we would be feeding this summer. It takes a lot of planning and some good guessing! So if you are wanting to join us or stay on board with us this year for some great summer eats, click here to sign up. Or send me an email with questions or requests. We’d love to grow for you! We have already heard from some of you and you are on the list, thank you! Thank you for shopping locally and supporting a sustainable farm growing in harmony with nature!
We planted lots of snacking peppers, you know the orange and yellow ones that everyone loves? We also planted a few less eggplants than normal, HA HA! We planted a few more varieties, but decided to grow a few less this year. MOST of us love eggplants, and this time of year I am very hungry for some eggplant Parmesan, or ratatouille, but we found we had a few too many last year. That is how we plan for each year! We watch what you loved the year before and make notes about what to do more or less of. We did plant more tomatoes than normal.It seems each year the tomato crop is hit harder by bugs or disease so we planted more this year to make up for the losses. Planting summer veggies always makes me hungry for them! YUM!
We have had some wild adventures with the cows lately, if our night sounded exciting a few weeks ago, then you’ll have to ask Maddie next time your at the CSA tent about chasing the cows through the woods one evening! What happens is they are like a group of teenagers. The cows are that is. Right now we have both of our lead cows on maternity leave. Rosemary is always the boss and Fawn is second in command. They are both due this spring so are not making milk right now to prepare for their birth. The other gals don’t know who is in charge. Lolipop is a family favorite and she is a good girl as long as her older sister Fawn or good friend Rosemary is here to keep her inline. Since they are not, she has decided to boss the show and keeps leading the other girls on romps around the farm. NOT fun for the farmers, especially when the farmer boys are away and the girls have to chase them alone. Anyway, all is well that ends well!
This week shares have Beets, Carrots and White sweet potatoes, lettuce (those sunny days made some huge growth on the lettuce) and napa cabbage and mustards. Enjoy! We are roasting the roots all together for a delicious side dish. The mustards when great alongside our sloppy joes and mashed sweet potatoes. One little farmer said “can I put salad dressings on this?” and we said sure! I guess they like oil and vinegar on anything green! Even cooked greens!
Have a lovely week!
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