Author: joshvolk

Spring is always a tricky season with weather going back and forth between sunny and warm enough to get things growing and cold and wet enough to stop them in their tracks and let the slugs come out to snack. Here’s what I think we’ll have for the first share next week: sorrel, leeks, overwintered… Continue reading Predictions for 1st Spring Share

Salsify, carrots, leeks, kale and collard raab, mache and chard. The mache is starting to bolt but it’s still super tasty. It will require a bit of extra work as usual to clean up the older yellowing leaves and get the remaining soil out of the nooks and crannies, but it’s worth it. Similarly, the… Continue reading Winter Share #6

Kale raab, chard, carrots, leeks, mache and salsify. That’s what it looks like right now, we’ll see what happens next Thursday. One thing for certain is that it will be the final week of our winter season and it’s actually the same day as the spring equinox! The weather has reverted to something a bit… Continue reading Predictions for Winter Share #6

Despite my mis-titling the last post, this was in fact winter share #5 of 6. Winter radish, turnip, carrots, leeks, radicchio, parsnips and collards. This was the last of the winter radish,  parsnips and radicchio until next fall. The final radicchio this winter was the very special isontina type, which is a bit finicky but… Continue reading Winter Share #5

Collards, parsnips, carrots, leeks, and salsify. With a little luck we‘ll have enough radicchio for one more round, and if not it will be on the farm stand.  Also possibly on the  farm stand will be some winter radish and kohlrabi. With this unseasonably warm weather we may have a little brassicas raab, too! In… Continue reading Predictions for Winter Share #4

As predicted: kale, leeks, beets, carrots, mache and radicchio. There was enough of the Treviso Tardivo radicchio for everyone to get a head and it’s the mildest, crunchiest radicchio we grow. It’s fantastic just for munching on raw, but I’ve also cut the head into wedges, root on, and roasted it until it’s very soft… Continue reading Winter Share #4

I haven’t been out to the farm since the snow so this photo is from just before that. I suspect the snow didn’t change much, but we’ll see when we get out there to harvest on Thursday. Here’s my prediction for what we’ll find to harvest: kale, carrots, leeks, mache, beets and radicchio. After a… Continue reading Predictions for winter share #4

Collards, parsnips, salsify, carrots rutabaga and radicchio. On the radicchio front we have a combination of our best late season varieties, big, solid heads of a variegated variety called Acquerello. A light green variety called Palla di Neve, or a few last heads of Castelfranco. In addition there was a round of Isontina type forced… Continue reading Winter Share #3

Here’s a photo from the farm on the morning of our last harvest, frosty! It looks like that’s going to the be the case this coming Thursday. Temperatures have been dipping below freezing regularly at night and warming up during the day. For a lot of crops this time of year that’s an ideal set… Continue reading Predictions for Winter Share #3 and 2025/26 Share Sign Ups Are Here!

Kale, turnips, carrots, beets, mache, leeks and radicchio. The carrots are Yellowstone, and I find these, and most yellow carrots, much better when cooked. If you haven’t had mache before it’s typical to leave it in little florets of leaves, eating the stem and all. It does require thorough rinsing in water to get all… Continue reading Winter Share #2

As you might have noticed, we’ve been getting our first heavy frosts of the season all this week. The sun has been warming things up during the day though so I’m hopeful that we’ll have time to get a decent share together after things thaw out tomorrow morning. Here’s what we have planned: leeks, radicchio,… Continue reading Predictions for Winter Share #2

We had a nice sunny day to start our winter season off. There was a light frost in the morning, but not enough to slow us down and if anything it’s just making the vegetables sweeter. In the first share we have: collards, winter radish, leeks, carrots, mustard greens and two heads of radicchio. Most… Continue reading Winter Share #1

The final share of the season and next week’s share should be similar: kale, parsnip, carrots, rutabaga, leeks, frisee, radicchio, and red mustard. Now that it’s been a bit colder and we’ve had a few light frosts I can taste the greens and roots starting to sweeten. There’s also a bit of damage on some… Continue reading Fall Share #6

Radicchio, kohlrabi, escarole, celeriac, black radish, collards and beets with greens. We’re solidly into the cold weather crops now. Although it’s been warm enough that there were still sweet peppers and salad turnips on the farm stand. The beets are a variety that is especially tolerant of cold and is a cross between three other… Continue reading Fall Share #5

As usual, fall is feeling very unpredictable. The forecast was for rain all day yesterday, and really we just had an afternoon shower and the rain didn’t start until after CSA pick up regular hours. My best prediction for next week’s share is either collards or kale, kohlrabi, celeriac, beets, radishes, and more escarole. As… Continue reading Predictions for Fall Share #5

Mustard greens, leeks, fennel, parsnips carrots, chard and escarole. The mustard is huge, the parsnips and escarole are small, the chard has holes in it, but everything should be tasty. These were the last of the Lincoln leeks so next Thursday will see the first of the Blue Solaize, our winter leek. I thought about… Continue reading Fall Share #4

Carrots, chard, escarole, kohlrabi, leeks, mustard, parsnips. That’s feeling like a pretty wild guess, and there are some other possible options like fennel, rutabaga and celeriac. If we have time there may be some salad turnips on the farm stand, and radicchio will either be on the farm stand or in the shares.  Oh how… Continue reading Predictions for Fall Share #4

Beets, tomatoes, arugula, daikon, sweet pepper, shallots, collards and radicchio. The radicchio is a week earlier than planned and there was a choice of either Lusia (variegated) or Verona (red). The daikon is just a chunk of root in most shares. Germination was poor which gave the remaining plants generous space to grow, and so… Continue reading Fall Share #3

Taking a look through the fields today there’s a lot that’s ready, but a lot of that we need to save for future weeks so here’s the mix I think we’ll be harvesting next week: Collards, arugula, beets, a chicory of one sort or another, maybe celeriac. Other possibilities include a few more shallots, green… Continue reading Predictions for Fall Share #3

Again I’m late posting but at least I did remember to take a photo of the share. In the share last Thursday was: kale, salad turnips, tomatoes, fennel, celery, leeks, sweet pepper and lettuce. This week the B schedule share should be more or less the same. It’s supposed to start raining so that might… Continue reading Fall Share #2