Author: joshvolk

Lettuce, sweet pepper, beets with greens, tomatoes, shallots, chard and parsley. Thursday got beets and chard last week so we’ll have a different green, probably kale and no roots. This is our first time giving out the French Grey shallots so if you haven’t had them before check out our last post where I went… Continue reading Thirteenth Summer Share

Next week is the final week of summer with the equinox coming late this year and falling on Saturday the 23rd. The shares next week will be slightly different on Monday and Thursday, as they have been recently. Monday’s share should have chard, beets, lettuce, tomato, sweet pepper, shallot and parsley. Thursday got beets yesterday… Continue reading 13th Summer Share Predictions

Celery, lettuce, yellow onions, sweet peppers, collards, tomatoes. Two heads of lettuce in yesterday’s share – Blushed Butter Oak and Brown Goldring Romaine – Thursday will probably see different lettuces, as well as chard instead of collards. Fingers crossed that the warm weather predicted for later this week helps speed up tomato and pepper ripening… Continue reading Twelfth Summer Share

Lettuce, collards, tomatoes, sweet peppers, celery, onions. We might still have a little cucumber and summer squash for the farm stand, and we’ve had a few cantaloupe there as well, recently. Thursday got collards last week so we’ll have a different green this Thursday, probably chard. The you-pick area still has lots of cherry tomatoes,… Continue reading 12th Summer Share Predictions

Two heads of lettuce, tomatoes, chard, shallots, sweet pepper, parsley. Not shown is choice of summer squash or cucumber. Two of the new (to us) varieties of lettuce we’ve been growing this year are relatively quick to bolt and these two looked like they both needed to be harvested today so a head of Blush… Continue reading Eleventh Summer CSA Share

We’re in a bit of a hole right now on the farm with the way the season has shaped up so expect a small share. Easy prediction is that we’ll have lettuce and chard and some tomatoes on Monday. Thursday got chard yesterday so we’ll try for a different green this coming Thursday. Add shallots… Continue reading 11th CSA Share Predictions

In the shares today: cippolla onions, celery stalks, zucchini, lemon cucumbers, lettuce, kale, tomatoes, romano beans, basil. The celery stalks should be nice for chopping up and adding to cooked or raw dishes for a bit of crunch and celery flavor – We’re cleaning up the plants and hoping to get some larger snacking sized… Continue reading Tenth Summer Share

Tomatoes, kale, lettuce, beets, basil, celery, onions, summer squash and cucumbers. As always, it’s super hard to actually know what things will look like on Monday when we get out to harvest but based on what I saw in the field on Friday and the plans made last fall it looks like the next round… Continue reading 10th Summer Share Prediction

The shares continue to be much smaller than I’d like, but as always they’re a reflection of where we are in the season. Romano beans, parsley, lemon cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, red onions, chard and summer squash (not pictured). Tomatoes came on strong today and again we have a good sized share of romano beans. Today… Continue reading Ninth Summer Share

I got a little distracted saying goodbye to Tiiu and Clio on Friday and never posted predictions for this coming week’s share – the actual will be posted tomorrow evening but here’s what I had noted last Thursday as strong possibilities: chard Monday and kale Thursday, parsley, Romano beans, tomatoes, summer squash, cucumbers, red onions,… Continue reading 9th Summer Share Prediction

Yesterday was the last day of work on the farm for both Tiiu and Clio (on the left in the photo above). Catherine and Sara (in the middle of the photo) started working on the farm at the beginning the month and are quickly learning the ropes. Both Clio and Tiiu are headed back to… Continue reading Thank you to Tiiu and Clio!

Basil, tomatoes, summer squash, potatoes, cucumbers, romano beans and lettuce. Big news today was the heat! The crew did great and most of the veggies seem to be faring ok. Because of the heat wave we lost a little more lettuce to bolting in the field and what we have remaining is very small, mostly… Continue reading Eighth Summer Share

Tomatoes, summer squash, cucumbers, romano beans, basil, lettuce, potatoes. Looks like we might actually get our annual heat wave next week and that could throw a spanner in the works. Looking at the details of the weather we should be able to get harvest out early enough to keep it and the crew cool. Our… Continue reading 8th Summer Share Prediction

Today’s share is a bit smaller than we hoped for, but still some good stuff in there: sweet onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, summer squash, Romano beans and red leaf lettuce. The bean plants look good right now so I’m hoping that means lots more of these in our future. We may have some different lettuce on… Continue reading Seventh Summer Share

A little late with the predictions this week, but better than last week where I completely forgot to post them (sorry about that). The usual cucumbers, summer squash and lettuce mix should be in the shares and more tomatoes are on their way. We’re still hoping the romano beans will catch up, but not sure… Continue reading 7th Summer Share Predictions

Chard, summer squash, tomatoes, fresh onion, cucumbers, basil and lettuce. First tomatoes of the season and more should be on the way soon. The chard was looking decent and since the romano beans continue to be behind schedule we figured folks would appreciate a little bunch of greens. It was a bit overwhelming getting back… Continue reading Sixth Summer Share

No wheat but some nice gold beets, cucumbers, summer squash, lettuce and sweet onions! One more harvest day this coming Thursday before I get back to the farm. Predictions for next week might come a little late but I’ll try to get a report from the crew on Thursday. Meanwhile they seem to be holding… Continue reading Fifth Summer Share

Wheat! Just kidding. I’ve been riding past lots of wheat fields, potatoes, beets, oats and other crops here along the Baltic while the crew keeps the farm going. Really wonderful cycling here – not a ton of good veggies though. See my post from last week for predictions for this coming week and I’ll be… Continue reading Fifth summer share prediction

In this weeks share: basil, new potatoes, beans, celery, summer squash, lettuce, cucumbers, green onions. The celery is just a few small stalks to flavor a dish as we clean up the plants and we’ll have more later in the season. Beans were a surprise today with the plants continuing to produce. The lettuce today… Continue reading Fourth Summer Share

With a little luck I’ll be out of town the next two weeks and the very able farm crew will be running the show! Here’s what Tiiu and I talked about having in the shares for the next two weeks while I’m gone. Next week we should have more summer squash, cucumbers, lettuce, green onions,… Continue reading 4th and 5th Summer Share Predictions