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Pretty much as predicted: lettuce, green garlic, radishes, choi, red mustard, salad turnips and kale. This was the last of the green garlic so we’ll probably have green onions again in its place. We might have a different lettuce variety and collards instead of kale. The green garlic is the same plant that makes garlic… Continue reading 4th Spring CSA Share

Yesterday’s 3rd spring share for the B week is a predictor of the 4th share for the A week, with the first of the salad turnips and kale. We should also have more lettuce and the last of the first round of radishes, as well as red mustard greens, more choi, and green garlic for… Continue reading Predictions for 4th Spring Share

Mustard greens, lettuce, radishes, choi, green garlic and arugula. The first little lettuces of the season, a small romaine and a small red leaf. The garlic is something we haven’t grown on the farm for years since rust became a problem, but at this stage when it’s still young rust isn’t a problem yet. If… Continue reading 3rd Spring Share

Spring seems to be flying by and we’re at week 3 already (which is really week 5 since we’re on an every other week schedule). Last week’s B share got the first of the radishes and choi, which as it’s prone to do was starting to bolt. Week 3 will see more radishes and choi,… Continue reading Predictions for 3rd spring share

Green onions, kale and collard raab, mizuna and arugula. With more of the over wintered crops done, and the spring planted crops really just getting going it’s a small share today. The you pick herbs are looking great right now, especially the chives and loveage, and we’ve had good harvests of rhubarb on the farm… Continue reading 2nd Spring Share

This is an especially tricky one to predict and I wouldn’t be surprised if the A and B week shares end up being a bit different. After the big opener last week it will also likely be a slightly smaller share this coming week. Green onions, arugula and mizuna are looking like strong possibilities. Radishes,… Continue reading Predictions for 2nd Spring Share

Our spring A schedule folks picked up tonight and here’s what was in the shares: leeks, collard raab, fava tips, mache, carrots, kale raab and sorrel. Lots of spring time greens together with the last of the winter carrots and leeks. Next week’s share should be similar but everything is growing fast so we’ll see… Continue reading First Spring Share

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