Author: Farmer Red

In Your Box: Broccolini Cabbage Cucumber Head lettuce Kale, “Curly Roja” Scallions Summer squash Tomatoes Farm News This week I’ve been busy harvesting all of our garlic from the field. We grow nearly 2,000 bulbs, and each one has to be pulled from the ground and spread in our greenhouse under fans to dry out … Continue reading Week 6 Newsletter

In Your Box: Broccolini Fennel Head lettuce, buttercrunch Kohlrabi Salad mix Scallions Summer squash Tomatoes Farm News As we move into the height of summer, we’ve been blessed with an abundance of wildlife lately. Monarch butterflies are back in earnest, and we’ve had a few swallowtails around as well. There’s an alarming number of rabbits … Continue reading Week 5 Newsletter

In Your Box: Broccolini Garlic Scapes Head lettuce, “Starfighter” Radishes Salad mix Scallions Tat soi Farm News I’ve had some great teachers and professors throughout my education. But somehow not one of them succeeded in imparting one of the most important lessons of life: brush your teeth before harvesting garlic scapes. Not afterwards. Maybe I … Continue reading Week 4 Newsletter

In Your Box: Beets Bok choy Broccolini Garlic Scapes Head lettuce Kohlrabi or radishes Salad mix Scallions Strawberries (full shares only) Farm News For the past month I’ve been sharing space in our main garden with a nesting pair of killdeer. If you’re not familiar with these birds, they would even make Darwin question the … Continue reading Week 3 Newsletter

In Your Box: Chard Garlic Scapes Head lettuce Komatsuna Radishes Salad mix Scallions Strawberries (full shares only) Farm News Most of this past weekend was devoted to simply surviving our first heat wave of the year! The humidity and warm nights were beyond uncomfortable, and thankfully I was able to take some time off of … Continue reading Week 2 Newsletter

In Your Box: Bok Choy Head lettuce: “Grandpa Admire” Kale, “Red Russian” Radishes Rhubarb Salad mix Spinach Farm News Welcome to your first delivery of our 2025 CSA season!  We are so excited to begin feeding your family and bringing in the harvest from our fields. We are so grateful that you’ve chosen our farm … Continue reading Week 1 Newsletter

In Your Box: Broccoli (full shares) Broccolini or radish (half shares) Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Garlic Red Onion Winter Squash Farm News Thanks so much for your support this year! This is indeed our last box of the growing season, and we hope you’ve enjoyed the experience. Thanks so much to my family for all … Continue reading Week 18 Newsletter

In Your Box: Bok Choy Carrots Celeriac Garlic, “Music” Kale, “Red Russian” Red Onion Winter Squash: “Fordhook” Acorn Farm News The end is near! It’s hard to remember back to the start of the season in June, when I had boundless energy, it rained regularly, and the fields were brimming with promise. Now, with just … Continue reading Week 17 Newsletter