Category: Newsletters 2011

In your box: Arugula Cabbage or broccoli or kohlrabi or cauliflower Carrots Garlic Kale, "Red Russian" Onion Parsley Salad mix or head lettuce Turnips Winter squash or pie pumpkin Autumn finally seems to be settling in for good now, and none too soon for this tired farmer.  It didn't feel right ending our season with … Continue reading Week 17 Newsletter

In Your Box: Beets Cabbage or broccoli or cauliflower Collards Daikon radishes Mizuna Onion Potatoes, russet Red onion Salad mix It was a fiery end to an era here on the farm on Wednesday.  For the three years I've been farming on my own, I've relied on a Ford 9N tractor named "Mr. Peanut" for … Continue reading Week 16 Newsletter

  In your box:   Arugula Cabbage or broccoli or cauliflower Carrots Celery or kohlrabi Garlic Hot pepper Onion Spinach or head lettuce Turnip   　We wanted to begin today by expressing our gratitude for everyone who was able to make it out to our fall festival last weekend! On a perfect fall day, we … Continue reading Week 15 Newsletter

In your box: Carrots Daikon Radish Gourds Kale Head lettuce Hot pepper Onion Parsley Potatoes Radicchio Red onions Sweet Pepper During the height of summer, it's easy for us to get into a rut with providing quite similar vegetables and fruits every week in the box.  Indeed, it has to be like this--bean and zucchini … Continue reading Week 14 Newsletter

In your box: Beans or eggplant or zucchini Beets Celery Cucumbers Dill Green tomatoes Head lettuce Hot pepper Onion Sweet Pepper It's always bittersweet to have the first fall's frost of the season, ending the growing season for so many crops and ushering in my favorite season.  We've put so much work into the crops, … Continue reading Week 13 Newsletter

In Your Box:  Beans Carrots Cucumbers Fennel Hot pepper Kohlrabi Onion Potatoes, Yukon Gold or Nicola Sweet Pepper Swiss chard Tomatoes Zucchini or eggplant Judging from the extended forecasts, it looks like we’re enjoying the last gasp of summer.  With temperatures tumbling next week and a possible frost coming on September 22nd, enjoy the fruits … Continue reading Week 12 Newsletter

September 2nd or 6th In Your Box: Basil Beans Beets Celery Cucumbers Garlic Hot pepper Kale, Red Russian Onion Sweet Pepper Tomatoes Zucchini or sweet corn This week we finally rid ourselves of sweet onions, which remained quite stumpy all year, in favor of the more impressive Storage Onion.  Our onions did quite well this … Continue reading Week 11 Newsletter

In your box: Beans Cucumbers Eggplant Garlic Head lettuce Parsley Potatoes, "Red Norland" Summer Squash Sweet onion Sweet pepper Swiss Chard Tomatoes While late summer does bring in a bounty of harvest delights, it does also usher in the worst time of year for poor saps like me: ragweed season.  As I write this, I … Continue reading Week 10 Newsletter

In Your Box: Beans Carrots Collard Greens Corn Cucumber Dill Head lettuce, Romaine Summer Squash Sweet onion Tomatoes Once again, we have been beyond thankful for this beautiful weather we've had lately.  Following all of the heat and humidity we endured in July, we've truly appreciated the moderate temperatures, low dew points, and bearable humidity … Continue reading Week 9 Newsletter

In Your Box: Basil Beets Corn Cucumbers Endive frisee Garlic Red onion Sweet onion Sweet pepper Tomato or beans or broccoli or cabbage Zucchini or eggplant After weeks or bitterly partisan debate, farmers at Fox and Fawn Farm agreed to a controversial move that would lift the so-called Cucumber Ceiling.  This move clears the way … Continue reading Week 8 Newsletter