Category: Newsletters 2012

In your box: Beans Cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, or endive Cucumber Kale, Red Russian Parsley Summer squash or Eggplant Sweet corn Sweet onion Sweet pepper Tomatoes This week's newsletter is written by our intern, Jeremy "Naptime" Benson, who is now in his second year with us.  As he is also an English major, you'll be in … Continue reading Week 8 Newsletter

In your box: Basil Cabbage or head lettuce Carrots Chard Cucumber or Summer Squash Sweet corn Sweet onion I wouldn't really be doing my job as a farmer if I didn't talk about the rain we received this week: a very welcome inch and a half.  Even though we had record-breaking rains in May and … Continue reading Week 7 Newsletter

In your box: Beets Cucumber or Summer Squash Dill  Head lettuce Kale, Red Russian Red onion Sweet onion Beans, cabbage, or tomatoes In a time when most farmers require hundreds or even thousands of acres of land in order to make a living, it surprises most people that we only have ten acres here at … Continue reading Week 6 Newsletter

In your box: Cabbage or Cauliflower Chard Parsley Peas or Green Beans Salad mix Sweet onions Summer squash, cucumbers, raspberries, or tomatoes  In planning out one’s summer, it’s basically impossible to really know when a vacation will be most needed. But we really lucked out over the post-4th of July weekend, when we made plans … Continue reading Week 5 Newsletter

In your box: Chinese Cabbage Head Lettuce Kale, Red Russian Sage Scallions (green onions) Sugar Snap Peas This past week has been a great one for watching corn grow and farmers collapse from heat exhaustion. Actually, we’ve modified our schedule during this obscene heat wave to maximize our work hours in the early morning and … Continue reading Week 4 Newsletter

In your box: Arugula Beets Cilantro Garlic scapes Lettuce mix Mizuna Radishes Scallions (green onions) Sugar Snap Peas It's hot!  After a spring that offered hot weather in fits and starts, it looks like we are finally settling into a pattern of hot hot heat and humidity.  One day after harvesting greens in a light … Continue reading Week 3 Newsletter

In your box: Arugula Bok choy Chard Garlic scapes Head lettuce Parsley Scallions (green onions) Sugar Snap Peas Turnips To begin this week, we wanted to extend all of our sympathies to those suffering from the torrential flooding all across our state.  It's been a traumatic week in so many flooded areas throughout the region, … Continue reading Week 2 Newsletter