CSA Newsletters

CSA Week 24 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest: Potatoes, Carrots, Spinach, Daikon Radishes, Delicata or Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Pie Pumpkin, Rutabaga, Garlic, Celeriac, Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Cabbage, Onions. EOW Members Only: Shallots

 Everyone has their own food traditions, and Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday because it’s ALL about food!  I love the Thanksgiving meal, and since beginning the farm I’ve loved providing nearly everything to the meal I share with family.  Two of our heritage turkeys will travel… read more »

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CSA Week #22 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Potatoes, Carrots, Spinach, Salad greens, Beauty Heart Radishes, Cipollini Onions, Buttercup Squash, Acorn or Carnival Squash, Rutabaga, Garlic, Beets, Leeks,  Arugula.  EOW Members Only: Kale, Brussels Sprouts.

Check out our newly-compiled guide for storing your winter vegetables all in one document!  Winter Veggie Guide

A few brand new items are in the share this week–Buttercup Squash, Rutabaga and Cipollini Onions.  Buttercup is a great roasting squash with a rich orange flesh.  Its rind… read more »

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CSA Week #21 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Spinach, Salad Greens, Daikon Radishes, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Potatoes*, Carrots, Brussels sprouts*, Kale, Butternut Squash, Turnips, Onions, Garlic, Broccoli (hopefully!), Turnips, Cabbage.

*Brought to us from West Star Farm in Cottage Grove.

Veggie News:  You’ll notice when you load up your share this week that the Late Fall Share is a bit larger than your summer share.  We include lots of storable veggies along with more perishable items so that you can accumulate… read more »

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CSA Week #20 (EOW #2)

This Week’s Harvest: Sweet potatoes, carrots*, lettuce, spinach, potatoes**, leeks, onions, beets, kohlrabi, garlic, butternut squash, pie pumpkin.

*Carrots from Two Onion Farm   **Potatoes from West Star Farm

This Week in the U-Pick Garden: A few flowers remain, as well as the dill, parsley, and cilantro. 

Veggie News:  Here it is, the last share of our regular CSA season!  I have a feeling the weather Wednesday will assure us that winter is coming, but we’ve been… read more »

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CSA Week #19 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Sweet potatoes, spinach, lettuce, potatoes*, leeks, arugula or bok choi, garlic, onions, kohlrabi, butternut or pie pumpkin, beets, beatuy heart radishes, carrots**.  EOW members only: Delicata squash

*From our friends at West Star Farm in Cottage Grove      **From our friends at Two Onion Farm in Belmont

This Week in the U-pick Garden:  Still some flowers!  Parsley, cilantro, and dill.  Some spicy peppers hanging from “almost” dead plants!

Veggie News:  For some of… read more »

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CSA Week #18 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Sweet potatoes, carrots*, butternut squash, salad mix, arugula, baby beets, onions, garlic, peppers, baby bok choi, beauty heart radishes.  Extras: Green tomatoes

*Carrots supplied by our friends at Two Onion Farm

This Week in the U-Pick Garden:  A heavy frost hit the farm this past weekend, ending the summer vegetable season.  Remarkably, the flower garden still has some blooms in it, although it was hit hard.  The spicy peppers were hit, but… read more »

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CSA Week #17 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Butternut squash, Arugula, Salad mix, Edamame, Radishes, Escarole, Red Onions, Garlic, Green Beans, Parsley  EOW Members Only: Shallots

This Week in the U-Pick Garden:  Flowers, Spicy Peppers, Cilantro, Dill, Parsley

Veggie News:  This week we say good bye to a few more summer veggies–these are the last of the edamame and green beans.  If you’ve had your fill of fresh eating these beans, freeze them if you have the time–you’ll be so… read more »

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CSA Week #16 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Acorn squash, lettuce, spinach, arugula, radishes, edamame, green beans, shallots, garlic, peppers, dill.

This Week in the U-pick garden:  Flowers, spicy peppers, parsley, dill, cilantro.  You may find a few cherry tomatoes.  The pickling cucumbers and sauce tomatoes are officially done…

Veggie News:  The transition to fall veggies continues with some new items this week–arugula and acorn squash!  Arugula is a tender, somewhat spicy green, and the bunch in your share with… read more »

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CSA Week #15 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Potatoes*, Edamame, Lettuce, Spinach, Dragon Tongue Beans, Beet or Salad Turnips, Choices from Summer Squash/Cucumbers/Eggplant, Sweet Peppers, Delicata Squash, Onions, Garlic, Tomatoes.

* Potatoes provided by our friends at West Star Farm

This Week in the U-Pick Garden: Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Spicy Peppers, Cherry Tomatoes, Flowers.  Final week for basil!  It was suffering already, but the forecast for Wednesday night will surely do it in.   If we do get a frost (the prediction… read more »

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CSA Week #14 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Edamame, Green/Dragon Tongue Beans, Sweet Corn*, Choices from Summer Squash/Eggplant/Cucumbers, Sweet Peppers, Scallions, Potatoes*, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic

*Items provided by our friends at West Star Farm

This Week in the U-pick Garden:  Basil is fading fast–last chances for pesto!, flowers, cilantro, dill, parsley, cherry tomatoes, pickling cucumbers (last week for these too!).  The storm that hit the area early Saturday morning hit the tomatoes hard, and the patch is declining rapidly.  You… read more »

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