CSA Newsletters

CSA Week #13 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Lettuce, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Choices from Eggplant/Summer Squash/Cucumbers, Sweet Peppers, Beets, Dragon Tongue Beans, Dill or Cilantro, Garlic, Onions.

This Week in the U-Pick Garden: Flowers, Basil, Parsley, Cilantro, Dill, Cherry Tomatoes, Sauce tomatoes, Tomatillos, Pickling Cucumbers, Spicy Peppers.

My guess is that this week and next will be the last plentiful weeks for sauce tomatoes.  The roma plants, while they themselves look terrible, are loaded with fruit.  However nearly all the… read more »

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CSA Week #12 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Tomatoes, Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Chard or Kale, Cucumbers, Eggplant or Squash, Garlic, Onions, Green Beans (2 lbs!), Beets, Radishes.  Extra: Mini Cabbages.

This Week in the U-Pick Garden:  Plenty of Flowers (fall zinnias and asters are starting!), Basil (get it while it lasts!), Cilantro, Parsley, Spicy Peppers, Tomatillos and Sauce Tomatoes (Limit 10#),  Cherry tomatoes (Limit 1 Quart), NEW THIS WEEK: Pickling Cucumbers (Limit 5#)

A Note about the Pickling Cucumbers:  As you know if you… read more »

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CSA Week 11 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Sweet Corn, Melon, Torpedo Onions, Garlic, Mini Cabbages, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Rainbow Chard, Peppers, and Choices of Summer squash, Eggplant, and Cucumbers.

This week in the U-Pick Garden:  Flowers, basil, parsley, spicy peppers, cherry tomatoes, cilantro.  NEW THIS WEEK: U-pick tomatillos and sauce tomatoes!

A note about our Sauce Tomato crop: Our field tomatoes are suffering.  They are planted on land newly rented to the farm where the fertility is… read more »

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CSA Week 10 (EOW Group #2)

This week’s Harvest:  Green beans, tomatoes, mini cabbages, cherry tomatoes, torpedo onions, garlic, cucumbers, summer squash, peppers, melons, sweet corn (from West Star Farm), cinnomon basil, kale or rainbow chard.  EOW Members only: Eggplant.

This week in the U-Pick Garden:  Lots of flowers and basil, parsley, cilantro, spicy peppers, and the first U-pick cherry tomatoes!  In addition to the pint in your share, you may pick up to 1 more pint from the patch.

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CSA Week 9 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Tomatoes, Beets, Lettuce, Onions, Fresh Garlic, Peppers, Eggplant, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Green beans, Opal basil, Melons?? We’ll find out tomorrow…  EOW members only: Fennel. 

This Week in the U-pick Garden:  The basil explosion continues (sweet, opal, and cinnamon), Many flowers, Cilantro, Parsley, jalapeno peppers.  We mowed off the perennials (oregano, mint, thyme) to grow new shoots, so 1-2 weeks for these to be back.   Next week: Cherry tomatoes??

Veggie News: The garlic has… read more »

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CSA Week 8 (EOW Group #2)

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This Week’s Harvest:  Lettuce, Scallions, Sweet onions, Fennel, Bell Peppers, Beets, Cucumbers, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Kohlrabi.  EOW Only: Green Beans, Pickling Cucumbers. 

This Week in the U-pick Garden:  LOTS of basil and flowers.  It’s pesto time.  In addition to the usual sweet basil, we have opal basil (purple leaves) and cinnamon basil for picking.  The cinnamon basil has a light anise spice, I love it with curries and stir frys.  The opal basil has an… read more »

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CSA Week 7 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Carrots, Scallions, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Kale or Chard, Summer Squash, Kohlrabi, Green Beans or Beets, Eggplant, Your First Tomato!  Extra: Pickling cucumbers.

This Week in the U-Pick Garden:  Lots of Flowers and Basil!  Both seem to be enjoying this weather.  We will open our small patch of rasberries up for U-pick this week and next–they are back behind the barn so look for signs.  The heat has made them far too perishable to… read more »

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CSA Week 6 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Carrots, Broccoli, Green Beans, Lettuce, Swiss Chard, Kale, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Scallions, Kohlrabi, Garlic Scapes

This Week in the U-pick garden:  The heat and dry weather of the last week brought an early end to the snap peas in the garden and in the field–there are a few left for the taking this week but that will be the end.  Plenty of flowers blooming in the flower garden to pick.  In the pick-up area you will find scissors, newspaper to… read more »

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CSA Week 5 (EOW Group #1)

This Week’s Harvest:  Carrots, Broccoli, Trio of Peas (Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, AND Shelling Peas!), Radishes, Swiss Chard, Collard Greens, Basil, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Garlic Scapes

ANOTHER Note about Strawberries:  All of our organic sources for berries this week said, well, sorry.  Season’s over.  Shortest I’ve seen! So no berries this week but we’ll make sure there are rasberries for those members who missed this round. 

This Week in the U-pick garden:  Lots of Sugar Snap Peas! … read more »

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CSA Week 4 (EOW Group #2)

This Week’s Harvest:  Head lettuce, Spinach, Scallions, Sugar snap peas, Snow Peas, Italian Parsley, Baby Bok Choi, Escarole, Garlic Scapes, Broccoli, Summer Squash (1 small–your first taste!)

A Note about Strawberries: We hope also to have strawberries in your share this week.  We do not grow strawberries on our farm but each year order them to include in your share.  JenEhr Family Farm in Sun Prairie is the farm we ordered from this year, and I received a call… read more »

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