Main Season Week 2
I can't remember a May with such perfect weather. In recent years it has been either unusually dry or unusually wet. We have had a nice mix of rain and dry days and have had to do very little irrigating which is a huge time saver. We even treated to the rare thunder and lightening storm on Saturday morning as we were loading up for market.
We have a couple big single planting crops to get transplanted this week, melons and winter squash. Hoping to get the winter squash in today and tomorrow. This is also the first week of the Chehalis market.
Carrots
Salad
Kale
Herb- Most if not all of you will get basil.
Turnips or zucchini
Garlic Scapes - It may take us two weeks to get everyone scapes.
Rainbow Chard - Large Only
Purple Sprouting Broccoli - Large Only
Monday, June 1, 2020
Monday, May 25, 2020
Main Season Week 1
Kohlrabi
Head Lettuce
Spinach
Cabbage
Radish
Zucchini - The zukes are in a hoop house. We just started picking them last week. Everyone will get them, but it will be a small amount as the plants aren't cranking them out yet. We grilled some last night along with some kohlrabi. It was a nice change of pace.
Salad - Large Only
Herb - Large Only
Kohlrabi
Head Lettuce
Spinach
Cabbage
Radish
Zucchini - The zukes are in a hoop house. We just started picking them last week. Everyone will get them, but it will be a small amount as the plants aren't cranking them out yet. We grilled some last night along with some kohlrabi. It was a nice change of pace.
Salad - Large Only
Herb - Large Only
Monday, May 18, 2020
Early Season Week 5
This is the last week of the early share. The main season will start next week. Thank you for your support. It has been a great way to start the season for us. I hope you all have enjoyed the produce.
We are planting out peppers and tomatoes this week - two of my favorites!
Lacinato Kale
Bunched Mizuna
Bok Choy
Radishes or Turnips
Carrots
Little Gem Lettuce
Salad Mix
This is the last week of the early share. The main season will start next week. Thank you for your support. It has been a great way to start the season for us. I hope you all have enjoyed the produce.
We are planting out peppers and tomatoes this week - two of my favorites!
Lacinato Kale
Bunched Mizuna
Bok Choy
Radishes or Turnips
Carrots
Little Gem Lettuce
Salad Mix
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Early Season Week 4
Enjoy the veggies!
Head Lettuce
Spinach
Rainbow Chard
Green Cabbage
Beets
Green Garlic - A customer sent me a picture of this bread they made with the green garlic. The recipe is in metric but has a toggle button to change it. The recipe refers to green garlic as wet garlic which must be how it is referred to in the UK. It looks amazing, We have been making some really good dressings with the green tops. We had a beet, beet green, quinoa and feta salad that we dressed with a mix of blended green garlic, lemon, oil, mint and parsley. I also made a tahini dressing with green garlic and a cilantro lime dressing with it. This will be the last time it goes in the shares but garlic scapes are only a few weeks away.
Enjoy the veggies!
Head Lettuce
Spinach
Rainbow Chard
Green Cabbage
Beets
Green Garlic - A customer sent me a picture of this bread they made with the green garlic. The recipe is in metric but has a toggle button to change it. The recipe refers to green garlic as wet garlic which must be how it is referred to in the UK. It looks amazing, We have been making some really good dressings with the green tops. We had a beet, beet green, quinoa and feta salad that we dressed with a mix of blended green garlic, lemon, oil, mint and parsley. I also made a tahini dressing with green garlic and a cilantro lime dressing with it. This will be the last time it goes in the shares but garlic scapes are only a few weeks away.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Early Season Week 3
Ate my first spring carrot and saw my first snap pea flower this week! Carrots should make it into week 5 and I have my fingers crossed for cabbage next week. Swiss Chard should also be ready for next week. Have a great week.
Head Lettuce - Assorted Varieties
Spinach - first picking from the field
Collards
Kohlrabi
Radishes
Salad Mix
Mixed Mustard Bunch
Ate my first spring carrot and saw my first snap pea flower this week! Carrots should make it into week 5 and I have my fingers crossed for cabbage next week. Swiss Chard should also be ready for next week. Have a great week.
Head Lettuce - Assorted Varieties
Spinach - first picking from the field
Collards
Kohlrabi
Radishes
Salad Mix
Mixed Mustard Bunch
Monday, April 27, 2020
Early Season Week 2
It isn't often that we eat a CSA share. Typically, I just grab whatever culls are around unless I have my heart set on something special. This time of year there isn't a lot of random stuff coming back from market so I harvested an extra of everything and we had all the same things in our fridge that you did this past week. I thought the salad was extra primo and the spinach not as good (but still yummy), as it was a couple weeks ago. It was the last picking from the greenhouse planting and it is loosing its sweetness and developing more of an oxalic acid taste(next week's box will have field grown spinach in it). Taste and textural differences between plantings is most often related to plant maturity, the weather and the nutrient level in the soil. When all three of those things are in alignment it makes for epic food. This week the bok choy looks like it is going to be epic - mild, juicy, crunchy and delicious.
Enjoy the produce.
Lacinato Kale - the first picking of spring.
Bok Choy
Arugula or Mizuna - not sure which of these we will go with
Bunched Turnips
Green Garlic - We plant garlic close together for green garlic and harvested like scallions, you can use the entire thing. It is milder than dried down garlic.
Salad Mix - all lettuce this week
Little Gem Lettuce
It isn't often that we eat a CSA share. Typically, I just grab whatever culls are around unless I have my heart set on something special. This time of year there isn't a lot of random stuff coming back from market so I harvested an extra of everything and we had all the same things in our fridge that you did this past week. I thought the salad was extra primo and the spinach not as good (but still yummy), as it was a couple weeks ago. It was the last picking from the greenhouse planting and it is loosing its sweetness and developing more of an oxalic acid taste(next week's box will have field grown spinach in it). Taste and textural differences between plantings is most often related to plant maturity, the weather and the nutrient level in the soil. When all three of those things are in alignment it makes for epic food. This week the bok choy looks like it is going to be epic - mild, juicy, crunchy and delicious.
Enjoy the produce.
Lacinato Kale - the first picking of spring.
Bok Choy
Arugula or Mizuna - not sure which of these we will go with
Bunched Turnips
Green Garlic - We plant garlic close together for green garlic and harvested like scallions, you can use the entire thing. It is milder than dried down garlic.
Salad Mix - all lettuce this week
Little Gem Lettuce
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Early Season Week 1
Salad
Radishes
Turnips - good raw or cooked - greens are also edible.
Spinach
Beet Greens - A spring time favorite on our farm. Trim off the stringy tap root, leaving the beet root base and wash well. We typically chop and saute them.
Mustard Bunches
Next week we should have some green garlic in the bags! Have a great week.
Salad
Radishes
Turnips - good raw or cooked - greens are also edible.
Spinach
Beet Greens - A spring time favorite on our farm. Trim off the stringy tap root, leaving the beet root base and wash well. We typically chop and saute them.
Mustard Bunches
Next week we should have some green garlic in the bags! Have a great week.
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