Nice article in the Boston Globe about winter CSAs. Green grows the bounty, even in winter Shares of community supported agriculture bring fresh, local produce By Aaron Kagan Globe Correspondent / January 26, 2011 For cooks used to supermarket produce, the rootsy offerings of a winter CSA — a community supported agriculture program in which … Continue reading Flaming-pink Watermelon Radishes and More!
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Winter Greens!
I came home from the Carlisle Winter Farmer's Market yesterday with lots of spinach from Dragonfly Farms in Pepperell. I'm pretty darned happy! Here's what four pounds of spinach looks like: Isn't it just beautiful??? I'll blanch and freeze what I don't eat this week. I recently found a sweet video of two veggie lovers … Continue reading Winter Greens!
Beans in Carlisle Saturday
I'll be at the Carlisle Winter Farmer's Market this Saturday, selling Charley Baer's heirloom and hybrid beans and giving out information about Shared Harvest CSA. Come say hi!
CSA Farm Share Fair in Arlington
I'm helping to organize a CSA Farm Share Fair in Arlington. It will be a nice opportunity to meet the farmers who grow your food. Our three-person team of volunteers (one of whom is headed to Africa for a month!) needs help spreading the word about the Fair. If you're willing to put flyers around … Continue reading CSA Farm Share Fair in Arlington
Brrrrr
It's a chilly day for the last CSA distribution of 2010. It's 16 degrees out there! Picadilly and Riverland farm crews packed share boxes together yesterday at Picadilly Farm. The boxes were loaded onto a truck. The truck was parked in a nice warm (50 degree) barn overnight to keep the produce from freezing. Right … Continue reading Brrrrr
November 20 CSA Share
Today was the first distribution of our two month winter share. What a lovely day for a CSA share distribution - sunny skies and crisp temperatures. Lots of folks came to help unload the truck and set up for the distribution -- thank you!!! Here's what was in the share. Picadilly Farm Potatoes, 5 pounds. … Continue reading November 20 CSA Share
Save the Waxed Boxes!
Our farmers appreciate being able to reuse the CSA waxed share boxes. Here is volunteer Elsbeth Hearn demonstrating good box folding technique. (Good job, Elsbeth!)
It’s Diakon!
Or there's this easy recipe: Japanese Radish Salad on the Newton Community Farm's recipe wiki.
Busy farmers, lovely day
In preparing for the distribution tomorrow, I stopped by the Bradley Estate in Canton and found Brookwood farmers harvesting greens. I visited another farm on my way home and helped plant garlic. Thought I'd practice a little with the video on my camera. For some reason, when I'm being recorded I talk like a ..... … Continue reading Busy farmers, lovely day
November 13 share
We've got another lovely share to distribute this weekend! Our farmers will be picking the greens and packing Shared Harvest boxes today. They'll be up early Saturday morning to deliver boxes of deliciousness to us! Marius from Cider Hill Farm will get to the farm first with bulk apples and cider. Then Mike from Riverland, … Continue reading November 13 share
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