This is the last of them. The last of my local veggie supply. Roasted and canned tomatoes, sauerkraut, carrots, winter squashes and onions from the Belmont CSA; an abundance of garlic that I bought for seed, but didn't plant; sweet potatoes, rosemary and one purple top turnip from Riverland Farm; three ears of Vanguarden CSA … Continue reading Last of my winter veggies
Winter Work
What do farmers do in the winter? I don't know about the other guys, but I've been busy ... here's a pic of me and hubby, hard at work. I bought a new computer (a necessary piece of farming equipment in the 21st century) and, as we were getting acquainted with it, discovered it has … Continue reading Winter Work
Favorite CSA photos
Remember the rock picking, way too much rain and rabbits, and early spring row cover? How about fava beans, cherry tomatoes, peppers, and the rows and rows of lettuce? I've pulled together a slideshow of some of my favorite pictures from 2008 (there might be a couple of '07 pics included). Many of these photos … Continue reading Favorite CSA photos
2008 Multi-Farm Winter Share Summary
In addition to catching up on my reading, cooking and eating lots of winter veggies and generally being lazy, I've been counting, summarizing, and tallying winter shareholder survey responses. It's the first step in planning for the '09 winter share. I thought some of you might be interested in the data, so here they are.I’ve … Continue reading 2008 Multi-Farm Winter Share Summary
And the winners are ….
One hundred and ninety winter shareholders took part in the Belmont CSA's Winter Ride Share program. These folks walked, biked, car pooled, participated in driving cooperatives or had their CSA share delivered by the New Amsterdam Project. That's 190 shareholders out of 300 total for a whopping 63% of shareholders. Wow. Everyone -- yes, every … Continue reading And the winners are ….
How do you pop corn?
Chris at Vanguarden CSA supplies the winter share with popcorn bouquets. Popcorn on the cob is new to many folks and I get lots of questions about how to cook it. Unshelled popcorn should be stored at temperatures near 32F and high relative humidity. Once or twice a week, shell a few kernels and try … Continue reading How do you pop corn?
A look at the December veg share
A shareholder took this photo of the December multi-farm winter share, noting the name of each veggie. Double click on the photo, then mouse over each vegetable to see the notes.
Winter veggies
All but one item in the December winter share installment were harvested well over a week ago. Picadilly and Vanguarden farmers put these storage crops in walk-in coolers, minimally heated greenhouses and root cellars. Onions, shallots, potatoes, sweet potatoes and winter squash were out of the fields by October 1. Other root crops (for example, … Continue reading Winter veggies
November 15 share distribution
Today's distribution of the Winter Share promises to be .... moist. I'm heading out of town immediately after the distribution: Don't interpret my electronic silence as evidence of a disaster! No, I've built an ark and am sailing off to ..... well, more about that later.Over the past two days, Liz and I harvested the … Continue reading November 15 share distribution
Rain, rain, please delay
Is it just me, or do other people check the weather forecast a couple of times a day? Yeah, that's what I thought. It's just me.The weather for this Saturday's Winter Share distribution doesn't look so great. If the prediction were just for rain, well, what's a little rain when we've all got water-proof skin? … Continue reading Rain, rain, please delay
Shared Harvest CSA 