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
Winter CSA
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
Autumn Delivery
Seven year old Abigail and her family picked their winter share up in a wagon on Sunday. Here's a poem and picture Abigail wrote about this Autumn Delivery. Thank you, Abigail!
What’s in the November share?
More detailed information about some of these veggies can be found in the October "What's in the share?" post.From Jenny and Bruce Wooster, Picadilly FarmCarrots, 5.5 pounds. Again, "boleros", our favorite fall carrot.Beets, 3 pounds. A sweet storage type.Potatoes, 5-6 pounds. A very tasty gold potato, in a wide range of sizes. These will store … Continue reading What’s in the November share?
Road Trip
Liz and I took a little road trip this Wednesday. First stop was Berlin, MA to meet Charlie at Village Power and Equipment. Charlie is the man to go to if you're in the market for used farm equipment, or if your used farm equipment has broken down. His knowledge about old tractors is encyclopedic. … Continue reading Road Trip
Picture Perfect Days
These photos were taken during the October Winter CSA distributions. I'm hoping we have equally nice weather for the November and December pick ups! Thanks to Jane Sedgwick and Kathy Martin for their sharing their photography skills with us.
Four more tons of veggies leave the farm!
"Oh! Oh my! Oh! Oh! Look! Look what's in the share!" "I get apples, too?!" These were just some of the delighted exclaimations we heard at the share pick up yesterday.It was a great day to be at the farm. Lots of happy people, eaters and farmers alike. Nice weather, very managable traffic, lots of … Continue reading Four more tons of veggies leave the farm!
Shared Harvest CSA 