Wow! What an incredibly successful first Winter Share distribution! Here are some highlights.The produce we distributed was exceptional in quality and variety. This is the kind of share that CSA growers want to give shareholders every single distribution. Mother nature cooperated fully with us on this one! The produce highlights for me where the Vanguarden … Continue reading Four tons of food in five hours

Double click on the photo above and you'll be taken to my Flickr site where the identity of the veggies will be revealed. Special thanks to Kathy Martin and Skippy for these wonderful photos.Here's the entire share, including the five apple varieties from which shareholders selected one 10 pound bag. The apple varieties are braeburn, … Continue reading A look at the October 18 share

From Bruce and Jenny Wooster, Picadilly Farm:Carrots, 5 pounds. These are a variety called "Bolero", which we grow especiallyfor the sweet flavor and exceptional storage. The carrots may need another rinse, but many of the nutrients are in the outer layer of the carrots - unless it is your preference, they do not need to … Continue reading What is in the share today?

This week Liz and I have been getting ready for the winter share harvest tomorrow morning. I walk the one acre field at least once a day inspecting our vegetables. Together we redesigned our wash station. Today we planned what would go where: Should the bags of apples go over there? Or should they go … Continue reading Bringing the harvest in

You'd think we would all be ready for a nice long rest after the tough growing season we've had this year. But just the opposite is true: there's growing excitment among the farmers involved in the multi-farm winter share. This fall has been wonderful growing weather. We have some fabulous vegetables. And hungry and appreciative … Continue reading Winter Share Excitement

Kathy mentioned in her blog, Skippy's Vegetable Garden, that I'm selling Winter CSA shares. I know, it seems a bit early to be thinking about winter, but it isn't really. Not if you're growing the food for it anyway. I've provided links to detailed information about the Belmont CSA winter share in the side bar. … Continue reading Winter CSA Share, crop report

I planted the fall crop of broccoli for my summer CSA shareholders, around 600 plants, last Thursday. The rabbits completely ate the broccoli overnight. Where are the coyotes when I need them? Sigh. Good thing there were broccoli transplants left over. They were planted elsewhere on the farm and row cover laid in the tire … Continue reading Fall crops

I'm wondering if I might be able to preserve enough of the harvest to easily manage the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge this winter. Perhaps I could even eat three entirely locally-sourced meals a week this winter, not just the one per week required of those taking the Challenge. Last week I started thinking about … Continue reading I’ve been thinking about food lately.