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| The new Field 6 duck pond |
The sunshine this weekend was a welcome sight for the CSA crew! After nearly 8 inches of rain over the course of last week, the fields are completely saturated, and in some spots even flooded. Our harvest trucks always seemed on the verge of getting stuck and our boots were constantly sinking into the muck. We had been hoping to finish transplanting our winter squash into Field 6 this week, but a chunk of the field is underwater (and a couple of ducks have apparently taken up residence!), so we'll have to wait until it dries out a bit and in the meantime see what we can fit in the very limited available space in another field. After the sunny weather on Saturday, some of our fields dried out enough that we were able to get some tractors running on them. With potential rain in the forecast for next week too, we had to jump on the opportunity Saturday and Sunday to try to catch up with preparing fields for planting and cultivating to keep down weeds.
Our annual
Bluegrass Picnic is coming up this
Saturday, June 22nd from 4 to 6pm. Bring a picnic and come sit by the barn while listening to the CSA's favorite bluegrass band, Old Cold Tater. We'll also have the tractors out for the kids to play on!
What's in the share: Greens, Lettuce, Bok Choi, Broccoli raab, Spinach, Scallions, Fennel, PYO Sugar Snap Peas*, PYO strawberries*, PYO herbs (chives,
oregano, mint, parsley)*.
New this week: Kale, Napa cabbage, Kohlrabi, PYO Snow Peas*, and PYO Shelling Peas*!
Check out our new
Recipe blog for ideas on how to prepare your veggies.
*Be sure to check the pick-your-own board in the barn before heading out to the fields so you can get containers and tips on where the best picking is!
