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| Ginger! A new experiment we are trying in the greenhouse this year. |
Greetings CSA members and
blogging enthusiast, It is beginning to feel the tiniest bit like spring this
week and speaking of unassuming beginnings I have now officially started as the
new CSA manager. Lise Holdorf left some big and extraordinarily muddy boots
to fill but, with the help of our fantastic crew and the support of our
invaluable membership (you), we are hoping to make this season just as fruitful
as the last.
With our fields muddied by
the thaw and spring rains, we haven’t yet been able to do any plowing this
season. This is a little discouraging because, according to both our
records and our planting calendar, this puts us a little behind schedule.
Fortunately, all it takes to lift our spirits is a trip to the greenhouse
where spring has come early. We have now run out of table space and have
been putting seed trays on makeshift benches in order to stay on schedule in
the greenhouse. Thanks to our wonderful greenhouse volunteers who helped
us seed 48 trays of cabbage, 36 trays of kohlrabi, 40 trays of lettuce and 18
trays of snap dragons this past Monday for a grand total of 142 trays
seeded. Fantastic work everyone!
In other CSA news our new
apprentices will be starting this Monday. They are excited, energetic and
very eager to learn. I am very pleased to welcome Rachel Kessler,
Sean Cubbins, and Rachel Dennison and welcome back Ryan Donnelly to the
Appleton Farms community. Jon Berube and I can’t wait to begin working
with these exceptional individuals. Look for updates to our staff bios
page in the next few weeks.
Stay tuned for more
exciting updates from the field!
-Ryan Wood
