2012 CSA Newsletter – Week 10 & 11

The Farmers Update

I don’t have time for a long update, as you can probably tell how late this email is. So, i’ve loaded up some photos with captions below to give you a visual update.

We have around 6/7 weeks left (cb/gunnison/marble customers will get a double final box the weekend of oct. 6th, farm pickup customers your last box will be friday oct. 12th). over the next few weeks you will see the number of different items in your box decrease, but we will make up for some of that with weight – lots of tomatoes, potatoes, onions and soon squash. We also have a small corn crop that should come in this week. I hope you have been enjoying the season, thanks for your support!

Intern Abdias
Week 8 farm pickup board
Valerie writes up the board
The far hoophouse!
Week 9 board
Week 10 board
Packing the boxes
Pumping the last of the irrigation water for 20123 – August 18th.
A visitor on my chair
A message from abdias
The apple tree near the harvest area – so loaded with apples, an entire limb broke off.
the turkeys, enjoying the falling apples these days
the warm cooler
A packed box!

In the Box

Most items are 1 each for Half, 2 each for Full. A few items are Full only. Boxes may vary slightly, we do our best to even out the distribution.

Broccoli/Cauliflower  – still a little more…
Corn  – possibly more next week
Onions  – getting bigger, we will have these throughout the rest of the season, nearly every week
Cucumbers – time for cucumber salad (still more coming!)
Basil – last chance for pesto making
Kale – ends soon!
Peppers – more varieties coming soon
Eggplant –
Carrots – lots more coming
Tomatos
Potatoes
Leeks 
Salad mix – that was it
Herbs – hope you all got a good mix this year, just as bit more of the culinary herbs
Cabbage, red
Squash, summer
Fruit

Nectarines from First Fruits
small gala apples from Delicious Orchards

Coming Soon

Fall apples & more pears, possibly plums

 

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