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The share for this week will be: Red Romaine lettuce, celeriac, garlic, choice of spinach or Swiss chard, butternut squash, choice of red, green or Napa cabbage, Vermont Cranberry beans, tatsoi or other mustard green, and choice of an herb (dill, parsley, or cilantro).

With the exception of some heavy rain on Thursday, the past week of weather was more or less beneficial. The temperatures remain balmy and the winds that followed the rain have helped to dry out the fields a bit. We still have some very soggy spots in the fields, making it a challenge to plant the winter cover crop. We are likely to have our first frost this next week with a hard freeze predicted as we head into November.  At this point most of the crops that remain are cold hardy so except for the peppers, a few cold nights won’t affect us much. Continue reading →

The share for this week will be Green lettuce, carrots, acorn squash, choice of tatsoi or other mustard green, sweet potatoes, choice of red, green or Napa cabbage, yellow onions, and choice of an herb.

It was another week of mild temperatures and the rain that was predicted, fortunately did not amount to much.  The fields are still very soggy and I am a bit worried about how I will plant my cover crops and prepare the beds to plant next season’s garlic crop. There is not much rain forecast for the next ten days and the breezy conditions are helpful in drying out the ground, so hopefully there will be a window of opportunity soon. Continue reading →

The share for this week will be: Green leaf lettuce, red-skinned turnips, spinach or Swiss chard, choice of arugula, tatsoi, or other mustard greens, red onions, potatoes, choice of beans, peppers, pumpkins, and choice of an herb- dill, cilantro, or parsley.

It’s been a glorious week of sunny weather and mild temperatures. Our fields are finally beginning to dry out although there are still a few wet spots about. While daytime temps have been balmy it is getting chilly at night and clear skies mean strong radiative cooling. Continue reading →

Hi Folks, the share for this week will be: Carrots, potatoes, garlic, spinach, radishes, arugula or broccoli raab, spaghetti squash, green or Napa cabbage, and choice of dill or cilantro.
Now, I guess I spoke too soon last week about dodging a bullet, as the scattered storms of the week brought us another 5 inches of rain. The creek did once again rise and form a lake in the field with the brassicas, drowning a few more plants on the edges of the previous inundation. Continue reading →

The share for this week will be:  Romaine lettuce, string beans, salad turnips, mustard greens, potatoes, shallots or cippolini onions, and butternut squash.

On to the update – We seem to have dodged a bullet this weekend as the heavy rains predicted did not materialize. We received only about a half an inch of precipitation as opposed to the 3-5 inches forecast as possible. We’re not completely out of the woods yet, as there are still a few days of scattered storms and showers ahead. Nevertheless we are grateful for the reprieve. Continue reading →

This week will be one of the leanest of the season, but I expect gradual improvement in the size of the shares in the coming weeks. I will list only those items which I am fairly certain we will have; we will add other items to the shares as availability allows.

The share for this week will be:   Green leaf lettuce, carrots, onions, potatoes, and mustard greens. Continue reading →