Winter season draws to a close Hi – The winter season is on week 6, which means next week is a wrap. The lettuces are in great shape; really good, which is probably what you will hear for some time. There are some very large-green Turnips; most of the members are not very excited about… Continue reading Winter Week 6 in the box
Author: Doug
--- 'farmer doug' is the planner and heavy lifter for the CSA and the LLC. Loves to teach; "ask him the time, he'll tell you how to make a clock." Always has a new idea to try, some of which work. BTW - if you try and phone call, and you are NOT in his caller ID you will not be answered - just leave a message and you will be called right back.
In the Box Week 5
Winter Garden Lettuce.. Updated – problems with mailing… If you get it, pretty please reply back? don’t go to the site, just reply. Pretty please. Only three weeks left in the winter ‘season’ garden, and the plants are rocking it! The weather this week has been excellent for the greenhouse, very warm, lots of sunshine.… Continue reading In the Box Week 5
In the box week 4
In the box… It was a pretty busy time this week, which kept the weekly update email from going out in time. Here is a quick synopsis: The lettuces and spinach are amazing… Poached some for farmers testing, and the texture, color and flavor were outstanding. all four radish types are up and good; a… Continue reading In the box week 4
CSA March Update & Poll
Greetings! This is the highly optimistic time of year – lots of major improvements that are getting the garden in great shape for the coming seasons! Here is where things are at: Green Season crops are on track – this includes radishes, carrots and new beets; should even have some snap peas to go with… Continue reading CSA March Update & Poll
In the Box Winter Week 3
Kicking it up a notch for the winter garden… The weather and the time of year are conspiring to give us some nice stuff out of the greenhouse, and even some out of the main garden this week. Lettuce is especially showing progress, getting some size to the Bibb and the Romaine style heads. And,… Continue reading In the Box Winter Week 3
In the Box Winter week 2
The really great news is the week of winter is done, and we can resume 5 months of cool Spring weather. The (outside the greenhouse) Kale and Mustard and carrots and onions are all both accessible and ready to head out. The inside the greenhouse produce is much like last week. The snow didn’t hurt… Continue reading In the Box Winter week 2
Winter Week 1 in the box
Winter…. Our first week of “Winter” season is squarely on top of a snow forecast. The generally observation is that February runs to snow, at least over the last few years. Those of you planning on coming to the farm may come or you may want to postpone till Sunday or Monday or When You… Continue reading Winter Week 1 in the box
February’s Monthly Update
February. This is a wet, but warmer than usual February thus far. The important things going on for the CSA are all around seed starts and setting out plants. All eight of the greenhouse beds are full and growing for Winter 1 and 2, and seed starts are in the propagation benches for Green 1.… Continue reading February’s Monthly Update
CSA monthly update mail list test
Hello Members… It turns out that there are secrets to the use of the ’email a post to the members’ process which have, thus far, eluded my grasp. That said, I appear to of stumbled upon the proper way to hold my mouth while I say the right thing. You have a couple of things… Continue reading CSA monthly update mail list test
In The Box Test Email
So – this is a test to see if the ‘in the box’ email will actually be generated. There is a prior posting that has the info… Doug