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Week 4

Wow – what a truly wet last three days. There must have been 4 inches of rain here at the farm, and fairly warm at that. Weeds and crops all really jumped ahead; today was a weeding day before the afternoon series of downpours hit. Starting Wednesday things will warm up and dry out somewhat,… Continue reading Week 4

June Monthly Update

June has come (well, it actually has been here for a week now) and it is time for the semi-famous Shilofarm CSA Monthly Update – Tada! The Main season is in the third week; some of the garden crops are now starting to show up in the boxes, but not all, not yet. The plan… Continue reading June Monthly Update

Week 3 in the box

Hi all! Hope you are all doing great, and really for sure hope you are enjoying the veggies. You may recall that there are roughly four week sessions in the main season. This first session is ‘cool season’ crops – produce like carrots that wants a warmer soil to germinate and then wants 6-8 weeks… Continue reading Week 3 in the box

Week 2 – in the box

Hiya CSA’ers – Here is the semi-famous “what (on earth) is in the box” update for main season week 2! This is a sorta transition week in that some of the holdover green season produce raised in the greenhouse is done and gone. The new crop plants divide into warm season produce (not ready yet)… Continue reading Week 2 – in the box

In-the-box Main Week 1

This is an exciting week here at Shilofarm – the first week of the main season, when heat loving produce can be delivered. Real. Soon. Now. The sad fact of the matter is that the cool midsummer crops are still in your dreams. This first week is part of what is called the ‘cool’ session… Continue reading In-the-box Main Week 1

Green In the Box week 7

Wow – green season is getting close to the end already. The days are just packed here; there are so many crops that need to be set out and started, beds that need to be finalized, and well, it just keeps us running. The good news is that there are only two more beds to… Continue reading Green In the Box week 7

Green In the Box week 5

Here is the challenge this week: Chard. The recipes on line seem to want more that one or two leaves of Chard – which means there is enough this week to give between four and six of you 8-10 nice leaves – a mix of red and white chard.  There are two or three of… Continue reading Green In the Box week 5

CSA Monthly – May

May has come – and with it, the main season which starts May 26th. It is always exciting to get ready to roll into summer; lots of crops planted, to be planted, getting ready to harvest… A friend bought himself a drone, and came by to show it off – naturally, an over-head of the… Continue reading CSA Monthly – May