Winter CSA # 1
First winter CSA on what surely felt like the first week of winter! It was a sight to see and seemed to have everyone taking pictures! I was taken by it's beauty but also eating away at me was a little worry that it would somehow damage my crops. It still amazes me as I sit here and write, in my snowy town of Stevensville tucked away in my backyard is a greenhouse full of bright crispy greens. Each morning, I get all bundled up and walk down the snowy frozen path that leads to the farm to open the door of my greenhouse and see, yup it's still there! My husband still works at a school this year and this week they harvested and enjoyed some salad greens, people really are blown away by the fact that it is possible to pick something green and edible out there!
In your basket this week:
1 bag of Chez Nous Mix
1 Bag of premium Kale Mix ( i say premium because this kale has frozen a few times and is at it's sweetest!)
1 bag of Sunflower Greens
1 bunch of Swiss Chard
1 small bag of Beets
1 garlic
rosemary
We also did a large Hakurei Turnips harvest this week. They were the nicest ever!
When the weather gets colder and daylight hours get shorter not much growth goes on but greens are preserved and grow very slowly. Our plan was to get as much growth as possible before the cold weather to maximize what we could get from the greenhouse space. Many of the greens in your Lettuce mix are larger leaves trimmed bite size.
Mustards, Kales, Asian Greens all ready to be snipped for salad mix.
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| Crisp spinach |
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| Some of the Swiss Chard is ridiculously big! They didn't fit in any bags we had!
So welcome to our first ever winter CSA! We are delighted to have you and see you next week!
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