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Category Archives: Recipes
CSA Newsletter: Week 13, 2016
More than a few days late, but here’s our newsletter from September 8: Dear CSA members, Here it is, your final weekly share of the season! Thanks for giving us the opportunity to grow food for you again this season. … Continue reading
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CSA Newsletter: Week 12, 2016
Our newsletter from September 1: Dear CSA members, The first of September already! This is the time of year when I look back on the season and wish I had a time machine to transport me back to Spring so … Continue reading
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CSA Newsletter: Week 10, 2016
Our newsletter from August 18: Dear CSA members, The old adage “when it rains it pours” seemed just a bit too literal this past week. Of course we are grateful for the rain, but I was sloshing through puddles between … Continue reading
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CSA Newsletter: Week 9, 2016
Our newsletter from August 11: Dear CSA members, Summer just keeps on coming, doesn’t it? We’ve got our fingers crossed that the forecasted Friday rain materializes, since everything is dry, dry, dry again. Irrigation is a poor substitute for a … Continue reading
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CSA Newsletter: Week 8, 2016
Our newsletter from August 4: Dear CSA members, After three years of beekeeping, we finally have a honey harvest! Just a bit, because we want to make sure that the bees have enough to get them through the winter—that’s why … Continue reading
CSA Newsletter: Week 7, 2016
Our newsletter from July 28: Dear CSA members, We had a wonderful vacation full of rivers, waterfalls, pine trees, and some magnificent oaks. One of the hardest sacrifices for me in farming has been giving up so many summer camping … Continue reading
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CSA Newsletter: Week 6, 2016
Our newsletter from July 14: Dear CSA members, Even though the storms that passed through the area yesterday managed NOT to bring us any rain, it sure is nice to have the humidity a little lower this morning! Overall, things … Continue reading
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CSA Newsletter: Week 5, 2016
Our newsletter from July 7: Dear CSA members, Summer came back with a vengeance this week, didn’t it? Too bad this hot weather hasn’t brought a nice thundershower along with it! We’ve been doing a lot of “hose wrangling” this … Continue reading
CSA Newsletter: Week 4, 2016
Our newsletter from June 30: Dear CSA members, What a pleasant harvest morning! This is the type of weather that makes me especially grateful that I get to work outdoors all summer. Things are rolling along here—big thanks to Crystal, … Continue reading
CSA Newsletter: Week 3, 2016
Our newsletter from June 23: Dear CSA members, Whew, we’ve had some hot weather this week! We are grateful it’s cooled down these past couple of days; it makes working in the gardens much pleasanter. We’ve pretty much wrapped up … Continue reading