We are thrilled to welcome you all to the first of 9 pickups for the Fall CSA. Spanning for most of the Fall season, this CSA will provide you with fresh greens and the last of summer crops as well as fall hardy crops and storage crops that will bring farm flavors into the holiday season.

We have been busy the last few weeks bulk harvesting storage crops. Onions, carrots, cabbage, pumpkins and winter squash have all made their way onto the farm for storage or curing. In anticipation of a frost, we make protecting these crops crucial in September as the days shorten and the weather begins to get colder.

Transitioning the greenhouses as we move from summer to fall has also been in the works. Summer basil was pulled in GH4 and fall/winter spinach was direct seeded in the side beds. We will harvest spinach as it becomes ready and then double cover to protect as temperatures drop this winter. As daylight hours increase come February and March the spinach will wake back up and harvesting can resume.

With a direct seeding date of September 3rd, the spinach has progressed nicely.

You will notice the lettuce interplanted with the tomatoes, which we will continue to harvest as long as possible. Interplanting allows us to maximize greenhouse space. Before this lettuce we had bell beans, a nitrogen fixing rockstar! The grafted cherry tomatoes on the other hand are ready to come out after a very productive season. Tim began grafting cherry tomatoes back in January, using seedlings started at the end of 2023. He attached the top of the fruiting tomato (sungold orange cherry, and super sweet 100 red cherry) to a strong, vibrant, prolific, disease resistant root stock (maxifort). The result being the tomatoes we want to harvest with “better” roots.

We are swimming in greens right now after a wet summer where greens perished in the very wet gardens. Obviously the recent sun and dry weather has attributed to the green growing success, however also the work we have been doing with cover cropping and prioritizing soil health. Check out this summer CSA newsletter to get some of the back ground info on greenhouse #2, however this Salanova head lettuce, transplanted into the ground around August 20th followed a successful cover crop and is thriving. For perspective, the distance between the blue lines on the fabric is 12”.

We share 809 Brook Road with Woodland Community School. CHILDREN AND PARENTS MAY BE STILL IN AND AROUND THE DRIVEWAY WHEN CSA PICKUP BEGINS, PLEASE BE CAREFUL NAVIGATING THE PARKING LOT.

Pickup
Come anytime between 3 pm and 6 pm on Thursday.

Please bring your own bags or box to gather your choices.

 Remember to contact us in advance if you will be unable to pick up on Thursday, so that we can store your share in our walk-in refrigerator to keep it fresh. You can email or call us to let us know. Thank you to all of those who have already arranged another time to pickup!

Here's what you will find in this weeks share:

When you arrive at the farm, look for the CSA sign straight ahead and to the left.

Jaime will check you in and help you gather your share.

The Fall CSA is a set share, you will receive everything on the “basket” list. We will have a trade box available if you would like to trade one (1) of your items!

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CHECK OUT THE CSA RECIPE PAGE!

Enjoy! Thank you for supporting local agriculture. See you Thursday if not before.

Your Farmer,

Sam (For Tim, Matt, Mikaela, Jeannie, Jim, Jaime, Evrald, Shawn, Colin, Gal, Jav, Uri, and Stephen)