How is it going?
We hope you have enjoyed welcoming Meadowstone Farm into your kitchen during the first 2 weeks of the CSA. Thank you for all the feedback, questions and thoughts provided to us so far, keep it coming!
Are there things you would like to change about your 2024 Summer CSA share? If so, let us know by email or phone before your next pickup!
Options include switching share size from Small to Full or Full to Small or changing add-ons. Eggs, Coffee, Flowers, and Pork Sausage are all available options.
If your CSA changes require a partial refund, the amount will be added to your Farm Bucks account in our farmstand to be used at your convenience on any item we sell in the stand. Don't have an account? We will set one up for you!
If you owe us, bring a check on your pickup day, Monday or Thursday.
To change something about your CSA just shoot us an email with the subject "CSA Changes" and then touch base with Jaime or Jesse on Monday or Thursday.
No need to reach out to us unless you are interested in changing a part of your CSA.
Tomatoes
The summer abundance has begun to arrive. Providing CSA members a broader and greater selection at each pickup was part of the reason we added an additional pickup day. Tomatoes are certainly part of that equation. We were thrilled to increase the cherry tomato choice size from 1/2 pint to 1 pint this week, while also beginning to add in Slicing Tomatoes.
Greenhouse 3 Slicing Tomatoes and Greenhouse 4 Cherry Tomatoes were started at the end of December and beginning of January. We embarked on grafting our tomatoes, attaching a stronger, disease resistant, higher yield rootstock to our desired fruiting crop. Patience, trials, and managing many tomato seedlings in the winter months have paid off resulting in an earlier and more abundant crop.
Scenes above are from January into March. Tim grafting and Matt and Mikaela planting, trellising, and pruning tomatoes in both GH3 and GH4. To grow tropical plants in northern NH, we utilize radiant heat in both of these greenhouses, raising soil temps to a minimum of 60 degrees. Lots of time, energy, and resources went into the tomatoes, and this year everything has paid off so far. We hope you are enjoying these sweet treats!
Some other scenes from the last week!
Pickup
Come anytime between 3 pm and 6 pm to choose your share on the day you chose when you signed up, so either Monday or Thursday.
Please bring your own bags or box to gather your choices.
If you signed up for an add-on, there will be a shelf with coffee, eggs, and pork sausage for you to take. The PYO and Bouquet flower CSA starts in late July, when the patch starts blooming in earnest!
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:
Full shares receives 12 choices
Small shares receives 8 choices.
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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, Jessie, Ani, Wyatt, and Claira)