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This Week’s Harvest Sweet potatoes Red beets Parsley Spinach Sweet onions Carrots Arugula Butternut squash Cabbage Beauty heart (watermelon) radishes  Farm News This week we moved on from harvesting sweet potatoes and started in our fall carrots. These crunchy treats keep all winter long and even go into the first CSA boxes the following season.Continue reading “CSA WEEK 22”

This Week’s Harvest TomatoesRadishesSalad mixBraising mixParsleyHakurei salad turnipsArugulaPotatoesSweet potatoesRainbow CarrotsCilantroGarlicRed bell pepper OR eggplant Farm News We are making good progress on our sweet potatoes but aren’t quite through the planting. Our cover crop got the rain it needed to germinate and is looking lush and lovely. Our brand new tractor that we invested inContinue reading “CSA Week 21”

This Week’s Harvest CilantroTomatoesJalapeñosHakurei salad turnipsRadishesPurple kohlrabiBroccoliCauliflowerKalePotatoesSpinachGarlicRed onions Farm News While the unseasonably warm October we are having makes for pleasant working conditions, it’s not ideal for our crop plan panning out as planned. The warm weather is speeding crops along quicker than anticipated so it’s throwing us off. For example the broccoli this weekContinue reading “CSA Week 20”

This Week’s Harvest Cauliflower Napa Cabbage Bok Choi Kohlrabi Red Radishes Salad Mix Roma Tomatoes Jalapenos Golden Beets Cilantro Red Onions Apple Share Gold Rush Jonathon Farm News For the next few weeks, when we aren’t harvesting and washing for CSA and market, we will be harvesting our sweet potatoes. After a disappointing crop lastContinue reading “CSA Week 19”

This Week’s Harvest Poblano Peppers Roma Tomatoes Fennel Carrots Honeynut Squash Sweet Onions Garlic Braising Greens Cabbage Broccoli OR Cauliflower Watermelon Salad Mix Farm News This week’s box is a great sampling of all the vegetable families we grow at Mile Creek. The summer CSA boxes have been loaded with solanums, a plant family thatContinue reading “CSA Week 18”

This Week’s Harvest Carrots Escarole Celery Garlic Honeynut Squash Sweet Peppers (Corno di Toro and/or Red Bell Peppers) Red Potatoes Watermelon Eggplant (Japanese or Italian) Basil Broccoli Tomatoes (plum, heirloom, or beefsteak) Apple Share Melrose Jonagold Farm News  For a weeks now we’ve been waiting for the right window to plant our cover crop. WeContinue reading “CSA Week 17”

This Week’s Harvest TomatoesBell peppersSweet Italian peppersEscaroleKaleRed onionsPotatoesCeleryCucumber- last of the season!Cantaloupe- last of the season!Beets Farm News It’s technically still summer, but this week the farm was full of signs of fall. We’ve been busy mowing finished crops and discing and chisel plowing fields as we get ready to put them to rest forContinue reading “CSA Week 16”

This Week’s Harvest Carrots OR Yellow watermelon Salad Mix Kale Tomatoes Sungold Cherry Tomatoes Sweet Italian Peppers Bell Peppers Sweet Onions Cantaloupe Cucumbers Zucchini (last of the season!) Spaghetti Squash Farm News I was noticing this box contains several items from the cucurbit plant family: cantaloupe, spaghetti squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and watermelon. They showcase theContinue reading “CSA WEEK 15”

This Week’s Harvest Sweet corn (last of the year!) Tomatoes Sungold Cherry Tomatoes Japanese and/or Globe Eggplant Salt and pepper cucumbers Red bell peppers Sweet Italian peppers  Poblano peppers Cantaloupe  Garlic Potatoes Basil Farm News Among vegetable farmers August is known as “Slogust”. We have literally been working nonstop. Just yesterday alone, with the helpContinue reading “CSA Week 14”

This Week’s Harvest Red Bell Peppers Sweet Italian Peppers Tomatoes Potatoes Garlic Red Onions Salad Mix Swiss Chard Cantaloupe Sweet Corn Basil Zucchini Farm News This week’s news is brought to you by our other child, Isla. She talks about the coolest thing that happened this week, but I think it’s the coolest thing thatContinue reading “CSA WEEK 13”