A distracted day

Winter Density lettuce — a favorite of ours!

Winter Density lettuce — a long-time favorite of ours!

Hey there fine farm folks — I’ll be honest tonight. I’m a little more distracted than usual from my newsletter writing duties. Tomorrow (Thursday) morning, my mom will be undergoing unexpected urgent surgery. We only just found out a few days ago, so we’re reeling a bit in figuring out all the last minute details around the farm — who will take care of her chickens during recovery (my dad), who will take care of the kids on Thursdays (a friend) … those kinds of things.

Because of course she is such an integral part of all that happens out here on the farm, and so the recovery period will require some adjustments as we all pitch in. I will be at pick-up as usual for the first couple of hours and then I will probably miss those of you who come in the second half (as I will be headed to the hospital to visit my mom and be with family). Thank you for patience with Casey as he balances his usual CSA duties with mine in that time! We should be back to our normal routine next week (thanks to the help of our friend).

Whew! Sometimes life throws us curve balls, eh? I don’t think anyone on the farm was anticipating such a dramatic upheaval this spring. But of course, moments like this make us so deeply grateful to have each other. And to have our wider community of friends and family who offer positive thoughts, prayers, help, and more. We are grateful!

Enjoy this week’s vegetables!

Your farmers, Katie & Casey Kulla

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Meet this week’s vegetables:

  • Surprise items — We have two very new crops to share with you — both limited this week because they are just coming on. You’ll have to choose which one you want more (and rest assured, more of both will come in future weeks).
  • Apples
  • Salad turnips — The salad turnips are bigger than ever! We’ve started peeling the outside of the giant ones so we can more fully relish the tender inside. Remember that the greens are very delicious as well, and we take great measures to deliver them in good condition. They are tender enough to chop into a salad, or you can cook them. They cook down more than some other greens, so either prepare for them to be a smallish portion or cook them with other greens.
  • Lettuce OR purple broccoli Choose one between these two delicious spring crops (and please limit yourself to one total). More to come of both in future weeks, but we want to make sure that the folks who come at the end of pick-up get some too!
  • Winter squash — Choose from an assortment of winter squash.
  • Kale & kale rapini
  • Chard — A fun little fact about the chard from this over-wintered planting: we saved the seed from our plants last year!
  • Carrots
  • Potatoes
  • Green garlic — If you’re new to “green” garlic, let me introduce you a bit. This is a crop that looks a little like green onions, but it is actually young, immature (still “green”) garlic plants before they’ve bulbed and dried down. It’s like garlic, but different too — milder and fresher. Use it as you might any allium crop. I chop it and sauté it in butter before adding greens (or other veggies) to the pan. The smell is divine.
  • Leeks
  • Eggs! — ‘Tis the season when we put eggs in the veggie line-up! A half-dozen eggs is worth an “item,” and we ask that you only take one of your items as eggs (if you want to take home more than a half-dozen, you are welcome to buy them!).

And this week’s extra goodies from the farm:

  • Eggs — $6/dozen
  • Bratwurst! — Artisan-made without any added nitrates or sugars. $12/package (one lb packages).
  • Pork — We have a few remaining roasts and shanks for $8/lb. More hogs heading to the butcher early in May!
  • Ground lamb — $8/lb.
  • Ground beef — $8/lb
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