Category Archives: Weekly CSA Newsletters

Meet this week’s Mac veggies: (Photo coming soon!) Sugar snap peas — Just in time for summer! This is probably the latest we’ve started picking our peas (and we planted these early this year!), but they’re on! And so good! … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s Mac veggies: (Photo coming soon!) Strawberries — Ta da! We’ve been talking about growing berries literally for years now, and our long-time CSA members have patiently waited for this day to arrive. We have strawberries. And, they … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s Mac veggies: Spinach — Delicious tender spring spinach, especially well suited for eating fresh as a salad base (or mix with your salad mix to make a bigger salad). Salad mix — What kind of dressing do … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s Mac veggies: Chard — Cooking greens are uncommon in the American diet, so if you’re new to the CSA you’re also likely new to cooked greens. We hope you will try, try, and try again to find … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s vegetables: Cauliflower — Some of our over-wintered cauliflower is just now heading! Usually it is completely done long before now — just another indicator of this bizarre cold and wet spring! Salad mix Red butter lettuce OR … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s vegetables: Salad mix — Good things about this cool spring — it’s been great for the greens in the hoop house! They just keep growing tender and mild! It’s true for the lettuce, the Asian greens, and … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s vegetables: Red romaine lettuce — If you haven’t noticed yet, it’s spring spring spring in our CSA shares these days! And for vegetables spring means greens! This is an especially beautiful lettuce that has the classic tall … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s vegetables: Salad turnips — If you’ve never tried these delicious white turnips before, you’re in for a treat! Throw out all your preconceptions about anything named a “turnip” and meet these anew. They are not for cooking … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s vegetables: Bok choy — Bok choy is one of our favorite spring greens — it really isn’t as good grown in any other season, so we try to get our fill now. Chop and sauté bok choy … Continue reading →

Meet this week’s vegetables: Red leaf lettuce — How grateful are we this year for our two field houses? Very! In this exceptionally wet and cold spring (so say all the old timers), it’s hard to imagine not having our … Continue reading →