CSA NEWSLETTER

January 2019 Newsletter

January 2019 Newsletter

January 2019 Newsletter Well hello!  It has been awhile since I have sat down at my desk to pen a quick newsletter, not that I haven’t been writing. Joy and I have been keeping a farm journal, her idea, and so between the two of us, we have a running written dialog...

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Snowfebruary

Snowfebruary

Snowfebruary February 23rd, 2019 Boy time sure does fly!  We are already closing in on the end of February, mere days away from our first greenhouse planting.  Joy and I have been working diligently throughout the winter to prep for this new season.  With each season,...

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We Can Go Outside Again

We Can Go Outside Again

We Can Go Outside Again As farmers, we live and die by the weather. Now, we can finally live again after what felt like a deadly week last week which culminated in ridiculous heat on Friday. It was so hot and sticky on Friday, we were barely able to work outside....

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Taking a Break

Taking a Break

Taking a Break July 10th, 2019 I hope everyone had a good fourth of July. Joy and I took two days away from the farm to visit with old Colorado friends who happened to be in the great state of Wisconsin. Our friend’s brother was hosting family and friends at his place...

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Here Comes The Rain

Here Comes The Rain

Here Comes The Rain July 2nd, 2019 Oh man has it been hot out the last couple of days! Okay maybe it isn’t so much the heat as it is the humidity. It has been downright sticky outside. Of course, it was bound to happen, just a matter of time really and I know people...

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Everybody Hates Turnips

Everybody Hates Turnips

Everybody Hates Turnips The other day, someone asked me what goes into a decision to grow this or that crop. Well the answer to this question is easy, whatever we want! Okay not really, in our case it includes items we love to grow and eat such as tomatoes as well as...

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It’s Party Time

It’s Party Time

It’s Party Time June 19th, 2019 It’s time to kick off our summer CSA program. Although summer, just like spring, seems to be reluctant in showing up, we are indeed just days away from the solstice. True to form, this season is about two weeks or so behind, weather...

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Goodbye Spring

Goodbye Spring

Goodbye Spring May 29th, 2019 Our final spring share has been packed and is about to head down the road. This spring has been consistently cool and sometimes downright cold and nasty. If it wasn’t for our greenhouses, there is no way we would have the bounty we have...

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Packhouse Antics

Packhouse Antics

Packhouse Antics May 22nd, 2019 Joy and I have a good routine going on our pack out days. We pick each item together, splitting the bands, which we wrap around the item and with an efficient swipe of the knife separate stalk from plant again. On and on we go until the...

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Time to Mow That Lawn

Time to Mow That Lawn

Time to Mow That Lawn May 15th, 2019 The season of the lawn is upon us. It is in these times when I find myself most appreciative of the dead end gravel road life. I do not have to face the scornful look of passersby as they sadly shake their collective heads at my...

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Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Rhubarb May 8th, 2019 This afternoon, under a blue spring sky, I find myself elbow deep in a cluster of rhubarb stems.  I grasp each stem close to the dirt, and a steady but firm tug separates stem and leaf from the root. We repeat  this over and over until Joy and I...

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Will This Cold Ever End?

Will This Cold Ever End?

Will This Cold Ever End? May 1st, 2019 I wake up at the crack of dawn and stare out our bedroom window at the cold gray sky.  A gentle mist coats the world outside in a blanket of wetness and I know how this day is going to shake out.  Cold hands, wet feet, stiff...

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Welcome Back To Fresh Food

Welcome Back To Fresh Food

Welcome Back To Fresh Food April 24th, 2019  Over the last week, as the days have warmed and our plants have put on some real growth, we have begun to reap the rewards of a return to fresh food.  One evening a couple of days ago, I was putting in a little office time...

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April Snows Bring What?

April Snows Bring What?

April Snows Bring What? April 12th, 2019 As I sit in my office typing, the world outside rages.  A heavy, wet blanket of snow and ice coats everything. Once again we find ourselves thrown  into a wintery wonderland, except it isn’t so wonderful. It’s down right...

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March Gladness

March Gladness

March Gladness March 28th, 2019   The month of March may be my favorite month.  Our sunlight is returning and sprinkled in with the cold days are a few warm ones, a reminder we are not far from green grass and spring flowers.  March is the month when our...

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