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We’re Off!  Happy First Pick up of the 2014 Summer CSA Season.  It is a beauty!

The garden is in great shape and we are on schedule with our planting.  Our first Spring with the hoop house has been a joy and we are thrilled with the volume and quality of produce we are able to harvest.

Hoop house crops for future food shares.

Organic Sweet Potato Slips arrive this week and the huge job is getting our 200 pepper plants all in are on the “to do” list.

Pepper plants ready to be translated into the garden.

Last Tuesday we planted 200 tomato plants and they have settled in nicely.  Many of the crops seem to double in size overnight with the warm temperatures.  So different than last year’s long cold Spring.

Cabbage Plants the doubled in size in 2 days.

Remember this picture a few post back…….

Here are the baby birds today………

We look  forward to the season and sharing the garden and all it’s surprises with you this season.  Thanks!

It’s funny.  With every weekly share we worry/wonder if there will be enough.  A constant thought that floats through our minds throughout the week- every week of the season.  Holy Cow!  This week’s harvest is over flowing and we even had to hold off harvest on a few goodies for next week’s share so we were not all overwhelmed. A great first share.  Enjoy dinner tonight!

Scott packing up this week’s produce.  255 pounds of garden goodness.

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

SNACK PACK

Lettuce- a delicious juicy variety called little gem.  An early season favorite around here.

Mini Pac Choi- Itty bitty miniatures to eat raw, added to salads, or in a quick sauté.

Baby Carrots-Surprise!  Snappy and nothing better.  Enjoy!  We are thrilled with the harvest.  These carrots were started in large crates in March and April to ensure an early harvest treat!

Harvesting the early carrots.

The bounty!

Radish Medley-2 varieties white icicle and french breakfast.

Scott harvesting the radishes.

Spinach-A Jumbo bag for all shares.  This is the best spinach we have ever grown thanks to the  hoop house.  This crop was started in Mid February.

The official taste tester.

Pink Kitten Spinach-Beautiful.  And such a funny name.  This crop was planted outside last Fall and is one of the reasons we pushed the fist share pick up ahead 1 week.  We were concerned it would decline in the heat and wanted to make sure that the regular season received a portion as the Spring Share Members loved it.

Pea Shoots-We grew these in the hoop house too.  Some of you may even find a developed Pea or 2….use as a garnish on salad or soups or dress up a sandwich.  Eat stems and all if you wish.  Tastes just like fresh peas.

FULL SHARE

Lettuce- a delicious juicy variety called little gem.  An early season favorite around here.

Mini Pac Choi- Itty bitty miniatures to eat raw, added to salads, or in a quick sauté.

Baby Carrots-Surprise!  Snappy and nothing better.  Enjoy!  We are thrilled with the harvest.  These carrots were started in large crates in March and April to ensure an early harvest treat!

Sorting the washed carrots.

Radish Medley-2 varieties white icicle and french breakfast.

Spinach-A Jumbo bag for all shares.  This is the best spinach we have ever grown thanks to the  hoop house.  This crop was started in Mid February.

Bringing in the 37 pound harvest of Spinach.

We FINALLY! invested in a super greens spinner. In the past we used regular little lame kitchen salad spinners and it took FOREVER.
What a time saver.

Greens spinner in action.

Pink Kitten Spinach-Beautiful.  And such a funny name.  This crop was planted outside last Fall and is one of the reasons we pushed the fist share pick up ahead 1 week.  We were concerned it would decline in the heat and wanted to make sure that the regular season received a portion as the Spring Share Members loved it.

Pea Shoots-We grew these in the hoop house too.  Some of you may even find a developed Pea or 2….use as a garnish on salad or soups or dress up a sandwich.  Eat stems and all if you wish.  Tastes just like fresh peas.

Broccoli-REALLY!  We are testing 3 different early Spring/Summer Broccoli varieties….This variety here developed quickly and a bit small for our liking but a nice early unexpected surprise from the garden. More to come.

Rhubarb-A 2 pound bundle for a pie or crisp.  A variety called Canadian Red and my grandfather’s plant that we transplanted here from his garden in Wausau.

The rhubarb harvest.

Please remember to return your bag/box the following week for reuse.

Look what is just around the corner……

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-lettuce, salad turnips, green onions, asian greens, pac choi, and more…..