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Another fast and furious week for us….and most of it crawling along on our knees.

How we spend most of our days….

Onions are all in and this feels good.  We plant later so the onion seedlings can size up as they are much easier to plant than little itty bitty threads.  So, 500 feet of onions are planted and excited we didn’t forget the shallots this year!  The hoop house is transitioning over to main season CSA crops.  Summer lettuce and leafy green crops are being transplanted.

A full hoop house!

Plant sale in our driveway again this weekend.  Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Beautiful tomato plants, tons of assorted pepper plants, several varieties of basil, garden starts, assorted lettuce 6 pacs, cucumbers, assorted kale pacs, swiss chard, cutting celery, eggplant, brussels sprouts, and more.  9-4 every day….

Hard to believe this is the 4th and final share of the 2017 Spring CSA.  The month flew by.

Projected launch date for the 20 week Summer CSA Season is Thursday June 1st.

4th and Final Spring Share

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

Turnips (2 varieties), leaf lettuce, baby arugula, sunflower shoots, head lettuce medley, tokyo bekana, spinach, dill and fennel

A fantastic final share of the Spring Share Season!

Turnips-Finally and 2 varieties….our favorite white hakurei (a friend was over and said it is like eating an apple)  and another long japanese variety Hinona Kabu that is oh so pretty and has a bit of snap to it.   Both delicious and huge bunches of each. Can be enjoyed raw or caramelized with butter, sugar and soy for a delicious side.  Remember the tops are edible too.

Scott harvesting turnips in the morning sun.

Turnips at harvest….

in the wash tank…

and bundled for the shares.

Scott at his wash station with the cool turnips….

Turnips final rinse.

Leaf lettuce-2nd cutting off the colorful and flavorful early spring mix.

Leaf lettuce at harvest.

Triple rinsed and ready for the shares.

Arugula-A nice big bag.  Add fresh to salads or saute as a side.

Huge pile of triple rinsed arugula.

Sunflower Shoots-A fun “crop” for us in the spring.  Tastes just like sunflower seeds.  These are unwashed for better storage life.  So will need to be rinsed before eating to remove light soil.

Sunflower shoots “crop”.

Maeve harvesting this week.

Head Lettuce Medley-We picked several different varieties this week and each share has an assortment.

1 of the lettuces in this week’s share…and COLORFUL too thanks to the suggestion of a CSA member.

Head lettuce medleys ready to be bagged for the shares.

Asian Green-Tokyo Bekana-My favorite asian green.  Tastes like a fluffy chinese cabbage.  Add to fresh salads to add loft and flavor or lightly saute or add to broth.

Tokyo Bekana just cut.

Spinach-I didn’t think we would have 1 more strong harvest but here it is.  Enjoy!  The last official indoor hoop house spinach of the season.  For Sure.  We pulled the plants as we need the space for new crops.

Last hoop house spinach harvest of the season.

Dill-A treat!  A nice sized bundle for everyone.

Hoop house grown Spring Dill.

Fennel-Baby fennel cut small from the hoop house. We love the fronds and shaved bulb in salads.

SUMMER CSA STARTS THURSDAY JUNE 1ST!