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The final share of the 2017 season.  A dusting of snow on the ground this morning after the balmy temperatures of late Fall. It seems an almost a symbolic end to the season today as the ground is freezing and we can do no more in the gardens.  Our clean up is complete, and the gardens are put to bed.  A first around here-ever!

We hosted our 5th year of wreath workshops the last 2 weekends and  it was tons of fun.  I am always amazed at the creative and beautiful wreaths that are constructed.  It is 1 of my favorite activities and something I look forward to every season.

A busy day in the wreath workshop.

Maeve made a wreath too for her bedroom.

Our days will change again with the seasons, the walk in cooler will go off for a few months, seed orders will be placed, machinery mantenance and repair, reorganizing, and a bit of family fun….

Our best ever season!  Thanks to all who shared this amazing year with us.  We are grateful and look forward to 2018 season.

2018 CSA enrollment open January 2018 to existing members-February 1st 2018 to waiting list and general public.

FINAL SHARE 2017 SEASON

 

Packing the last share of the 2017 season….

 

 

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

39 pounds in every bountiful winter storage share…2 totes again today!

 

Spinach, lettuce, arugula, onions, shallots, garlic, brussels sprouts, carrots, cabbage, chinese cabbage, fingerling potatoes, gold rush potatoes, sunchokes, winter squash-acorn, carnival, spaghetti squash, sweet potato fingerlings, honey and soap

Lettuce-A cold hardy bronze colorful head.  Several heads in each share.

Lettuce ready to harvest in the hoop house.

 

Triple rinsed and ready for the shares.

Spinach-Delicious frost kissed spinach.  Nothing better!  Thick sweet leaves.  A nice big bag in every share.

Scott uncovering the spinach for us to harvest.

The bounty triple rinsed, weighed and ready for the shares.

Arugula-A favorite!  Snappy with a bit of peppery flavor.  Delicious in fresh salads and fantastic on pizza.

Arugula at harvest.

Storage onions-A nice big bag 3+ pounds in every share.

Shallots/cipollini onions-A mixed bag of these little gems.  LONG storage life and mild flavor.

Garlic-A great garlic year for us and a big bag of several heads to finish out the season.

Brussels Sprouts-Another 3 pound bag.  As I mentioned before our best ever season of brussels sprouts-1000ish pounds which amazes us!

Carrots-The last of the sweet storage carrots.

Weighing out the carrots…..

Cabbage-remember those cute mini heads….the last rotation that came from the garden we saved for this share.  Sweet, delicious and perfectly sized.

LOVE! These mini cabbages…

Chinese Cabbage-Same thing….we planted a late crop of mini chinese cabbage and held them as a treat for the final share.  Enjoy!

Last chinese cabbage to come from the garden before the frost.

Fingerling Potatoes and gold rush potatoes-A big bag of each to carry you for the winter….

Scott weighing out all the potatoes after washing.

 

Sunchokes-We harvest these every other year to let the roots grow large.  Great nutty flavor delicious roasted and in soups.

 

A big bag of sunchokes in every share. Long storage life…

Winter Squash-Acorn and carnival-4 in every share and Many more on the extra table if any member would like to grab a few extra….

Spaghetti Squash-A treat!  We always like to hold a few back at harvest for a late season surprise..

Sweet potato fingerlings-A mixed bag of the 3 varieties we grew this year…

Honey-An end of season delight.  Backyard honey from our hives.

Soap-A very special friend makes me “birthday soap” every year and makes a big batch for me to share with our CSA members.  My favorite scents.

 

Thanks to all for sharing this amazing 2017 season with us and those early bird spinach shares of late March and early April are just around the corner….

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Grandpa's rhubarb peeking through.

Grandpa’s rhubarb peeking through.

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And garlic’s up!

Sure signs that Spring is on it’s way.  We are enjoying our days outside with the sunshine and warmer temperatures.  An exciting time of planning and seed starting and organizing the rotation and planting schedule in the garden.

The hoop house packed with Spring Share goodies!

The hoop house packed with Spring Share goodies!

We have to keep an eye on things in the hoop house as the temperature can rise quickly.

We have to keep an eye on things in the hoop house as the temperature can rise quickly.

We are so pleased with the how well the hoop house is growing.  Scott had to double row cover the crops last week with the overnight cold but when he peeked under the cloth it was a comfortable 40 degrees with outside air temperature in the low teens.  Relief!  All of the leafy greens have doubled in size and I planted a long LONG! section of Swiss chard and fennel this week.  We had to squeeze these crops  in and harvesting will be tight but we will dance around and not wear our big garden boots and it should all work out and it is so worth it!  Nothing better then Spring Greens.  We’ve started to  harvest Spinach and expect a bounty harvest next week…..Spring is rolling in fast around here.

That pretty Red Kitten Spinach.  A favorite!

That pretty Red Kitten Spinach. A favorite!

 

More Red Kitten....

More Red Kitten….Look at it all!

Scott caught me weeding (and smiling)...a fun and relaxing job at the start of the season.  At the end of a season-not so much fun.  I am going to enjoy now.

Scott caught me weeding (and smiling)…a fun and relaxing job at the start of the season. At the end of a season-not so much fun. I am going to enjoy now.

Other big deals around here…our organic seed potatoes arrived.  All 300 pounds of them!  We are hoping for 10-13 pounds of harvested potatoes for every 1 pound planted.  That’s a lot of potatoes….!  We have a pretty good planting routine so it doesn’t take too long to get it all in the ground. Depending on the weather we will start planting mid April.

Scott and Maeve with 300 pounds of seed potatoes.

Scott and Maeve with 300 pounds of seed potatoes.

Outside spinach was seeded in this week.  Maeve is giving it a drink.

Outside spinach was seeded in this week. Maeve is giving it a drink.

And miles and miles and miles of peas were planted by hand…….sugar snap, shelling, and snow.

Pea planting.

Pea planting.

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well, maybe not miles and miles and miles but at the end of the BIG! job my back sure felt like i crawled around on the ground that far all day.

well, maybe not miles and miles and miles but at the end of the BIG! job my back sure felt like I crawled around on the ground that far all day.

We are getting the garden ready for a bit of tilling and prepped for planting…  Loose ends getting cleaned up for mulch laying.  It is a dry Spring and we think we will be getting in the garden sooner this year.

Scott pulling out the brussels sprouts "stumps" from last seasons late harvest.

Scott pulling out the brussels sprouts “stumps” from the late season thanksgiving harvest.  The ground froze before we could do this final duty.

WE STILL HAVE SUMMER SNACK PACK AND FULL SHARE MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE…AND A FEW WINTER STORAGE SHARES TOO!  CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IN THE BOUNTY OF FOXLINE THIS SUMMER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HOLY COW!!! OUR SPRING SHARE MEMBERSHIP FILLED QUICKLY THIS YEAR DUE TO ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF FOXLINE.  THANK YOU!  WE ARE EXCITED AND READY TO ROLL.  FIRST PICK UP OF THE SEASON ABOUT 6 WEEKS AWAY.

SPRING SHARE 2015 MEMBERSHIP IS NOW CLOSED.

 SHARES STILL AVAILABLE IN SNACK PACK, FULL SUMMER SHARE AND WINTER SHARE.

 

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securedownloadHappy New Year!   We are looking forward to another wonderful CSA Season.  Seasonal offerings follow. SPRING SHARE-4 consecutive weeks of cool loving crops out of the hoop house starting in May.  A green lovers delight!  Share will include 6-10 different offerings each week.  Spinach, lettuce, salad mix, saute mix, sunflower shoots, pea shoots, arugula, salad turnips, radishes, baby carrots, pac choi, asian greens and more!  A delicious treat after the long cold winter!! $125

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Last years 1st Spring Share Pick Up of the Season!

Standard Full Share-20 consecutive weeks starting in June. A perfect share for a family or couple that cooks most weekly meals at home.  Feel free to share a share with another family and split the bounty weekly or every other week.   Weekly offerings of seasonal produce all summer long.  Tons of leafy greens!, spinach, lettuce, salad mix, saute mix, asian greens, swiss chard, collard greens, celery, celeriac, rhubarb, radishes, carrots, beets, summer squash, winter squash, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, beans, peas, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, ground cherries, melons, eggplant, peppers, brussels sprouts, onions, leeks, shallots, garlic,  turnips, honey, flowers and more…..Produce is clean, carefully packaged and stored in our walk in cooler until time of pickup. $525

Week 10 Full Share Pick up last year.

SNACK PACK SHARE-20 consecutive weekly pick ups starting in June…..Back by popular demand after last year’s launch.  The perfectly sized share for a single person or busy couple or family.  Smaller portions-1 meal, “ready to eat” produce, low preparation time all considered when we pack the snack pack share.  We love this share!  Seasonal garden produce all season long.  Tons of leafy greens!, spinach, lettuce, salad mix, saute mix, asian greens, swiss chard, collard greens, celery, celeriac,  rhubarb, radishes, carrots, beets, summer squash, winter squash, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, beans, peas, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, ground cherries, melons, eggplant, peppers, brussels sprouts, onions, leeks, shallots, garlic, turnips, honey, flowers and more…..Produce is clean, carefully packaged and stored in our walk in cooler until time of pickup. $210

Snack Pack Share Week 10 last year.

WINTER STORAGE SHARE-2 jumbo storage pick ups.  1 mid November 1 early December.  Hearty storage vegetables for the winter meals.  Spinach, lettuce, arugula, carrots, beets, celeriac, cabbage, brussels sprouts, winter squash, fall honey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, kale, swiss chard, onions, leeks, garlic and more. $160

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Storage number 1 pick up last year.

Pick up time is here at our house in Baraboo on Mondays from 3-6.  Produce is in boxes or reusable totes and ready in our walk in cooler for quick easy pick up.  We are always here at pick up time to assist, answer questions or give tours of the gardens.   Browse the blog to view weekly shares in the past and see our gardens.  Feel free to contact us with any questions.  foxlinecityfarm@yahoo.com or call 608 393 0383   Space is limited please sign up early.  Mail check to Fox Line City Farm 1200 Carpenter Street Baraboo WI 53913 with contact information (email and phone).  Receipt of payment provided with 1st pick up.  Check with your insurance provider or employer as rebates or reimbursements may apply.   Thank you.   Jennifer Scott and Maeve

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The sides are lowered on the hoop and grenhouses to keep out the chill.

The sides are lowered on the hoop and grenhouses to keep out the chill.

Brrr……We hauled up wood to the house for the woodburners, put on our caps and pulled out our long johns.  The sides stay down on the hoop and greenhouses as we work in the gardens in a whole new environment.  A quick transition to Autumn life here.  Sad to see the warm summer days disappear but honestly this is my favorite time of year.  It is energizing for me for some reason.

Scott is so happy the late potato harvest is complete.   A duty that was on our mind daily and now satisfying that it is done.  He quickly pulled up the mulch and drip lines and tilled the soil.  We  will plant a cover crop here this week to replenish the soil.

Winter Squash is all harvested and in the greenhouse to cure.  A bountiful harvest and one of my favorite crops to bring in.

Harvesting winter squash on a sunny afternoon.

Harvesting winter squash on a sunny afternoon.  WOW! Look at this year’s growing compost pile is in the background. Pure gold for the garden in 3 years….

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Wondering what we will find.

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Just getting started and the crate is full!

The Fall crops loved the weather this past week and we will start harvesting some late cabbage and peek at the brussels sprouts that seem so late this year.  We had a nice harvest of green beans and wonder if this will be the end of this summer staple.  Carrots and beets are bulking up and all that spinach in the hoop house is getting thick, juicy and so delicious.  Our heat loving summer crops hung out and shivered in the garden wondering what was going on…..tomatoes sat at almost a full stop,  zucchini vines shut down and the peppers rested on the plants.  I am sure one warm day yet this Fall we will have a nice bountiful harvest before our good bye to these summer treats.

 

A big week of clean up.  The cucumber area needs to get cleaned out and  the trellises down.  The melon patch vines need to go to the compost pile and a cover crop planted and I am going to seed in a few late crops in the hoop house.  Radishes, turnips, and pac choi for the winter shares.

The hoop house is packed with Autumn crops that thrive at this time of year.

The hoop house is packed with Autumn crops that thrive at this time of year.

This is where we use to clean our vegetables in the garden before we expanded and needed a bigger processing area....the bittersweet has taken over and it looks beautiful to me.....

This is where we use to clean our vegetables in the garden before we expanded and needed a bigger processing area….the bittersweet has taken over and it looks beautiful to me…..

 

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

358 pounds of garden goodness this week.

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SNACK PACK

Swiss Chard-We start this second planting late in the season so tender juicy stalks are in the Fall Shares.  2 favorite colors a deep magenta and another called rhubarb.

Spaghetti Squash-Another first for us this season and we are thrilled! We planted 2 varieties.  A mini single serving size for the snack packs and a larger variety for the full shares.  A bountiful harvest.  Enjoy!  This was a suggestion from a CSA member on last year’s end of season survey.  A great suggestion and we plan to plant again next year too.

The last radish from this rotaion in the hoophouse.

A last radish from this rotaion in the hoophouse.

Radishes-A nice sized snacking bag.  The end of this crop in the hoophouse.

Summer Mini Carrots-A collection of 3 varieties.  Carrots grown in the summer are not as sweet as those grown in Spring and Fall.  A strong carrot flavor. Fun to taste the difference.  These are delicious oven roasted or in soups and stews but can be enjoyed fresh in salads or on their own as a snack.

Scott weighing out the green beans.

Scott weighing out the green beans.

Green Beans-Sweet french filet string beans.  Maybe the end of this crop for the season.

Sweet Peppers-1 or 2 in each share.

Summer Squash-A few tiny treats.

Did you know we pick all the green stems off all the cherry tomatoes and wash them before packaging......

Did you know we pick ALL the green stems off all the cherry tomatoes and wash them before packaging……Penny-our garage “disco ball” is in the forground of this photo….”thank you!” We love it.

Cherry Tomatoes-1/2 pint mix.

Tomatoes-Slim picking this week but a few for everyone.

Garlic- A variety called Music or German Red.

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Full Share

Swiss Chard at harvest time.

Swiss Chard at harvest time.

Swiss Chard-We start this second planting late in the season so tender juicy stalks are in the Fall Shares.  2 favorite colors a deep magenta and another called rhubarb.

Spaghetti Squash-Another first for us this season and we are thrilled! We planted 2 varieties.  A mini single serving size for the snack packs and a larger variety for the full shares.  A bountiful harvest.  Enjoy!  This was a suggestion from a CSA member on last year’s end of season survey.  A great suggestion and we plan to plant again next year too.

Green Beans-Sweet french filet string beans.  Maybe the end of this crop for the season.  A nice big bag to enjoy.

The first Fall Spinach harvest.

The first Fall Spinach harvest from the hoop house.

Thick Autumn Spinach leaves at havest.

Thick Autumn Spinach leaves at havest.

Spinach-It’s back!  A favorite….The flavor is wonderful.

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Maeve bagged your potatoes this week....

Maeve bagged your potatoes this week….

Potatoes-Either Corola or Adirondack Red in your share.

Mini Sweet snacking peppers-A colorful assorted mix.

Shallots-2 varieties of this sweet treat.  Wonderful with potatoes.

Garlic- Either a variety called German red or Music.

Cherry Tomatoes-1/2 pint mix.

Tomatoes-Slim picking this week but a few for everyone.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-leeks, turnips,  pac choi, spinach, kale, cabbage, lettuce, and more….

Next week's pac choi harvest.

Next week’s pac choi harvest.

Baby sweet turnips in the hoop house.

Baby sweet turnips in the hoop house.

 

 

 

Maeve in her pumpkin patch.  Look at that monster!

Maeve in her pumpkin patch. Look at that monster pumpkin!

 

Another bright beauty in the pumpkin patch.

Another bright beauty in the pumpkin patch.

Happy Autumn!

Happy Autumn!

 

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Autumn.  I like to plant a few sunflowers late in the season around the garden for the birds.

Autumn. We like to plant a few sunflowers late in the season around the garden for the birds.

Dewdrops blanket the garden in the changing morning light.  Warm jackets, and we ponder if we really should put caps on while we work.  The garden is transitioning to Autumn.  Our duties shift to clean up, flipping the growing compost pile, cover crops, and still digging the last of the late potatoes from their beds. We are going to peek at the Sweet Potatoes and see if they are about ready.  This will be our last high volume harvest. Our end of season crops are in and the location for the garlic bed this year planned out.  A few late season “experimental crops” are germinating in the greenhouse for Winter Share hoop house growing and we are going to try some late Late! carrots in crates for a cold Winter sweet treat.

Green onions ready for transplant in the hoophouse for a late season Winter share treat.

Green onions ready for transplant in the hoop house for a late season Winter share treat.

Baby Carrots growing in crates.  We will move these to the hoop house when it gets cold to enjoy in November and December.

Baby Carrots growing in crates. We will move these to the hoop house when it gets cold to enjoy in November and December.

A slower pace and my favorite time of year.  This is the week we will harvest all the winter squash and it looks to be a wonderful harvest!  We will set them out to cure and they will appear in our final shares of the season and in the Winter Share bounties.

Acorn Squash on the vine.

Acorn Squash on the vine.

 

One of Scott’s big goals this season was to have thick plump Autumn leeks and I think we finally did it.  Last winter we researched varieties and planting techniques and the results look wonderful in the field.  We trialed 3 varieties and all look seccessful.  We are looking forward to this late season harvest and big pots of potato leek soup.

Autumn Leeks!

Autumn Leeks!

We have had a fun project going on here the last few weeks.  Gail, a fellow CSA member gave Maeve a Monarch Butterfly catepillar and book about it’s life cycle.  We put the catepillar in a saved screened box that the bees were shipped in with milkweed and read the book and watched the catepillar transition to chrysalas. 12 days later the butterfly emerged.  On Monday night we set it free in the zinnia patch.  Thank You Gail for this amazing experience.

Maeve removing the butterfly from the box.

Maeve removing the butterfly from the box.

There he goes.....

There he goes…..

Hanging out in the zinnia patch.

Hanging out in the zinnia patch.

 

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

581 pounds this week from the garden!

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SNACK PACK

Garden Celery-Delicious flavorful stalks.  Perfect for soups and stews.

Shallots-Our first year offering these in the shares.  Enjoy this sweet treat.

1/2 Pint Cherry Tomato-The pretty assorted mix.

Slice/Paste Tomato Mix-A few colorful beauties.

Lettuce-The last of the hot summer crunch varieties.  The hoop house in now fully transitioned to cooler lettuces.

Mini Sweet Pepper Munchers-A bag of assorted colors and varieties.  All Sweet.

Sweet Jimmy Nardello Skinny Italian Frying Pepper-VERY! sweet thinned skinned red pepper.  Listed in the ” US ark of taste” by the slow food movement.

Sweet Jimmy Nardello peppers on the plant.

Sweet Jimmy Nardello peppers on the plant.

 

More pretty Jimmy's in the garden.

More pretty Jimmy’s in the garden.

Fennel-The last of the fennel for the season.  Wonderful grilled or roasted.

Sweet Corn-The end of the season on this crop for us.

Broccoli-The side shoot harvest from the summer broccoli plants.

Edamame-A second and final week of our favorite late summer snack.

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FULL SHARE

Garden Celery-Delicious flavorful stalks.  Perfect for soups and stews.

Cleaning the celery for this week's share.

Cleaning the celery for this week’s share.

Shallots-Our first year offering these in the shares.  Enjoy this sweet treat.

Maeve helped clean the shallots this week.

Maeve helped clean the shallots this week.

1/2 Pint Cherry Tomato-The pretty assorted mix.

Slice/Paste Tomato Mix-A few colorful beauties.

Lettuce-The last of the hot summer crunch varieties.  The hoop house in now fully transitioned to cooler lettuces.

Mini Sweet Pepper Munchers-A bag of assorted colors and varieties.  All Sweet.

Sweet Bell Peppers-A few in each share.

Radishes-A bag of crunchy red round radishes for this weeks salads.

Fennel-The last of the fennel for the season.  Wonderful grilled, roasted or added to cabbage slaw.

Sweet Corn-The end of the season on this crop for us.

Cabbage-A small head of that mini variety that we are so fond of.  Perfectly sized for a few meals and fresh eating.

Edamame-A second and final week of our favorite late summer snack.

Tiny Summer Squash-A few picked small from the new patch.

 

Best guess for next week-Spaghetti squash, spinach!, green beans, carrots, and more……

 

The final green bean crop is slow to develop in the cooler and shorter days....next week a bounty!

The final green bean crop is slow to develop in the cooler and shorter days….next week a bounty!

 

 

 

 

 

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Fast.  That was the theme of the week for us.  The days zipped by quickly and big harvest jobs completed in a speedy fashion.  We are enjoying work in this season’s cooler temperatures.  The absence of the extreme oppressive heat of years past sure keeps our endurance up to chug along.  Happy days of progress and it feels good.  Late season crops are developing with the aid of constant around the clock irrigation somewhere in the garden.  We hope for rain, daily we hope for rain but the irrigation lines run and we are ok.  The popcorn is tassling!  High hopes we make it in time.   The next round of broccoli looks good and we are still digging late potatoes.  We planted and will continue to plant late season carrots and are going to experiment with some over winter carrot varieties for an early season treat next year.  More spinach went in, beets too and a final planting of Chinese cabbage.  I seeded in some pac choi for end of season harvest and have to admit I am starting to miss eating one of my new favorites this season.

Scott removed the Summer Squash jungle.  I danced among the vines for a final harvest that will appear in the shares this week.  The new patch is starting to produce already.

 

Summer Squash vines going to the compost pile.

Summer Squash vines going to the compost pile.

A nice snappy carrot harvest came out of the hoop house.  We are pleased with the results and again marvel at how quickly they developed.  It seems like we just planted the seeds last week and here they are.

Pulling carrots.

Pulling carrots.

Scott harvesting carrots.

Scott harvesting carrots. The romaine lettuce in the background doubled in size this week and we will be harvesting it for next weeks share…. HUGE! Crazy!

End if the carrot rows.....

End if this carrot harvest…..

Scott washing the carrots in the old wringer washer.

Scott washing the carrots in the old wringer washer.

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

638 pounds this week!  That is a lot of food……enjoy!

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SNACK PACK

1/2 pint cherry tomatoes-The delicious assortment.

Assorted slice/paste tomatoes-A few choice beauties.

Cabbage Head-A mini summer cabbage head.  Perfect for strir fry, salad or slaw.

Spinach!-Amazing to me that it is here in August.  Delicious flavorful leaves.  ENJOY this marvel for this time of year.

Kohlrabi-We grew 4 varieties. An assortment will appear in each share.

Kohlrabi harvest.

Kohlrabi harvest.

Green Beans-Nice long french filets.

Carrots-Sweet hoop house grown carrots.

Summer Onions-We are nearing the end of this crop.

Summer Squash-The last of the harvest from the jungle.

Cantalope-Sweet!  Really sweet.  We are thrilled with this crop.  A wonderful variety called Sarah’s Choice.

Starting the cantalope harvest after daily inspection.  FINALLY! ready.....

Starting the cantalope harvest after daily inspection. FINALLY! ready…..

Scott hauling up a load of cantalope.

Scott hauling up a load of cantalope.

Cinnamon Basil-A perfect pairing with the sweet cantalope.

Cucumber Mix-This may be the end of this season’s harvest…..

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Pint of Cherry Tomatoes-The pretty colorful assortment.

Paste/Slice Tomatoes-A few assorted in each share.

Cabbage Head-A mini summer cabbage head.  Perfect for strir fry, salad or slaw.

Kohlrabi-We grew 4 varieties. An assortment will appear in each share.

Beautiful Lettuce-A copper colored wonder called Outrageous.

The lettuce crop at harvest time.

The lettuce crop at harvest time.

This week's Lettuce harvest.

This week’s Lettuce harvest.

Green Beans-Nice long french filets.

Carrots-Sweet hoop house grown carrots. A nice big bag.

Summer Onions-We are nearing the end of this crop.

Summer Leeks-Delicious! We felt our leek crop last year was a bit wimpy and unremarkable.  We made sure this season’s selelction is amaxing!  4 varieties were planted and this is the start of the early smaller summer leeks.  A variety called King Richard.

Taking the summer leeks up to the washing station from the garden.

Taking the summer leeks up to the washing station from the garden.

Potatoes-We had to include a nice sized bag of potatoes to go with the leeks this week-how could we not?  Tasty gratins, fried or soup.

Summer Squash-The last of the harvest from the jungle.

Cantalope-Sweet!  Really sweet.  We are thrilled with this crop.  A wonderful variety called Sarah’s Choice.

Cinnamon Basil-A perfect pairing with the sweet cantalope.

Cucumber Mix-This may be the end of this season’s harvest…..

European Slicing Cucumber-It may be the end of this summer crop too…..

Sweet Pepper-A pretty bull’s horn variety called Carmen.

 

 

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-HONEY (FOR SURE!-WE HELD ON TO IT FOR A WEEK AS THIS WEEK’S SHARE GOT JUST TOO BIG AGAIN.), KALE, ROMAINE LETTUCE, CORN, PEPPERS, MELON, SPAGHETTI SQUASH, TOMATOES, AND MORE…..

 

 

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onions sprouting in the greenhouse.
onions sprouting in the greenhouse

An exciting time of year!  The germination chamber is in full operation with flats of Spring seedlings filling the shelves.  Every morning  a discovery of something new that sprouted in the night.  We are busy direct seeding in the hoop house and watching the wintered over spinach and lettuces  plump up.  Snow is melting off the garden and the fruit trees need pruning. Our seed packages are organized and plans made for summer vegetable rotations.  We are set for the season.

Routine will be the same as last year with pick-up Baraboo/ Madison drop off on Mondays from 3-6.
Options follow-
Spring Share $100.00
Standard Summer Share $510.00
Snack Pack Bag $200.00
Winter Storage Share $160.00
1. New! Spring Share- 4 weeks of Spring vegetables and leafy greens starting in May.  Hoop House grown lettuces, spinach, radishes, asian greens, pac choi, escarole, endive, salad turnips, baby beets, tiny carrots, kales, swiss chard,  hopefully rhubarb and a few other surprises.  Limited shares available.
4 consecutive weeks/$100.00/$25 week
2. Standard Summer Share-20 weeks starting mid June ending mid October.  Wonderful, clean produce all summer long!  What you have come to expect from us every year.
$510.00/$25.50 a week
3. NEW!-Snack Pack Bag-We had many requests over the years to have some sort of smaller “quick” and “easy” veggie offering for busy people, smaller/ single households or for those that just want fresh healthy snacks without the fuss of much cooking or preparation.  So, after 3 years of discussion and thoughts on the subject.  Here is the trial run.  A small size bag of fresh offerings with the emphasis on single serving portions or fresh snack food. 3-6 different items each week.  A few examples of what may be in your bag each week throughout the season-lettuce, cherry tomatoes, 1-2 slice tomato, a zucchini, small bag of peas, 6 radishes, 6 carrots, a pepper, small bag of green beans, 3 potatoes, small head of cabbage, 2 salad turnips, a handful of munching cucumbers, 1 slice cucumber, a garlic head, 1 eggplant, 2 beets, small head broccoli…..
$200/$10 a week
3. Winter Storage Share- 2 jumbo pick-ups/deliveries November 10th and December 8th.  All the wonderful long term storage crops.
$160/$80 a week.
Shares are filling quickly and space is limited.

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Scott and friends working on the shiitake project last Fall

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