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Grandpa’s rhubarb peeking through.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Happy 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

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

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