November 18

Box contents:

1 lb Carrots

1 1/4 lbs Broccoli

1 bu Tokyo Turnips

1 bu Red Russian Kale

2 Delicata Squash

1 ¼ lb Fuyu Persimmons

Field Notes: The broccoli harvest has begun! It’s the time of year when we see the rewarding results of the brassica crop seedlings that we started in the greenhouse in August. The broccoli takes about 4 months to be ready to harvest. When it starts producing sizeable heads or crowns, it’s ready to harvest. After the central head is cut, the plant continues to grow, producing side shoots that we also harvest. The plants stay in the ground for several months and we continuously harvest from that field until the plant starts to flower in early spring.

Box Notes: The Fuyu persimmons are from a neighboring orchard in Guinda. They are not certified organic but the grower doesn’t use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. The Fuyo variety of persimmon can be eaten when firm, like an apple. They are different from the Hachiya variety that has to be soft as pudding to be edible.

Holiday Hams are now available for ordering. There are only 10 hams left so please place your order soon. The available hams average 7-9 lbs each. Please email the farm to order a ham for Thanksgiving or the winter holidays. The deadline is Sunday November 24, 2019 for ordering hams for delivery before Thanksgiving. The smoked hams are $10 per lb. The hams come from our pasture raised hogs that are fed an all organic diet of produce culls, whey from Cowgirl Creamery, certified organic grain and rye grass. csa@riverdogfarm.com.

Holiday Schedule:

November CSA: For the week of Thanksgiving, the Thursday (11/28) and Friday (11/29) CSA deliveries will happen on Tuesday November 26, 2019.

Farmers Markets: The Thursday November 28, 2019 Farmers Market in Berkeley will be closed.

December CSA: The farm will be closed from Sunday December 22 through Sunday January 5, 2020. We will resume the regular CSA delivery schedule the week of Monday January 6, 2020. 

Farmers Markets: The Berkeley Farmer’s Market will be closed: Tuesday December 24, 2019, Thursday December 26, 2019, Saturday December 28, 2019 and Tuesday January 31, 2019. We will not be at the Sacramento Sunday farmers markets on Sunday December 29, 2019.