May 20, 2019

Box Contents:

1 lb Asparagus

1 bu Red Torpedo Spring Onions

1 bu Red Russian Kale

1 bu Red Beets

1 bu Green Garlic

1 bu Oregano

1 bu Tokyo Turnips

Box Notes: The very cool weather has kept the asparagus harvest steady. Usually by this time of year, the asparagus is starting to slow down. New this week: Red Russian Kale! We’re starting to harvest the spring greens. While the weather is still cool, squeeze in a roasted root dish by combining the beets and turnips with asparagus. Roast all 3 together. Cut the beets and turnips into ½ inch square pieces, and the asparagus into 3rds, coat/toss all with olive oil, layer flat on a cookie sheet and sprinkle salt over all. Roast at 350 degrees until all are soft inside/crisp on the outside. You may need to turn/flip the veggies with a spatula about 20 minutes into the roasting time to crisp all sides.

Field Notes: With the recent storm, we received 2 inches of rain! This is very rare for the month of May. The rainfall will give us a respite from moving irrigation pipe for a little while.

Save the Date: Hoes Down Harvest Festival, Saturday October 5, 2019 from 11 am to 11 pm. For ticket and event information visit: http://hoesdown.org/.

2019 CSA Payment Schedule

Quarter 2: Wednesdays $312   Thursdays $312   Fridays $312

Quarter 3: Wednesdays $312   Thursdays $312   Fridays $312

Quarter 4: Wednesdays $288   Thursdays $288   Fridays $288

Annual Payment (annual payers receive 2 complimentary veggie boxes): $1,152

We encourage you to consider making the annual payment for your veggie box deliveries. This helps support the farm by providing advance purchasing power for labor, seeds, fertilizers, and other farming expenses that are essential to the farm’s operations. Thank you for supporting the farm with your continued CSA subscription!