Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Summer Shares

In a few weeks we will be opening up our farm shares to purchase for new members not on the current waiting list*. We have had some folks ask us what is a typical weekly Summer Share. Below are three distributions from different times during the summer of 2011. You can also check out the Harvest Timeline for a general idea of when certain produce will be available.



Harvest Items for week of June 22nd (week 2)
Spinach
Broccoli
Radishes
Basil
Thyme
Turnips
Salad Mix
Beet Greens
Kale
Chard
Garlic Scapes

Harvest Items in the Summer Share for week of August 17th (week 10)
New Potatoes
Onions
Beets and Greens
Tomatoes
Summer Squash
Sweet Pepper
Chives
Parsley
Purslane
Cucumbers

Harvest Items in the Summer Share for week of October 12th (week 18)
Kale
Chard
Winter Squash - 2 of your choice
Tomatoes
Green Tomatoes
Beets with greens
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Kossack Kohlrabi (large storage kohlrabi - so crisp and sweet, almost like eating a crisp apple)
Onions
Herbs - your choice of 2
Eggplant
Popcorn



We do our distributions "buffet-style". Crates of the produce available for the share will be set up with labels indicating how much of each produce type to take, as you can see with the kale and chard above. We also often have recipes for the produce available at distribution and are always happy to talk about the best ways to prepare each type of veggie. During distribution is also a good time for members to go to the u-pick garden to harvest the vegetables there that are available to all members for free. We are always open to suggestions as to what our members would like to have available in the u-pick space.

*If you would like to get on the waiting list for a chance to reserve a share early, contact us before January 28th.

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