CSA, Week 3

It has been raining on and off for the last few days; mainly Saturday and today (most of the animals look like drowned rats). Finally the gardens will get well watered, and the ponds can get replenished.
The market on Saturday was quite busy.
Between last night and this morning, we picked over a flat of strawberries from our little patch. Strawberry jam time!

Vegetable list (subject to change):
Peas
Broccoli
Strawberries
Lettuce
Mesclun Mix

Striped Roman tomato growing in the greenhouse 

Garlic scapes
Green Onions
Kale
Swiss Chard
Peppermint
Oregano
Cilantro
Spinach
Beet Greens

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CSA, Week 2

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We baled 202 square bales yesterday -- the hay is beautiful and green!   So, of course this means sore arms and scratched up legs.
Most of the things in the garden look pretty good...except for the bone dry soil. I feel like the first couple pages of The Grapes of Wrath will be reenacted on Oakmanor Farm any day. The peas have started forming on the plants, and I ate some and they were very juicy and sweet. We picked our first quart-and-a-half of strawberries yesterday. We  have been setting up our been pole teepees.

Vegetable list (subject to change):
Mesclun mix
Lettuce
Peas
Broccoli
Chard
Kale
Spring turnips
Beet greens
Green onions
Peppermint
Oregano
Thyme
Cilantro
Spinach

Job well done!

Chinese cabbage

CSA, Week 1

Wow, CSA time again! We have had a few busy weeks on the farm, from planting and seeding, to watering. We had a few showers over the past week, but we need so much more water. I wish it would just rain!! So this week it will be lots harvesting, lawn mowing, and watering.
The market started on June 2, we had a pretty successful opening day, and hope the weeks to come will be even better!
We have three new new calves; Zephyrus, Zorro, and Costanza.

CSA Week 1:
Garlic

Beet greens
Swiss chard
Kale
Broccoli
Onions
Spring turnip
Radish
Lettuce
Bok choy
 ~If you are interested in our CSA, shares are still available.

Our table at the market