Our experimental strawberries in the greenhouse can be called a success. We started picking the first berries this week and will be rotating them through regular shares by drop sites, and then small shares. While it is a small planting, and we aren't sure if we'll be able to get them to everyone at once, we will send pints to our CSA members as they become available. This week there will only be a few pints, but there are more ripening and many more to come from the field in June.
Travis has been busy prepping beds in the field for all our plantings, and winter squash transplants were seeded this week. We'll be harvesting lettuce to make room for tomatoes in the high tunnel the next two weeks.
Both the Oswego and Watertown Farmer's Markets start next week, so CSA members in both places please keep in mind your drop site will switch. Watertown members will be picking up Wednesdays either at Sherman Street or the market (depending on your drop site choice) and Owego members will be picking up from our booth at the market across from Pathfinder Bank.
This week's shares are as follows:
Small Shares: Aparagus, lettuce, garlic greens, cherry bell red radishes, green swiss chard.
Regular Shares: All the contents of the small shares plus: Arugula, broccoli raab, watercress, and strawberries for select drop sites (we won't know until we pick them again in the morning how many we'll have)
Asparagus is the veggie of the season. One of the first of the spring crops, and a perennial plant that's nutrient dense. High in vitamin k, folate and b vitamins, as well as others, it makes a great spring treat (as it's only harvested generally May through July in this region)
One of our family's favorite ways of enjoying fresh asparagus is to roast it in the oven, or on the grill wrapped in aluminum foil with a splash of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Its been a busy week with many more to come. But for now that's the news from the farm. We'll keep it short so we can go close up the greenhouses and turn in for the night.
Travis has been busy prepping beds in the field for all our plantings, and winter squash transplants were seeded this week. We'll be harvesting lettuce to make room for tomatoes in the high tunnel the next two weeks.
Both the Oswego and Watertown Farmer's Markets start next week, so CSA members in both places please keep in mind your drop site will switch. Watertown members will be picking up Wednesdays either at Sherman Street or the market (depending on your drop site choice) and Owego members will be picking up from our booth at the market across from Pathfinder Bank.
This week's shares are as follows:
Small Shares: Aparagus, lettuce, garlic greens, cherry bell red radishes, green swiss chard.
Regular Shares: All the contents of the small shares plus: Arugula, broccoli raab, watercress, and strawberries for select drop sites (we won't know until we pick them again in the morning how many we'll have)
Asparagus is the veggie of the season. One of the first of the spring crops, and a perennial plant that's nutrient dense. High in vitamin k, folate and b vitamins, as well as others, it makes a great spring treat (as it's only harvested generally May through July in this region)
One of our family's favorite ways of enjoying fresh asparagus is to roast it in the oven, or on the grill wrapped in aluminum foil with a splash of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Its been a busy week with many more to come. But for now that's the news from the farm. We'll keep it short so we can go close up the greenhouses and turn in for the night.
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