We are now entering week four (of 24) for the CSA.  Today we had our drop-off/pick-up for our 10 monday members.  We have 23 members in all - 10 on Monday and 13 on Wednesday.  We are going to add members when the summer stuff really picks up, but for now, that is our max.

Let’s see what was in the boxes:

1 lb Sugar Snap/Snow Peas
Zucchini/Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash
Romaine and Black-Seeded Simpson Lettuce Heads
Broccoli
Basil
Parsley
Radishes
Garlic Scapes
Lacinato Kale
Rainbow Chard

Ryan and I were both very happy about the contents of the boxes.  It went lighter on the greens (ie no lettuce mix nor spring mix) and heavier on new stuff, such as peas and summer squash.  It was our first picking of summer squash and hope that it does its thing from now until mid-november.

We are still working very hard, yet I have learned to take a lot more time off.  Apart from the market this last saturday I didn’t work the rest of the weekend.  It is so rejuvenating to have some time off.

Now we are going to have a very full week planting rows and rows of winter squash, a third planting of corn, more spring mix, radishes, cilantro, beets, tomatoes, peppers eggplants ...it seems my list is on recycle constantly.

As I was planting out some celery and parsley by the greenhouse, I happened to glance over by the tomato rows, a few hundred feet away. I saw something move…just like a gopher.  So I ran over, small boulder in hand, hoping to catch the little guy unaware.  As I drew nearer, I saw his cute little face.  I felt a little bit evil, admiring his cuteness, with the intent to smash his skull.  So, as a more humane approach, I ran to get a gopher trap, which I promptly placed into… Read the rest of this article »