CSA 2018 - WEEK #13 August 20, 2018 Wow, what a beautiful box!  The contents of the share will change through the week as we rotate through the melons, finish up the cucumber harvest and see if the fields dry out enough to continue harvesting the potatoes.  (When we get a lot of rain, the tractors can't go in … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 13 – Distribution for 08/21/18

CSA 2018 - WEEK #12 August 13, 2018 We didn't expect it to rain so much today, but it poured and poured all morning and afternoon.  Have you ever harvested vegetables in the flooded fields?  Boots stuck 6" down into the mud, rain pellets pelting your body, sweating under the vinyl rain gear overalls and … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 12 – Distribution for 08/14/18

CSA 2018 - WEEK #11 August 6, 2018 The cherry tomatoes are just starting to ripen this week, and so are the baby watermelons!  These two items are currently in rotation, so you can expect to receive them both over the coming weeks.  (Just not in the same week). Peppers and beefsteak tomatoes are not far behind! … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 11 – Distribution for 08/07/18

CSA 2018 - WEEK #10 July 30, 2018 We welcome August this week and soon the deep summer crops will be here....potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and more!  Enjoy the fresh green beans and more sweet corn this week.  Summer flavors at its best! THIS WEEK IN THE SHARES... Green Beans - More freshly harvest green beans are making it into … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 10 – Distribution for 07/31/18

CSA 2018 - WEEK #9 July 23, 2018 Freshly harvested green beans are in this week!  In other news, we've been utterly confused by the weather reports (you too?) as we anxiously await some much-needed rain.  The farm is super dry and we need all the rain we can get to take the pressure off irrigating. Quick … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 9 – Distribution for 07/24/18

CSA 2018 – WEEK #8 July 16, 2018 Sweet corn is ready for harvest this week!  Do you love sweet corn as much as we do?  Do you know why it's so important to eat only Certified Organic sweet corn? Conventionally-grown sweet corn (even the local stuff) is often GMO and smothered with herbicides like Roundup (glyphosate..the stuff you … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 8 – Distribution for 07/17/18

CSA 2018 – WEEK #7 July 9, 2018 We harvested all the garlic on Sunday!  Garlic has a funny growing schedule.  We plant it in November, it pops up out of the ground first thing in the spring and it's ready to harvest by July.  We usually hang it up to dry in our barn before distributing it … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 7 – Distribution for 07/10/18

CSA 2018 – WEEK #6 July 2, 2018 Happy Fourth of July, friends!  Please remember that deliveries will take place as usual for all members this week. Crop update: The fields are looking good!  Plants love the heat, so we expect a lot of growth this week.  We also expect to spend a good deal … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 6 – Distribution for 07/03/18

CSA 2018 – WEEK #5 June 25, 2018 Summer is here, school is out and your farmers grew you a box of gorgeous vegetables this week!  Now that we're about a month into the growing season, you'll see that the shares are bulking up nicely.  If you're new to the CSA, I have just one word … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 5 – Distribution for 06/26/18

CSA 2018 – WEEK #4 June 18, 2018 Summer weather is here!  Our crops are growing well in this heat, but we need to irrigate (farmer talk for watering) or we'll start losing crops.  Our soil is very sandy here on Long Island and it does not hold moisture for more than a few days.  If crops … Continue reading Main Season 2018 CSA – Week # 4 – Distribution for 06/19/18