CSA Week #13 - August 23-26 This week marks the half-way point of our CSA growing season.  We hope you've been enjoying all of the delicious food we've grown for you so far.  The second half of the season brings more yummy produce, including the return of cooking greens, root veggies, and a wonderful array … Continue reading What’s in the Box 8/23/16

CSA Week #12 - August 16-19 We have another super hot, dry week on tap.  Farmer Matt and the crew are spending a considerable amount of time irrigating the fields to keep our crops alive. We're also in a push to get all of the fall crops seeded and transplanted.  It's a busy time, as … Continue reading What’s In the Box 8/16/16

CSA Week #11 - August 9-12 Freshly dug potatoes, tomatoes, green beans....summer is in full swing here on the farm!  When it gets hot, I try to get my cooking done in the morning and I make big batches of hearty salads to last us through the week.  This week's menu includes fresh potato salad, … Continue reading What’s in the Box 8/9/16

CSA Week #10 - August 2-5 Happy August!  We're harvesting our second planting of corn this week and the first of the tomatoes.  As with many crops, the tomatoes start out slow with just a few per member share, but we'll be in the thick of tomato season before you know it, so get ready! … Continue reading What’s in the Box 8/2/16

CSA Week #9 - July 26-29 I'm going to spoil the surprise and tell you right away how excited I am for the sweet corn in this week's share!  Organic, GMO-free sweet corn is nearly impossible to find in stores and it's super tough to grow organically, but we did it!  This is the first … Continue reading What’s in the Box 7/26/16

Clockwise from top right: Swiss Chard, Yellow Summer Squash, Zucchini, Cipollini Onions, Green Batavian Lettuce, Sugarloaf Chicory, Cucumbers. CSA Week #8 - July 19-22 A note on last week's share...  We realized after the fact that the broccoli we sent out to some of you last week was not great.  Our apologies.  Growing summer broccoli … Continue reading What’s In the Box 7/19/16

  CSA 2016 - WEEK #7 http://goldenearthworm.com/farmblog/2016/7/11/csa-2016-week-7 CSA Week #7 - July 12-15 Broccoli - The first of the season! Storage: In an airtight (plastic) bag in the refrigerator. Uses: Raw or Cooked When to use: Within 5 days. Carrots - Another week of these babies. They don’t last long in our house... Storage: Remove … Continue reading What’s In the Box 7/12/16

Clockwise from top right: Summer Squash OR Zucchini, Purple Kohlrabi, Basil, Scallions, Beets, Carrots, Castelfranco Radicchio (this variety is green with purple stripes) CSA Week #6 - July 5-8 Click on an item below to see a photo and get cooking tips & recipes. PROGRAM NOTE: The fruit farmer at Briermere Farms has notified us … Continue reading What’s in the Box 7/5/16

Clockwise from top right: Green Romaine Lettuce, Red Romaine Lettuce, Fennel, Radicchio, Zucchini OR Summer Squash, Swiss Chard, Sugarloaf Chicory CSA Week #5 - June 28 - July 1 Click on an item below to see a photo and get cooking tips & recipes.  A note on chicories….  Last week we harvested escarole, the first … Continue reading What’s in the box 6/28/16

  CSA 2016 - WEEK #4 June 20, 2016 Just a heads up...the Romaine Lettuce & Escarole look very similar this week.  A quick bite of the stems will tell you what's what in a flash.  Bitter?  Escarole.  Sweet?  Romaine.  You can also see more white inner stems on the escarole when you cut it … Continue reading What’s in the box 6/21/16