CSA WEEK #16We have a wonderful fall harvest for you this week!  Leeks and our new favorite Esmee Arugula is on the menu!  Bon appetit!This week's harvestLeeksThese beautiful leeks were seeded back at the end of March....nearly 6 months from seed to harvest! They are such a wonderful fall crop, adding delicious flavor to soups … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #16

CSA WEEK #15We hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day weekend! A huge THANK YOU to Farmer Matt & our amazing crew who labor every day to grow the food that nourishes us all! Each item that "appears" in your box is grown with love, care and a tremendous amount of labor to get it … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #15

CSA WEEK #14Welcome to September!  We're excited to put August behind us and start dreaming about fall harvests!  We have a pretty good box this week for everyone. We've supplemented with some very special Shishito Peppers from a friend's Certified Organic farm in the Hudson Valley.  Please see below for important cooking instructions!  And see … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #14

CSA WEEK #13Farmer Matt and I took a round-trip ride to Vermont on Sunday to pick up some produce from our friend's Certified Organic Farm to supplement this week's shares.  We're still dealing with the effects of the drought on our harvesting schedule, so we decided to bring in a few items to round out … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #13

CSA WEEK #12RAIN!  Sunday's much-needed rain soaked the fields and reset our plans to move forward with field tillage and fall plantings.  Farmer Matt will seed arugula, salad turnips, radishes, beets and bok choi before the end of the week!This week's harvestMini Football WatermelonThis is the year of the Watermelon!  Our crop is doing brilliantly … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #12

CSA WEEK #11Since early June I've been reporting on how dry it's been here on the farm (the driest in our 25-year farming history) and now it's catching up with us in a lackluster few weeks of harvest.  Back in June and July we missed planting some of our August crops like cabbage and swiss … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #11

CSA WEEK #10While last week may have been underwhelming, this week is nothing by overwhelming in abundance and beauty!  Our mid-summer crops are here in all their glory!  Watermelons, corn, green beans, oh my!Notes from the fieldsIn anticipation of the upcoming storm, our team harvested nearly all of the watermelons in our first planting - … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #10

CSA WEEK #9Sweet Corn is here!Notes from the fieldsTomatoes, Peppers, Watermelons, Potatoes, Green Beans and a ton of other summer favorites are coming very soon!  The anticipation is almost too much to handle, I hear you!  But these crops will take us all the way into September, so we have a lot of harvest ahead … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #9

CSA WEEK #8It's another great July box this week with the tail end of the cucumber and zucchini harvest (for now), another bunch of our summer green, swiss chard, and some beautiful new Walla Walla onions!Notes from the fieldsIt's very DRY!  Still.  Do a rain dance for us, will you?This week's harvestWalla Walla OnionsThese are … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #8

CSA WEEK #7We're still waiting for the rain out here on the North Fork.  The past few storms here on the Island have missed us entirely, so we are still experiencing pretty severe drought conditions and have to irrigate around the clock.  This hot summer week brings the harvest of our beautiful Cipollini onions and … Continue reading What’s in the Box Week #7