Reaping our final harvests

Our inaugural CSA season is soon coming to an end and what an experience it was for farmers and consumers alike! For the next two weeks, we will be reaping our final harvests of 2021, clearing our garden beds of remaining leaves, roots, and fruits, crossing our fingers that fall crops will mature just in time for our final deliveries the first week of November. Much of our produce will be distributed “as available” these last two weeks. Though it is likely shares will be less bountiful toward the end, we will do all that we can to keep them diverse and uniform.

For this week’s penultimate CSA box, we will clear our beds of the following crops:

Sweet Peppers, Lettuce, Swiss Chard, Arugula, Turnip/Radish, Carrots/Beets, Kale, Oregano - and you can expect eggs and seasonal wreaths instead of flowers this week.

We have other fall crops waiting in the wings. Broccoli crowns have emerged and our hope is that they will sufficiently develop just in time for next week’s final deliveries. We anxiously await the maturity of Kohlrabi and Rutabaga as well, with sweet potatoes continuing to cure in the hoophouse.

Erin was creative and seasonal with her ornamental arrangements this week, foraging for fresh and dried wild flora from the property, displayed as unique autumn wreaths. We’re excited to share this homegrown, farm fresh artwork with our shareholders. Hopefully displaying them in your home brings joy comparable to Erin’s experience arranging them on our farm.

It has been encouraging to hear that some of our shareholders are already anxious to reinvest next year. If we hadn’t shown enough appreciation for your initial faith and support in our ambitious undertaking, let us be clear that your loyalty and ongoing commitment has been, and will continue to be, simply remarkable. If you were proud this season to vote with your dollar and invest in small scale, organic, regenerative agriculture close to home, we’re confident that your returns can only be expected to grow as we continue to learn, adjust, and evolve season after season.

What a season it has been! Thank you all again, so very much. We look forward to seeing and chatting with you all during these last two weeks!

Erin & David