HOT TIME

Hola, its 95 degrees at 7 P.M. and I am kickin it in the sweet sweet air conditioning after a long hot harvest day. Today we harvested about 12 lbs of Salad mix and more edible flowers than we have ever harvested as we have been selling out the last few markets and getting a lot of positive feedback about how yummy it is. We also harvested about 50 heads of lettuce, which will probably be melted by 10 A.m. but I had to get them out before they bolt. Kale and Chard is still on the menu, and struggling through these hot times. Most of my Kale is going to seed and my chard is under assult always from cucumber beetles and leaf miner. I just planted out more of these things though, so that should help. I have beets and will keep having lots of beets from now till the end of time because they are easy to germinate and grow and sell fabulously. Onions are coming out of my wazoo. Leeks are also plentiful but they might as well be up my wazoo because they aren't selling worth a damn. The taters I'm pulling up are beautiful, I have six different varieties, all different shapes, colors, and flavors. Eggplants are coming on, I have a few for market tomorrow. Tomatos are ripening up. There was one tomato in particular that has been this huge green monster for weeks now, it's constant greenness a has been a particular annoyance. Finally, it turned red today and I was happy. And that is my life.

SPRING!

Its officially spring, although it has felt like it for a couple of weeks now. My overwintered veggies have got new life to them, greening up, perking up, and slowly growing. Peas and radishes, turnips and beets that I seeded a while back on much chillier days are popping up out of the ground. My starts in the greenhouse have been very happy. They seem to be an inch bigger every day. I am planting out a few flats every day and seeding a few more, a cycle I see lasting for quite a while. The first Growers Market was last Tuesday and was a success, I sold completely out of everything I brought, of course I was the only one there with any veggies so the competition wasn't very hard to beat. One last note, and then I got to get to bed, we are now Certified Organic! we just received our Certification document the other day. Goodnight. -Q

2009 CSA Community Supported Agriculture

We are now looking for new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members to join us in sharing the bounty for the 2009 season. A CSA is a kind of partnership with a local farm. You pay a certain dollar amount up front to the farmer at the beginning of the season, a time when farmers are most cash starved and need an extra cushion to help them get things up and running again. In return you will receive a weekly box of fresh, local, organic produce for the length of the season. In this partnership you also share the risks associated with farming, such as a catastrophic weather event, plague of locusts, or stampede of elephants that could wipe out most or all of the crops...highly unlikely but entirely possible.
I had a small and very successful CSA last year. Everyone involved gave me good feedback and were overall happy with their boxes. This year I would like to double the amount of members.
You will begin receiving the boxes on Thursday the 29th of May and every subsequent Thursday for 23 weeks until November. I can deliver if you live within the Talent - Ashland areas. There is a one time $20 delivery charge. If you don't live in Talent -Ashland you can pick your box up at the farm.
Price of a 2009 CSA
full share: $500
half share: $275