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Week 30 CSA September 7

Happy September, three more weeks of summer! We started digging some storage crops like potatoes and we will soon be picking apples quite heavily. Have a nice Labour Day weekend! Veggie share: Corn Green onions Potatoes Broccoli Grape tomatoes Peppers Celery...

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Week 29 CSA Aug 31

veggie share:CallalooBroccoli Cantaloupe carrots swiss chard ground cherry Roma Paula Red apples meat:beef patties Deli ham Fruit Share:The farm is chugging along. We well be planting strawberries this week that we are hopefull will be nice and early next year. This...

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Week 28 CSA August 24

We are almost done planting, all the direct seeding is done. Direct seeding is putting the seeds straight in the ground, the last direct seeding we do is the watermelon radish, we planted those on Saturday. All we have left to plant is fall spinach and late lettuce....

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Week 27 CSA August 17

We received some wonderful rain! On the farm we got the equivalent of about an inch which is fantastic. We also accomplished weeding all the brussels sprouts and cabbage yesterday, it was a big event over the last two days, most of the crew was doing that so then we...

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Week 26 CSA August 10

We are in our first week of August, we are still hoping for rain but we have all of our irrigation going and pipe is stretched all over the farm, moving water around. This weekend many people on the farm will be celebrating Independence Day, on August 6th is...

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Week 25 CSA August 3

It has been extremely hot, to keep our team healthy and safe when working in the heat we encourage people to stay hydrated, take breaks in shaded areas, wear light colored clothing, wear a hat, get out of the sun if not feeling good. When it is this hot we start...

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Week 24 CSA July 27

It has become drier, this week we have been getting the irrigation equipment all set up. We were hoping to have some corn this week but its not quite ready but defiantly next week we will have the first of our sweet corn. We are still weeding whenever possible. We are...

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Week 23 CSA July 20

The Heat is on this week, we hit 30c one day last week, which makes it tough to be out weeding but we did it. I can now say we have the weeds on the run and cherry picking is in full swing. Not saying there is still not lots of weeds to pull but we are feeling the...

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Week 22 CSA July 13

Most of our planting is done, the only major crop left to plant is napa cabbage. Most other things are done just a few little lettuce, greens onions, peas and beans to plant but 90% of planting is done. Right now we are fighting the weeds, all of this rain has made...

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Week 21 CSA July 6

Sorry for the late posting... here is what is in the share this week. Welcome New Members! Veggie Carrots Beet Greens Kale Regular peas (not organic) New potatoes Romaine Scapes Zucchini Green Onions Pea Shoots Meat Sausage Burger patties Fruit Apple chips Pepper...

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