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Week 30 August 6 CSA
Happy August! We desperately need rain, the farm team has been busy moving around irrigation pipes to ensure everything gets enough water along with harvesting and packing all the delicious produce. I (Katelyn) work inside, thankfully with an AC unit, I can't even...
Week 29 July 30 CSA
Veggie Share: Zucchini Basil Swiss chard Celery Cherries (non organic) Corn (non organic) Green onions Field cucumbers Combo Share: Zucchini Basil Swiss chard Celery Sweet cherries Blueberries - Jay Barkman Apple Chips - Cortland Meat Share: Pork chop Ground lamb...
Week 28 July 23 CSA
New Add on's have been added!!! Swiss chard, basil, zucchini, new potatoes, celery, and cherries! https://taprootfarms.ca/csa-add-ons/ Fresh garlic in the share this week. Fresh means that we haven't cured it so it will store. Here is a great article which says how...
Week 27 July 16 CSA
Happy Friday to All! For those of you who have been following along with Farmer Josh's videos, this morning he shared that we were having our CanadaGAP audit on the farm. CanadaGAP is a food safety program to promote Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). We are pleased...
Week 26 July 9 CSA
Sharing some recipes and information on some of the veggies this week! Garlic scapes are the round green things you got in the share. They are the flowering part of the garlic and in order for the garlic bulb to get bigger we cut the flowering end and more energy is...
Week 25 July 2 CSA
Happy Friday! Sharing this again for the new members! 31 Things to do with CSA Vegetables My favorite way to eat hakurei turnip is raw! There is lots of veggies in the share this week to make a salad, or potato salad. This is my favorite time of year when all the new...
Week 24 June 25 CSA
Happy Thursday! We are posting early as we have our annual Organic Inspection tomorrow! 31 Things To Do With Confusing CSA Vegetables Veggie Share: Beet greens Green onions Hakurei turnip Romaine - Vermeulen Farms Strawberries Lettuce mix Yellow Potatoes - Vissers...
Week 23 June 19 CSA
Sharing some photo's Josh took last weekend, also posted on Facebook, for anyone who missed them or are not on Facebook! ...
Week 22 June 11 CSA
I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather! Sharing some recipes: A couple of interesting pea shoot recipes, I (Katelyn) have always just eaten them raw in a salad! Pea Shoot Pesto Stir-Fried Pea Shoots How to Use a Watermelon Radish Watermelon Radish Chips ...
Week 21 June 4 CSA
Happy Friday to all! We've had a busy week on the farm - lots of planting, transplanting and cutting forages. The weather has been cooperating well and we're seeing more veggies nearing harvest! Apple Blossom weekend is taking place in the valley, bringing all of the...
