• Purchased local (greenhouse) tomatoes, rainbow chard, snow peas as well as sugar snap peas, & two quarts of red-ripe strawberries at the farmers’ market on (already!) the seventh market-day of the season.

• Also purchased – from a baker and a cheesemaker at the farmers’ market – a loaf of olive bread & a package of feta cheese.

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Didn’t make it to the farmers’ market this week, as it conflicted with our weekend travel plans, but I did get the Genovese basil planted in the big bucket on the porch—& was able to use some for cooking this evening, as they’ve already grown so much, even in their little starter pots, just since I bought them. smile2 weeks ago

• Purchased local (greenhouse) tomatoes & red-ripe strawberries at the farmers’ market on (already!) the fifth market-day of the season

• Also purchased some additional Genovese basil plants to fill out the big pot on the porch, for cooking needs over the next six months or so

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• Purchased olive foccaccio bread & some “quark” cheese spread to go with it at the farmers’ market on (already!) the fourth market-day of the season

• Purchased Genovese basil to plant in the big pot on the porch, for cooking needs over the next six months or so, at the arboretum’s plant sale

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Brought home just two items from the (third-of-the-season) farmers’ market today; we hadn’t used up all our previous purchases & other things we wanted seemed “picked over” or overgrown (asparagus):

• food item: greenhouse tomatoes

• non-food item: a praying mantis egg case for the garden

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Brought home ramps (a/k/a ramsons or wild leeks), several greenhouse tomatoes, some “quark” cheese spread, & a nice baguette from the second market day of the season. smile1 month ago

Brought home a nice loaf of olive ciabatta bread from the first market day of the season (no CSA pickup for a while yet). smile1 month ago

Another season’s weekly pick-ups from our “farm share” at the local outdoor market have ended. Although I always feel sad when this day comes, I’m also grateful for the wonderful year it’s been for our CSA: we received so much healthful tasty local produce to enjoy! yay6 months ago

Stopped by a local farm stand, for more terrific tomatoes! smile9 months ago

“U-Pik-Em” tomatoes – one box per shareholder: any type, any size, & any degree of ripeness – at our CSA’s open house! smile9 months ago

Found some ‘bling’ (ooooh, shiny!) for a friend, at a local flea market in a city we visited—I hope she’ll like it as much as I do! grin11 months ago

Visiting a different market, today, we got a carton of fresh ripe local strawberries & an enormous bunch of new young carrots, as well as non-local – but wonderful – organic peaches, apricots, & cherries. smile We also got brunch, at a market vendor’s stall: crepes filled with fresh cherries & vanilla cream! mmmhmmm, yummy11 months ago

Weekly pick-ups started for our CSA last week! yay

Here’s the list of our share this second week:

VEGETABLES:
Allium, Tokyo Long Scallions (1 bunch)
Beets, Merlin (1 bunch)
Carrots, Sweet Baby Jane (2 bunches)
Lettuce (2 types/1 head each)
Peas, Shell (1 lb)
Turnips, Hakurei (1 bunch)

FRUITS:
Apricots (2 lbs)
Cherries, sour (1 quart)

HERBS:
Herbs, Winter Savory (1 bunch)

In addition, we came home with a loaf of olive ciabatta bread & a quart of lovely green (string) beans, as well as six marvelous tomatoes & two nice cucumbers from the same local greenhouse (on the eighth market day of the season & the second week of our CSA).

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P.S. As it’s the first of the short local season for cling-type peaches, we found that they had sold out by the time we reached the market (an hour after opening); we also missed out on “blackcaps” this week (always very few as they’re a locally-harvested wild-growing type of black raspberry)—too bad! wry grin12 months ago

Weekly pick-ups have finally started for our CSA! yay

Here’s the list of our share this first week:

VEGETABLES:
Allium, Tokyo Long Scallions (1 bunch)
Beets, Chioggia (1 bunch)
Cabbage, Napa (1 head)
Greens, Broccoli Raab (1 bag)
Lettuce (2 types/1 head each)
Peas, Shell (1 lb)
Radishes, Pink Beauty (1 bunch)
Turnips, Hakurei (1 bunch)

FRUITS
Strawberries (2 quarts)

HERBS
Oregano (1 bag)

In addition, we came home with a loaf of olive ciabatta bread, six marvelous local greenhouse-grown tomatoes, a bunch of rainbow chard, a couple of (local greenhouse-grown) zucchini & one yellow squash, & some fresh cut basil (on the seventh market day of the season & the first week of our CSA).

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P.S. As it’s the last of the season for local strawberries, they were only available through our CSA: we came home with two quarts of sweet-smelling, amazingly tasty, perfectly ripe strawberries, & were the envy of other non-CSA market patrons. grin12 months ago

We’ve come home today with a loaf of “country style” olive bread, three terrific local greenhouse-grown tomatoes, two quarts of sweet-smelling red-ripe strawberries, a bunch of rainbow chard, & two (more) little containers of sturdy-legged basil seedlings to plant out of doors smile (our sixth market day of the season—& next week our CSA pickup starts! yay). 12 months ago

Wonderful local greenhouse-grown tomatoes, fresh snow peas, & two quarts of sweet-smelling red-ripe strawberries, as well as locally-baked olive ciabatta bread & a half pound of terrifically flavored fudge (two pieces each of four different kinds), from our fifth market day visit of the season. 12 months ago

Wonderful local greenhouse-grown tomatoes & two quarts of sweet-smelling red-ripe strawberries, as well as fresh snow peas, rainbow chard, rhubarb, & locally-baked olive ciabatta bread, from our fourth market day visit of the season. 12 months ago

Wonderful local greenhouse-grown tomatoes & two quarts of sweet-smelling red-ripe strawberries, as well as baked goods (a fig-&-blue-cheese-stuffed croissant), from our third market day visit of the season. 13 months ago

We’ve come home today with another nice loaf of olive ciabatta bread, three terrific local greenhouse-grown tomatoes, a quart of sweet-smelling red-ripe strawberries, & two little containers of sturdy-legged basil seedlings to plant out of doors smile (our second market day of the season, as we wait impatiently for our CSA pickup to start). 13 months ago

We’ve come home today with a nice loaf of olive ciabatta bread, half a rhubarb pie, & a quart of very tasty local strawberries smile (our first market day of the season, but no CSA pickup for a while yet). 13 months ago

was the last day of our CSA share pickup. While I’ll miss the market over the winter, I’m grateful for the past six months’ of fresh goodies. smile18 months ago

yesterday, one of the CSA leads told us that there had been 15% shareholder turnout Thursday evening—not d@mned bad for a first time thing! I enjoyed the meeting & learned a lot, & we’ve already placed a reservation for next year’s CSA with these same folks. I’m hoping to become more involved (perhaps with farm visits &/or by participating in a work-share). smile19 months ago