Farm Happenings Week 3

New this week: Broccoli has just started to produce nice heads. This photo is from last year (hence the face without a mask, remember those good ole days...). This broccoli is a gourmet variety called Nutribud with blue/green color and nice tender stems- Eat the stems! This is likely the last week for spring Boc Choy so it is a great week for a nice stirfry (don't forget to top it off with some fresh cilantro)! Also Garlic Scapes are now being harvested. The "scape" is the top part of a hard-neck variety of garlic. We cut it off because it is delicious and this also sends the energy back down into the garlic for good growth. The garlic scape is a gourmet treat like no other. Both broccoli and Garlic scapes will be harvested for several more weeks so if they don't make it into your share this week due to limited availability, don't worry they will come your way soon...

We planted the tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melon, zucchini, and cucumber in our fields this week! Yippee for thoughts of fresh juicy tomatoes, grilled zucchini, and cucumber ice water...

Please see aspenmoonfarm.com for 2022 CSA sign-up! Started in 2009, Aspen Moon Farm consisted of 2.5 acres in Longmont, Colorado with one acre of cultivated vegetables and one Farmer’s Market in Longmont. Now we are amazed by the 99 acres in our care with approximately 25 acres in production! We typically serve seasonal Farmer’s Markets in Longmont and Boulder (and hope to get back to that soon), and offer an abundant Roadside Farm Stand, open as weather permits(and dependent on current staff scheduling). Finally we are most proud of our CSA program and are so grateful for a wonderful group of annual CSA members (over 900) whose kind support keeps the farm open and productive. Aspen Moon Farm is USDA Certified Organic and has been practicing biodynamic agriculture since 2009 so our produce is truly 100% natural and bee friendly. We work hard to provide our own on-farm fertility through biodynamic compost, cover cropping, and crop rotation. All of our crops are carefully tended (many are hand-harvested) so you get the cleanest, freshest, and most nutritious produce possible. Our crops include a wide range of seasonal vegetables, beautiful organic flowers, succulent berries, and starter plants for your spring garden. Led by Jason and Erin (biodynamic gardeners, turned homesteaders, turned farmers), Aspen Moon Farm is managed by a team of inspiring and aspiring farm crew and interns. It is truly this team and the heart & soul they put into this farm (not to mention the 60+ hours of physically demanding work every week) that allows us to maintain and grow.

We are helped along by the dignified (sometimes not so dignified) ministrations of 20 kind-hearted cows, a gaggle of escape-artist chickens, a small herd of Navajo Heritage sheep including their aspiring guard dog, a spunky mini-horse, an elusive band of wandering cats, some very busy bees, and our dog/mascot Zuzu who keeps us all in line and laughing. At Aspen Moon Farm we work together to cultivate sustainable, life-giving, deliciously organic produce for you and your family. We plant, we weed, we tend, we dig, we water, we run, we lift, we clean, we bunch, we clean again, we count, we pack, we ache, we tire, we thank, and we love it all! Simply, we love growing good food for you!

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