On the farm each Spring, Memorial Day is a time for us to bring reflection and gratitude for those that have lost their lives in service to our country. However, unlike many professions, we must do this in the context of our farming work day. (Spring on the farm gives us very few days off.) But as you can imagine, our work lends itself to reflection while working. We are filled with gratitude.
Late May is a fantastic time on the farm. Salad greens as well as cooking greens are in their glory. Root vegetables are filling out nicely, and there are a great variety in the share compositions today. And we are harvesting the first Cabbages, Broccoli, and Summer Squash this week!
We are really thrilled to have continued to get mild Spring weather. The Spring crops are very happy with this! The summer crops (mainly tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, zinnias, sunflowers...) are warm enough. Their time will come! Very often Spring weather gets hot around here very early, which stresses the Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, etc.
In case you missed the details below in the first week of your Farm Share, please read to the end.
- When you arrive at pick up: Find the bin with your name, take the contents, and leave us the empty green bin.
Check your label for any circled items that will be separate from the bag. (Ie: Tomatoes, Bread, Plants, Flowers.) Collect those items.
The software we use does not have vacation weeks built in. Instead, if you can't pick up a particular week you can reschedule that week's share for a future week in this software (Harvie), or you can have a friend or family member pick up for you. Just forward this email to them so they know the details.
Blessings on your meals, and wash your hands often ~
