Here we goooo!! As the days get longer and longer the speed with which everything is growing keeps accelerating too. The sugar snap peas are now towering over our heads on trellis and should be ready for your boxes next week. The artichokes that had been trickling in just filled a truck. While we've had to throw away a number of plants this spring for lack of ground to plant in due to the late and heavy rains, we're now keeping the transplanter busy almost every other day. While our last chance of frost is not yet past, the warming soil temps are helping with the germinating of carrots and beets. The first rounds of melons and tomatoes are all in and some are ready for a first pass of trellising.
We've been battling the crows and ravens for the few strawberries that are ripening and sadly thus far we've been on the losing side. We're not sure why, but this year about 20-30 of them have taken to ripping the plants out of the ground (perhaps looking for worms or insects) and pecking even the white unripe fruit. That said, we've doubled down on the intimidation strategies, doubling our legions of scarecrows to 5+ and blanketing the field with shiny scare tape. Cross your fingers everyone. We've never had to resort to noise makers, but I think we may need to invest in some. Sigh... if it isn't one thing, it's another. But hey, that's part of why I'm a farmer. Farming is a dynamic profession that demands a "Jack of all trades" approach.
Refer A Friend:
We still have about 30 weekend spots available to fill. If you know someone who might be interested in joining you can both reap the rewards. Refer a Friend and if they sign up both of you get a $25 credit.
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Reduced Cost Shares:
We're so excited to have finally launched a Reduced Cost Share Program. If you are struggling to pay for the CSA you can request 25% or 50% assistance. If you want to contribute to the fund you can do so in a couple ways. By making a single time donation to our Member Subsidized Share Fund. If you need to skip a box you can also donate the value of that box towards the fund instead by changing the location that week to "Donate My Share", which will show up in the drop down menu as a location option.
Reduced Cost Share Application
