Farm Share Week 7 (July 17-19)

Farm Share Week 7 (July 17-19)

Happy siesta day! I hope you have been finding places to cool off from the heat. Yesterday the whole farm crew (except for the farm share packers who work partly indoors) took a four hour siesta to beat the heat in the most intensely hot part of the day.I remember in...

Farm Share Week 6 (July 10-12, 2013)

A labour of love- that’s what I hope you see in your boxes this week. It just so happens that peas, beans, raspberries and currants are all ready together, which take a pretty long time to pick! I really do enjoy being out there harvesting though, as it’s...
Farm Share Week 5 (July 3-5, 2013)

Farm Share Week 5 (July 3-5, 2013)

Summer is upon us! The kids are finally out of school and hopefully there’s a vacation in your future. The asparagus patch is shutting down while the zucchini and raspberries are coming into season. But for this week we have tart but delicious currants. I adore...

Farm Share Week 4 (June 27-29, 2013)

Hello heat wave! Yes, we’ve had some ridiculous humidity, but things are growing so well. I think this is the first week so far that things are actually ready in larger quantities than I expected. The asparagus, which I thought would be just about done is still...
Farm Share Week 3 (June 19-21, 2013)

Farm Share Week 3 (June 19-21, 2013)

Hello from the sunny fields!This week is just plain gorgeous, isn’t it? I think I’d be ok with this kind of weather for most of the year. The snow peas are producing very well this week in the greenhouse, and the carrots we planted in April will likely be...