Hi Everyone,
We hope everyone is enjoying the late summer weather. The plants are appreciating the warm days and sunshine. We are thinking ahead of the fall crops coming into season and the length of the season; and also of how we want the summer veggies to be available as long as possible… We will begin to include hard squashes like delicata, acorn, butternut, sugar pie pumpkins, etc. starting next week. Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages will be in the shares soon. Leeks will be in the shares next week. Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, summer squashes and other warm weather veggies will continue to be in the shares as long as possible.
A bit about the items listed for each week’s shares: We estimate how much produce actually is needed to fill each member’s share, each week. Some of the items we harvest or purchase by the each – like 1 bulb of garlic, or 1 package of grape tomatoes. Many of the items we harvest or purchase by the bushel and do the math. There may be times where you receive less or more than is listed. We work to ensure that you receive more, or that the total value of that week’s box is reasonable and worthy. There will be occasional times when we end up giving less of an item than we planned, in those cases we rely on the overall box still being a real good value. Also, there are instances of us ordering an item and receiving a different item – like last week we thought we were getting red baby bell peppers and jumbo cucumbers, and we got mixed color baby bell peppers and small cucumbers. We believe that transparency in the food supply chain is very important, we thought the above details may be helpful.
Members pick up shares on Saturdays between 2:30 and 5:30 at Genesis of Ann Arbor (Temple Beth Emeth/St Clare’s Episcopal Church) 2309 Packard Ann Arbor, MI – in the backlot. We are looking forward to seeing everybody.
This week’s shares include the following (Cooking Tips attached separately):
· Rosemary (1 big bunch) from our farm
· Lacinato {Dino} Kale (1 big bunch) from our farm
· Russet Potatoes (1 quart) from our farm
· Garlic bulbs, Country Valley Variety (3 medium bulbs) from our farm
· Roma Tomatoes (1 quart) from Cinzori Farm
· Red Bell Peppers (2 or 3) from Cinzori Farm
· Green and Red Okra (1 pint bag) from Cinzori Farm
v Medium shares will receive extra lacinato kale, extra potatoes, and extra bell peppers
Thank you for your ongoing support and for sharing the joy of the community supported agriculture membership – it makes a big difference in our world and is deeply acknowledged.
Warm Regards,
Adam and the Country Valley Farm Team