Farm Message for Saturday, March 13, 2010

Star Hollow Farm News

For the week preceding Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Hi folks,

We've had several glorious days here lately, with most of the snow now melted (except in the piles where I dumped them with the tractor). I've taken some time to clean up and organize the shop in the barn, and just completed repainting our office. I built some new shelves and repainted some old ones, brightening things up a bit.

Some new crops are jumping to life in the greenhouse in this warmth and sunshine, notably garlic, scallions, and miners lettuce. We'll soon be getting seeds started. With this weather it feels like we should already be out doing things, but then I look at the thermometer, see it's still 19 degrees in the morning, and know that we have had some of our biggest snowfalls in March. (Seems impossible now, but isn't!)

Yeah spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winter storage crops: We remind you that our storage crops are getting near their end – each has a slightly different storage life – so please be a bit more tolerant than usual.

Winter Schedule (we're in our last month of the “winter” schedule):

Delivery dates remaining are Mar. 13 & 27. Orders are placed on the Wednesdays prior to delivery. Mark your calendars, and remember to order for two weeks instead of just one.

This week's produce:

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Greens: arugula, mesclun, microgreens, cabbage, lettuce (bibb, red leaf, Romaine).
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Veggies: beets, carrots, celeriac, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, onions, parsnips, potatoes, black Spanish radishes, rutabagas, salsify (oyster root), shallots, turnips, butternut squash.
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Herbs: basil, cilantro, parsley, rosemary, thyme.
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Mushrooms: crimini, oyster, portabella, shiitake, white.
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Apples: Fuji, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Red Delicious.
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Other items: the usual eggs, chicken, butter, cheeses and preserves.
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NEW: Spring garlic, Red Delicious apples, yogurt cheese.
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On sale: All of our potatoes.



CSA-Specific Information

Planned CSA produce for this week:

Two-week box includes Lolla Rossa and bibb lettuce, micro greens and claytonia ("miners lettuce"), mixed beets, carrots, and parsnips, onions, white Atlantic and LaRatte potatoes, pink lady and red delicious apples.


Thanks for your support!

Randy, Chris and all at Star Hollow Farm

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