2016 Harvest 8

Howdy folks! We hope you all had a lovely week and have enjoyed this unbelievably comfortable weather. We cannot remember a July when the working conditions were so darn nice! The plants are happy, your farmers are happy and it's been a great week to be out in the fields. With the mellow temperatures the greens have been cranking but the summer produce has slowed a little bit.  There are a few cherry tomatoes starting to ripen with hopefully many more to follow. Cucumbers are forming, the eggplants are looking healthy and believe it or not--the second sowing of spring broccoli did not succumb to root maggot or gophers so you all have broccoli in your shares this week. We are stoked!

This week we wanted to give you all a heads up that our annual Rock the Harvest party is scheduled for Sunday, August 28th up at the farm. It's a thank you party we throw every year for our CSA members and local customers. It's a total blast--we'll  have beer on tap and our favorite bluegrass band--The Greenneck Daredevils (check them out here) will be playing a live show right in the fields! We'll keep reminding you over the next few weeks but we wanted to give you all a heads up to mark your calendars. 

The next few days on the farm we'll be prepping beds for more of the fall crops that need transplanting. The weeds are a growin' so we'll be dedicating a lot of time to pulling those suckers up this week too. The onion harvest is coming up and we are thrilled with the size and yield that it looks like we'll be getting this year. Fingers crossed!

Anyhow, we hope you all have a wonderful week and get to enjoy the summer bounty with your family and friends.

Your farmers,

T & A

Harvest 8

  1. Lettuce mix
  2. Garlic--the variety this week is Xian
  3. Turnips-- (Hakurei)
  4. Beets
  5. Cabbage
  6. Collard Greens
  7. Scallions
  8. Summer Squash/Zucchini
  9. Basil
  10. Broccoli
  11. Blueberries 

Recipe Suggestions

Spring Salad with Garlic Croutons ---instead of using garlic scapes you the garlic from the box!

Spring Salad with Garlic Croutons ---instead of using garlic scapes you the garlic from the box!

 Scallion Miso Butter with Veggies (this butter is addicting. Dip any of the veggies--sliced beets, turnips and even toasted bread or crackers! 

 Scallion Miso Butter with Veggies (this butter is addicting. Dip any of the veggies--sliced beets, turnips and even toasted bread or crackers! 

 

 

 

 

2016 Harvest 7

Summer is in full force here at the farm and we are stoked! It can be easy for us to miss out on the simple pleasures of the Summer bounty when we are in full blown Fall planting mode. It's a good reminder that while our brains (and seeds!) are months ahead it's the moment that we've been waiting for all season long! Fresh greens, hearty roots, herbs, berries, zucchini, summer squash and baby cauliflower. We're thrilled that after today all of you will have received broccoli once this season despite the early devastation.  The fall plantings of broccoli looks healthy so far (keep those fingers crossed!) so hopefully this Autumn we wont need to divide and conquer the harvest list for the CSA. We strive to have all of the boxes be the same and it kills us when we fall short--luckily things are looking promising for the remainder of the season and we feel like Mother Nature is back on team Tumbleweed!

We hope you all had a lovely holiday weekend and are ready for another week of eating farm fresh bounty.

Your farmers,

T & A

Harvest 7

  1. Head Lettuce
  2. Arugula
  3. Kohlrabi
  4. Beets
  5. Swiss Chard
  6. Basil (don't refridgerate--keep in a glass jar filled with a little water at room temp)
  7. Summer Squash/Zucchini
  8. Blueberries- We've partnered up with our neighbors (who are also CSA members) to bring you these delicious berries.  They grow them organically and we picked them yesterday evening.  Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
  9. Cauliflower
  10. Broccoli- Only in shares that haven't gotten broccoli yet.  

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2016 Harvest 6

Howdy folks and welcome to week six of your Tumbleweed Farm share. We hope you enjoyed last weeks harvest and have made room in your refrigerators for more farm fresh bounty. We've absolutely loved seeing all the instagram photos (#tumbleweedfarmcsa) and emails from folks cooking up a storm. It's so fun to see the lovely meals you all are creating!

This week we are harvesting summer squash and zucchini for the first time this season. It's exciting and officially feels like summer now that the fields are abundant with squash blossoms! The peas are back and sweeter than ever and the fresh garlic is absolutely delicious right now. The propagation house has quickly filled up again with our fall brassicas--broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, collards and kohlrabi are taking up most of the space. And again--we apologize for the devastation with the spring broccoli plants. We're hopeful that the fall plantings will prove to be abundant. 

This week we'll harvest almost all of our garlic--3,360 lovely heads! And while you're receiving fresh garlic again this week the majority of it is curing in the barn and will be popping up in your boxes in a few short weeks. This season the garlic is bigger and more beautiful than in previous years and we are really proud of the harvest. 

We're gearing up for another hot week here at Tumbleweed. Irrigating and weeding are taking up a lot of our time these days and there is another big day of seeding and transplanting ahead of us this week. The farm is officially at capacity with plants and it's already time to till under sections that have already been in production and make room for the fall transplants. It's amazing how quickly this season is passing. The future is looking bright though---tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, watermelons and potatoes are all looking healthy and we're excited to have those tasty gems to look forward to in the weeks to come. In the meantime, we hope you all enjoy this weeks harvest.

Happy cooking everyone!

Your farmers,

T & A

Harvest 6

  1. Head Lettuce--Green and Red varieties
  2. Kohlrabi
  3. Fresh Garlic--store in the fridge
  4. Zucchini/summer squash
  5. Easter Egg Radishes--remove the greens and store them separately so the radishes stay crisp
  6. Turnips--store the greens separately 
  7. Scallions
  8. Kale
  9. Sugar Snap Peas
  10. Snow Peas

Recipe Suggestions