CSA Blog May 2008

Greetings CSA members! The farm is looking good these days. The onions are in and three plantings of peas are in and up. We are trying Fava beans again this season. We put them in a week earlier so they can beat the summer heat that make them explode. It is a very popular veg in England but there summers are much cooler than ours and the perfect environment for Favas. The greenhouse tomatoes have never looked better and our Dutch bumble bees are working over time to get them pollenated. Last year we grew cherry tomatoes in bucket from the greenhouse walls and could not believe the extra sugar they produced in such a nice growing climate. Needless to say they are locked and loaded and hanging once again from the rafters. We just put in another 1/4 acre of Rhubarb that will be on next years menu but will be fun to watch grow this season. The horse radish survived the winter so should be harvestable by july.... Other veggies in now are Spinach, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, Mesclun, Carrots, Beets and garlic.

For those of you interested we will be selling organic veggie seedlings, herbs, and patio planters infront of Whole Foods on Mondays and at the Blackstone Shopping Plaza in Fridays and Saturdays. For those who don't know that is the small plaza at the end of Hope Street and Blackstone Blvd.. It is the plaza that has the "Garden Grill Restaurant" in it. We will start their May 9th and 10th.

Dateline Barrington, RI....Great news the Barrington townhall gave us the thumbs up for doing our CSA debit card farmers market at the Ace Hardware on County Road....We are very excited about the location and the chance to get the people of Barrington up close and personal. Tell your friends they can signup as CSA members up to May 15th. Other wise they can just stop in for a fresh tomato or cheese when the mood strikes them..

Just a reminder: Remember that as CSA Debit card members you can shop at either location.  We are looking forward to meeting so many new faces this year. Signups have been brisk thanks to some nice articles and some good word of mouth....all the Best   Skip and Liz