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Week #3

Spinach Turnips Cilantro or dill Lettuce Shallots Radishes Chinese broccoli Stir Fry Mix: bok choy, chard, mustard, beet greens, mizuna Kale We managed to get the plastic on the new greenhouse and made my week. It is a beautiful greenhouse … Continue reading

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Week #2, 2012 season

Lettuce (2 heads – “deer tongue”, “red sails” and ”Panisse”) Chervil (see recipes given last week and now under the recipe tab) Dill or cilantro Bok choi Kale (last of the winter kale, next week the spring planted or a … Continue reading

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First harvest 2012

lettuce chervil kale leeks shallots arugula or mizuna or mustard purple sprouting broccoli radishes winter squash (delicata) spinach We are excited to be back for our 13th season at “La Finquita del Buho” CSA. Farming is such a gamble and … Continue reading

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Spring is here, kind of

Kidding season is officially over. Last night our last doe delivered twins, a beautiful buck and doe. Their mom is new and ignoring them so we are struggling to get her to understand her new job. The final count is … Continue reading

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February Update

The pruning party was fun even though the weather was dreary and the attendance minimal. We so appreciated our helpers, Nikki and family and Jen and family, both newish members to the farm community. Günter showed his pruning prowess and … Continue reading

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January Update

We are back from Honduras with a bit more vitamin D and the pace of tropical life. We look around at all there is to do and slowly make lists of “honey to do” and start to plan for the … Continue reading

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Leeks Celeriac – this big semi-ugly brown ball is great in soups or slaw. The leaves and stocks are great in soup or stew and last well. Peel the root and use in recipes below. Shallots – long lasting “Picador” … Continue reading

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Harvest Party/Week #28

Onions Garlic       Winter squash – Kabocha, Delicata, butternut, “Carnival” (acorn) Broccoli or cauliflower Lettuce Parsley Basil Tomatoes (next week green tomatoes) Cherry tomatoes (let them ripen a bit and they will be oh so sweet) Eggplant Peppers (red and yellow … Continue reading

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Harvest Festival October 16, 2-6 p.m. Join us/Week #27

Kohlrabi Radish or carrots Napa Cabbage Scallions Onions Garlic Tomatoes Cherry tomatoes (they just keep on ticking just like the energizer bunny) Sweet peppers Hot peppers Eggplant Lettuce Radicchio Broccoli or Cauliflower Basil Winter squash Zucchini Cucumbers Kale It feels … Continue reading

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Week #26/29

Tomatillos (while they last) Winter squash (Kabocha, Delicata, Butternut, Carnival) Onions Garlic Broccoli Cabbage (red or Napa) Peppers (sweet) Peppers (Hot) Tomatoes Cherry tomatoes Basil Cucumbers Zucchini Leeks Eggplant Beets or corn (2 ears) As we enter fall we marvel … Continue reading

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