Message from our farmers
Greetings,
This week brings a couple of new items for both the full and partial vegetable share members. We have some bunched Baby Kale, fresh snap Beans of different varieties/colors, Red Scallions and U-Choy greens, a popular Chinese Stir-fry item.
This week’s share contents for both groups, Full and Partial members, are ‘fuller than normal’ in part because the warm weather has pushed some of our field crops forward into maturity. I can see that our normal harvest window on some items like our cucumbers is narrowing, and our supply may end sooner than planned. This simply means the availability of these items may be limited later on, but while we have it, it will be given out in your shares.
We have also been experiencing high insect populations in our fields. With the warmer temperatures and having plenty to eat, ’fun in the sun’ was at the top of the list of activities for alot of our field residents. I’m not talking about sitting around pool side watching the World Cup soccer matches on TV. We’re talking about ‘a serious lack of family planning’ on these critter’s part. There were so many ‘newbies’ hanging out on the veggies and field corner’s we might have to start a neighborhood watch program to keep these guys in check and out of trouble. Consequently, you may notice a greater amount of ‘air space’ on the leaves of your Veggies. Rest assured that this ‘Quality Taste Testing’ on their part is just a reminder that they are keeping an eye on your veggies. The best part of this great service is that there is no extra charge for this quality control.
Be Well,
Fred & Karen
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Hi,
I’m Clark McCombe, one of the family here at Briermere Farm. We are supplying the fruit share for the Sang Lee CSA.
This week we have a bag of peaches, a container of raspberries and a container of blueberries for each CSA member. Remember, in the warm weather we’ve been having, the raspberries are especially delicate. Some of the peaches may need to ripen a bit. Leave them at room temperature, or put them in a paper bag. This does help - the ethylene gas given off by the ripening fruit is trapped in the bag and speeds up the process.
-Clark
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