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CSA Extension 1, 2024

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CSA Week 16, 2024

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CSA Week 15, 2024

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CSA Week 14, 2024

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CSA Week 13, 2024

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CSA Week 12, 2024

CSA Week 12 What’s in the bag? Well, it is so hard to figure right now…we are in between corn crops, the tomatoes are suddenly tightening up, there’s a lot […]

CSA Week 11, 2024

CSA Week 11 This week you MAY have peppers, some kind of summer squash, caraflex cabbage (affectionately called coneheads), peaches, TOMATOES!!!! and some other stuff that seems to be a […]

CSA Week 10, 2024

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CSA Week 9, 2024

CSA Week 9 This week you MAY have corn (butter and sugar or Mirai yellow) tomatoes, eggplant, Paula Red apples, nectarines, something green? Paula Red apples this week -as with […]

CSA Week 8, 2024

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CSA Week 7, 2024

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CSA Week 6, 2024

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CSA Week 5, 2024

CSA Week 5 The Fabulous Fruit CSA starts this week! Woo Hoo! Totally Tomato CSA peeps, your CSA was set to start this week as well, but the farmer thought […]

CSA Week 4, 2024

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CSA Week 3, 2024

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CSA Week 2, 2024

Fun Fact: purple vegetables like peas and beans will turn green after 4 minutes of cooking. […]

CSA Week 1, 2024

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Bag 7 – Spring CSA

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Spring CSA – Bag 6

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Bag 5 – Spring CSA

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Spring CSA, Bag 4, 2024

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Spring CSA, Bag 3, 2024

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Spring CSA, Bag 2, 2024

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Spring CSA, Week 1, 2024

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CSA Week 16, last week for everyone except Tuesday

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CSA Week 15, 2023

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CSA Week 14, 2023

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CSA Week 13, 2023

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CSA Week 12, 2023

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CSA Week 11, 2023

CSA Week 11 This week you MAY have corn, onions, herbs, TOMATOES!!!! and some other stuff that seems to be a moving target this week…so be sure to message or […]

CSA Week 10, 2023

CSA Week 15 My plan for the coming week is the fixin’s for salsa verde: tomatillos, serrano hot peppers, onion, garlic and cilantro! Also: corn, cucumbers (time to order in […]

CSA Week 9, 2023

CSA Week 9 This week you MAY have corn (butter and sugar or Mirai yellow) peppers, eggplant, apples, beans, a red tomato? Tomatoes are starting to color up! I was […]

CSA Week 8, 2023

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CSA Week 7, 2023

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CSA Week 6, 2023

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CSA Week 5, 2023

CSA Week 5 The Fabulous Fruit CSA starts this week! Woo Hoo! Tomato peeps, your CSA was set to start this week as well, but your farmer was not happy […]

CSA Week 4, 2023

CSA Week 4 This week you may have any color of summer squashes, snap beans, cucumbers, blueberries? Fennel, lettuce or something green Summer squash varieties to look for: green or […]

CSA Week 3, 2023

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CSA Week 2, 2024

Fun Fact: purple vegetables like peas and beans will turn green after 4 minutes of cooking. […]

CSA Week 1, 2023!!!

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Bag 7 – Spring CSA

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Bag 6 – Spring CSA

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Bag 5 – Spring CSA

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Spring CSA, Bag 4, 2023

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Spring CSA, Bag 3, 2023

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Spring CSA, Bag 2, 2023

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Spring CSA, Week 1, 2023

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Special CSA extension addition

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CSA Week 16, last week for everyone except Monday

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CSA Week 15, 2022

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CSA Week 14, 2022

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CSA Week 13, 2022

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CSA Week 12, 2022

CSA Week 12 This week you MAY have corn (Yellow Mirai or bicolor Kristine) Molly Delicious (likely) or McIntosh apples, tomatoes, Cipollini onion, some kind of peppers ;), potatoes, beans, […]

CSA Week 11, 2022

CSA Week 11 This week you MAY have corn is back! peaches, apples, tomatoes, red onions, Tuscan/lacinato kale, carrots, surprise cabbage??… The plan is for everyone to get the flattish, […]

CSA Week 10, 2022

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CSA Week 9, 2022

CSA Week 9 This week you MAY have corn (butter and sugar or Mirai yellow) tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cherry tomatoes, apples, beans and a melon OR peaches Tomatoes! This is […]

CSA Week 8, 2022

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CSA Week 7, 2022

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CSA Week 6, 2022

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CSA Week 5, 2022

CSA Week 5 The Fabulous Fruit and Totally Tomatoes CSAs start this week! Woo Hoo! Tomato peeps, the variety will get more interesting next week and on. Things you MAY […]

CSA Week 4, 2022

CSA Week 4 This week you may have any color of summer squashes, beans (green, wax, Amethyst, or Romano), cucumbers, blueberries? (the ripening and picking early has been unpredicatable; I […]

CSA Week 3, 2022

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CSA Week 2, 2022

Fun Fact: purple vegetables like peas and beans will turn green after 4 minutes of cooking. […]

CSA Week 1, 2022!!!

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Spring CSA, Week 14, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 13, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 12, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 11, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 10, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 9, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 8, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 6, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 5, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 4, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 3, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 2, 2022

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Spring CSA, Week 1, 2022

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CSA Week 15, 2021

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CSA Week 14, 2021

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CSA Week 13, 2021

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CSA Week 12, 2021

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CSA Week 11, 2021

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CSA Week 10, 2021

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CSA Week 9, 2021

CSA Week 9 This week you MAY have lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, apples, basil? eggplant? peaches? Thankfully tomato season has finally arrived! We missed all our dates for having crushed tomatoes […]

CSA Week 8, 2021

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CSA Week 7, 2021

CSA Week 7 Good grief! At this point, everything is running 10-14 days late, and with the continuous rain, we cannot quite figure what will be ready or not […]

CSA Week 6, 2021

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CSA Week 5, 2021

CSA Week 5 The Fabulous Fruit and Totally Tomatoes CSAs start this week! Woo Hoo! We don’t have tons of tomatoes yet, but were afraid if we did not get […]

CSA Week 4, 2021

CSA Week 4 This week you may have CORN!!! summer squashes, lettuce, green, wax or Romano beans, cucumbers? blueberries (they’ve been spotty so far but that should become consistent soon), […]

CSA Week 3, 2021

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CSA Week 2, 2021

Things you MAY find in our bag or box this week: lettuce, Kale (Winterbor, Redbor, Russian, Tuscan), Swiss chard (white Fordhook, Ruby, Yellow, Bright Lights), snap, snow or shell peas, […]

CSA Week 1, 2021!!!

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Spring CSA, Week 14, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 13, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 12, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 11, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 10, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 9, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 8, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 7, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 6, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 5, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 4, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 3, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 2, 2021

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Spring CSA, Week 1, 2021

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CSA One Last Note

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CSA Week 16, 2020 -last week for everyone but Saturday

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CSA Week 15, 2020

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CSA Week 14, 2020

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CSA Week 13, 2020

CSA Week 13 This week you MAY have apples, onion, lettuce, peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, Portuguese kale, acorn squash, cabbage? broccoli? Paula Reds, Molly Delicious and now appearing the Redcorts! […]

CSA Week 12, 2020

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CSA Week 11, 2020

CSA Week 11 This week you MAY have apples, peaches, tomatoes, peppers, onion? corn, squash? beans? lettuce, peppers, eggplant, broccoli? chard? potatoes? Hopefully you have seen some yellow corn at […]

CSA Week 10, 2020

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CSA Week 9, 2020

CSA Week 9 This week you MAY have corn, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, The first apples! Yaaaa, peaches Baby! This is prime time for tomatoes…you need a lot? Break out […]

CSA Week 8, 2020

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CSA Week 7, 2020

CSA Week 7 You MAY have some mighty fine corn, squash, cukes, tomatoes, blueberries, peppers! eggplant! Chinese cabbage? I believe mid way through last week some of you received Chinese […]

CSA Week 6, 2020

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CSA Week 5, 2020

CSA Week 5 Things you MAY have in your box/bag this week: cucumbers, summer squash, chard or kale or lettuce, corn? blueberries? If you did not see any fennel last […]

CSA Week 4, 2020

CSA Week 4 This week you may have summer squashes, lettuce, green, wax or Romano beans, cucumbers, blueberries, something green like Swiss chard kale or beets, fennel? a tomato? corn? […]

CSA Week 3, 2020

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CSA Week 2, 2020

Things you MAY find in our bag or box this week: lettuce, Kale (Winterbor, Redbor, Russian, Tuscan), Swiss chard (white Fordhook, Ruby, Yellow, Bright Lights), snap, snow or shell peas […]

CSA Week 1, 2020!!!

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February Farm Dirt

Tears of joy looking at these onions!It’s hard to believe we are having the “there’s no more room” conversation in the greenhouses already, but we just had it this morning. […]

Farm Dirt January 2020

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Finishing up- Stillman’s December 2019

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November Farm Dirt

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Thankful for the harvest. 25° last night after a day of cold rain, topped off with a dusting of snow! Yikes! All able bodies have been working tirelessly to get […]

CSA Week 16, 2019 -last week for many locations

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CSA Week 15, 2019

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CSA Week 14, 2019

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CSA Week 13, 2019

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CSA Week 12, 2019

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CSA Week 11, 2019

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CSA Week 10, 2019

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CSA Week 9, 2019

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CSA Week 8, 2019

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CSA Week 7, 2019

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CSA Week 6, 2019

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Veggie Chili

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CSA Week 5, 2019

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Cucumber Salads

Cucumber Salad ½ cup sour cream 2 Tbs lemon juice or vinegar 2 Tb fresh dill S&P 3-6 cucumbers, sliced thinly (I like to peel mine in cream based salads, […]

CSA Week 4, 2019

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Zucchini Pizza

Zucchini (or any summer squash) Pizza Casserole (from Taste of Home) 4 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided […]

CSA Week 3, 2019

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CSA Week 2, 2019

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CSA Week 1, 2019!

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Wood is Good

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January Farm Dirt

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CSA Week 16, 2018 Last week?

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CSA Week 15, 2018

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CSA Week 14, 2018

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CSA Week 13, 2018

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CSA Week 12, 2018

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CSA Week 11, 2018

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CSA Week 10, 2018

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CSA Week 9, 2018

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CSA Week 8, 2018

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CSA Week 7, 2018

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CSA Week 6, 2018

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CSA Week 5, 2018

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CSA Week 4, 2018

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CSA Week 3, 2018

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CSA Week 2, 2018

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CSA Week 1, 2018!!!

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March News 2018

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November News and Farm Dirt

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CSA Week 16, 2017

You may have these things in your box: who can be sure at this point? corn, tomatoes, apples, onion, lettuce, winter squash(I saw spaghetti squash Monday), potatoes…not sure what random […]

CSA Week 15, 2017

Week 15 Red mustard! You may have these things in your box: red mustard, corn, tomatoes, peaches? apples, peppers, onion, hot peppers, lettuce, cabbage as a choice? Hakurei turnips? Shunkyo […]

CSA Week 14, 2017

Week 14 – Yo! Radishes You may have these things in your box: corn, tomatoes, peaches, apples, peppers, onion, hot peppers, carrots, broccoli or cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage as a choice? […]

CSA Week 13, 2017

Week 13 – CORN! You may have these things in your box: CORN! Tomatoes, Peaches, Apples, still no lettuce for most of the week, peppers, onion, hot peppers, we are […]

CSA Week 12, 2017

Week 12 – Tomatoes! You may have these things in your box: TOMATOES! Peaches, Apples, still no lettuce ☹, peppers, onion, eggplant, hot peppers, we have Napa, but it is […]

CSA Week 11, 2017

Week 11 – Broccoli! You may have these things in your box: TOMATOES! BROCCOLI! Apples, lettuce, something green?, pepper, summer squash, corn, onion, eggplant, hot peppers? TOMATOES! This is the […]

CSA Week 10, 2017

Week 10 You may have these things in your box: TOMATOES! APPLES! Lettuce, kale or chard, beets, pepper, summer squash, cucumbers (slicing, Kirby, Lemon), corn? onion, eggplant, hot peppers? TOMATOES! […]

Escarole and Turkey Soup

I love everything about escarole – it is stronger flavored than lettuce with that slightly bitter taste that makes it wonderful with a slightly sweetened dressing to play off it, […]

CSA Week 9, 2017

Week 9 TOMATOES! APPLES! You may have these things in your box: TOMATOES! APPLES! pepper, summer squash, cucumbers (slicing, Kirby, Lemon), corn? berries, onion, eggplant, hot peppers? Alright! The tomatoes […]

CSA Week 8, 2017

Week 8 You may have these things in your box: PEACHES! pepper, lettuce, summer squash, cucumbers (slicing, Kirby, Lemon), corn, berries, beans? Onion? Radishes?Beets? There is still a gap in […]

CSA Week 7, 2017

Woo hoo CSA week 7! You may have these things in your box: pepper, lettuce, summer squash, cucumbers (slicing, Kirby, Lemon), corn, berries, beans? There may be a gap in […]

CSA Week 6, 2017

CSA Week 6 You may have these things in your box: lettuce, kale, summer squash, cucumbers (slicing, Kirby, Lemon), beans? berries, tomatoes! Shunkyo radish or Hakurai turnip? Fennel? Corn? TOMATOES! […]

CSA Week 5, 2017

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Asian Inspired Lettuce Leaf Wraps

Asian Inspired Lettuce Leaf Wraps – From member Alyssa I’m sure there is a better name for these, but this is what I came up with. I have done something […]

CSA Week 4, 2017

CSA Week 4 You may have these things in your box: lettuce, kale, summer squash, beans? Berries? Corn? ? Looks like some got radishes and/or arugula. We are picking blueberries and […]

CSA Week 3, 2017

CSA Week 3 You may have these things in your box: chard, lettuce, kale, beets, peas? Red Mustard? Garlic scapes? Summer squash? ? If you get your CSA in a […]

When life hands you strawberries, make frozen yogurt!

A big thank you to CSA customer Debbie who finds our strawberries SO delicious she just had to share a recipe! Simply scrumptious strawberry frozen yogurt 1 lb fresh strawberries […]

CSA Week 2, 2017

CSA Week 2 You may have these things in your box: Strawberries, chard, lettuce, kale, beets, peas, radishes? mesclun?…looks a lot like last week ? Super short recap from last week: […]

CSA Week 1, 2017

Week 1, 2017 Posted on June 16, 2017by stillmansfarm Stillman’s CSA -Week 1 You MAY have in your box: strawberries, lettuce, kale, chard, beets, arugula, peas. Welcome back to SO […]

Labor at the Stillman’s Farm…and many other farms too

Labor and the H2A program at Stillman’s Farm I tend not to blog about anything other that food, farm life and wildlife. As a business owner, I avoid political conversations […]

Little House almost a year later

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Week 16, 2016

Week 16! WOW! Important: I am organizing my records for the off season, as well as CSA 2017. Please be sure I have your correct information. I have a few […]

CSA Week 11, 2016

CSA Week 11, 2016 OK – Officially caught UP!!! You MAY have these things: eggplant, corn, new crop of summer squash of some variety or color, tomatoes, peppers, chard or […]

CSA Week 10, 2016

Week 10, 2016 You MAY have these things: eggplant, corn, lettuce, new crop of summer squash of some variety or color, tomatoes, peppers, chard or beets or kale…cucumbers are back! […]

CSA Week 9, 2016

Week 9, 2016 You MAY have these things: eggplant, corn, lettuce, summer squash of some variety or color, tomatoes, peppers, chard or beets or kale… The tomatoes are beautiful right […]

CSA Week 8, 2016

CSA Week 8, 2016 slowly catching up with the blog 🙂 You MAY have these things: lettuce, summer squash of some variety or color, beans or cucumbers, chard or beets, […]

CSA Week 7, 2016

Week 7 You MAY have these things: lettuce, summer squash of some variety or color, beans or cucumbers, chard or beets, blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes? I realized mid-week that some […]

CSA Week 6, 2016

You MAY have these things: Summer squash of some variety or color, beans or cucumbers, chard, beets or kale, blueberries, tomatoes? peppers? potatoes?… It looks like you will have a […]

CSA Week 5, 2016

CSA Week 5 You MAY have these things: Summer squashes and cucumbers of some variety or color, lettuce (of some variety), beets, beans or new potatoes of some variety, some […]

Zucchini and Summer Squash Lasagna

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CSA Week 4, 2016

Week 4 You MAY have these things: Summer squash of some variety or color, lettuce (of some variety), Kirby cucumbers, chard or beets, beans or peas of some variety, some […]

CSA Week 3, 2016

Week 3: Summer Squash! Lettuce, greens, peas, kale or beets, fennel… Week 3 Oh boy, the first summer squashes! You MAY also see lettuce, kale chard or beets, peas, […]

Stillmans CSA Week 2

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CSA 2016 First Delivery

The first deliveries are scheduled! Greetings: We are gearing up for the first delivery which is happening soon! Your first pickup date is as follows based on the location you have […]

MAY NEWS 2016

The Lunenburg greenhouses are open, our BPM stall has morphed and the outdoor farmers’ markets begin! There’s so much growing on around here these days. We have filled up every […]

APRIL NEWS 2016

We’ve been busy planting!!! The greenhouses are spilling out into the fields! So last month I chatted about all the amazing plants we grow and the huge selection we offer. […]

Slaw, Classic or Signature?

Sometimes the simplest things are painstaking, right? So we’ve been working at having a few prepped veggies at the Boston Public Market for some time and after several months we […]

CSA week 9, 2015

Blueberries are fading, but the peaches are getting going…and apples could appear any time! You MAY have any of these things: Summer squash, or cousa, cukes, pickling cukes, lemon cukes, […]

Swiss chard and Squash Enchiladas with White Sauce and Fresh Salsa

This is what I used, but you modify however based on how many you are feeding and what you have on hand. I used a zucchini, a cousa, a mole, […]

CSA Week 8, 2015

The bounty has been so wonderful Glenn has wanted to share it with you all! The weekly boxes are exceeding the value of your CSA subscription and making it such […]

CSA week 7, 2015

BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET! BPM AAAAAHHHHHHH! Need I say more? Grand opening on Thursday and we are hoping it rocks! Wish us luck and please be sure to stop in when […]

Week 6, 2015

Everything you’ve been getting plus corn?, a tomato and a pepper. You MAY have these things: Summer squash of some variety or color, lettuce, corn, beans or cucumbers, chard, beets, […]

CSA Week 5, 2015

You MAY have these things: Summer squash of some variety or color, lettuce (of some variety), beans, cucumbers of some variety, chard or beets, beans of some variety?, kale, peppers? […]

CSA Week 2, 2015

Handy info out there: Stillman’s Blog, the Member Connect Page on the blog, Stillman’s Farm facebook page, and my CSA & recipes Pinterest Boards. The month of June has flown […]

Chard and zucchini casserole

I somewhat manufactured this the other night: I used chard, but kale would work, I used cream cheese and farmer’s cheese, a summer squash and zucchini. It is almost like […]

CSA week 1, 2015

Sorry for taking so long to get this up 🙂 Welcome! I know there is a lot of writing here, but it is week 1 😉 Here’s a recap from […]

Roasted Beets and Fennel Salad

1 bunch of beets (about 1 pound) 1 fennel bulb 1 teaspoon thyme 2 tablespoon olive oil mixed greens/lettuce/arugula Yes, wash everything 😉 Preheat oven to 400°F. Wash and trim the […]

Warm Cauliflower Salad

This is awesome! Gourmet | February 2003 1 small garlic clove 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 flat anchovy fillet, rinsed 2 tablespoons drained bottled capers, rinsed 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh […]

Week 14, 2014

Oops, never got week 13 up on the blog! If you have not canned tomatoes, or made some huge batch of tomato something to freeze, now is the time!!! Get […]

Week 12, 2014

We eat as much corn and pretty much everything else fresh while we can 😉 We do this because there are things that should be enjoyed in season, we simply […]

Spaghetti Squash with a Greek Flair

1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded 2 tablespoons oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 3 tablespoons sliced […]

Spaghetti Squash with Pomodoro Sauce (Self Magazine)

1 spaghetti squash (about 1 ½ lbs) 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 tsp olive oil 1 can (28 oz) diced plum tomatoes 3 […]

CSA Week 7, 2014

I am so sorry for all the typos and weird issues with the box letter. I confess to being weary, but also had recovered a VERY messed up letter that […]

CSA Week 8, 2014

The bounty has been so wonderful Glenn has wanted to share it with you all! The weekly boxes are exceeding the value of your CSA subscription and making it such […]

Week 6, 2014

Everything you’ve been getting plus corn, a tomato and a pepper or eggplant. You MAY have these things: Summer squash of some variety or color, corn, beans or cucumbers, chard, […]

Week 5, 2014

Squash and cucumbers and corn and a tomato? 🙂 Please check your box when you pick up. I will harken back to earlier letters where I recommend opening your box […]

Berry Torte

Fellow CSA member sent this to me -Thank You!!! It looks lovely. Hello fellow CSA members, I want to recommend “The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook” which I am finding very useful […]

CSA Week 4, 2014

We are experiencing a lot of issues with our boxes. I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but once a box is ripped, it will not function well. […]

Week 3, 2014

Squash and cucumbers are in! 🙂 Remember, these are things you MAY get Squash – any type, Swiss chard, Lettuce, Beets, Kale, Cukes, Peas (shell or snap), Beans, Basil or […]

Week 2, 2014

Happy Independence Day! There will not be a CSA pickup on the 4th, but Friday members will pickup an extra week at the end of the season J Handy info […]

Week 1, 2014

Welcome! Here’s a recap from the email I sent out last week: If you know you will not be able to pickup, please login to your farmigo account (you created […]

April News 2014

The peas and corn are being planted as I write! I really hope the worst weather is behind us and that we can look forward to green shoots poking up […]

March News 2014

This month brings the more hurried pace of seeding petunias and impatiens and lots of peppers and tomatoes. The onions are up and looking oh so lovely! The tomatoes are […]

Bobcat!

Yes, we love our wildlife. I have to tell you I grew up in family of hunters and have enjoyed my share of venison and turkey. However, I love cats! […]

February News 2014

There’s been a lot going on…in spite of me not posting FOREVER! I do manage to get things up on FB, so, hopefully you like our page so you can […]

Pileated Woodpecker

AWESOME! Just saw one on our way back from Templeton! We were picking up some cabinets for the new headhouse and he flew across the road. Here is a pic […]

December, 2013

Greetings: You never know what you will get for weather in New England; last year we were able to harvest greens until the end of Fall/early Winter…this year we are […]

Squash Tian

This is from member Bob. He says: Here is a pretty good way to cook some of the up-coming winter squash. I think butternut is best but any of the […]

Shell Beans, Potatoes, and Garlic

From Member Ginny (and her Italian Hairdresser, whose stuffed eggplant recipe I await 🙂 *you may see the speckled red shell beans on our market table or in your CSA […]

Another Kale Soup

Sent from member Chloe, “I wanted to pass along this recipe, as all of the stars were Stillman’s deliciousness. We added some beautiful chorizo (Stillman’s of course) and fresh herbs. […]

Veggie Ribbons

Using your vegetable peeler to make perfectly thin delightful ribbons of almost any long vegetable is super easy and super pretty. Obviously, if you have a mandolin, you can use […]

Swiss Chard Fritters

I made these beauties this week…pretty yummy 🙂 The recipe is from the February issue of Real Simple and was a fun way to plow through a bunch of Swiss […]

Sautéed Summer Squashes (any variety)

Old hat for many of you, but still my go-to method of cooking any and all summer squashed – greatly preferred to steamed. Slice your squashes fairly thin. For 2 […]

Summer Squash Sauce

Member Jessica (Lunenburg CSA) sent me this: Summer Squash Sauce You can use it as a summer sauce on top of spaghetti or serve it as a side with fish, […]

Week 4, 2013

Squash is in! Also we are beginning to pick a few cucumbers and a little corn 🙂 Some of you are asking about coming to the farm. Here’s the recap: You […]

Roasted Beets and Fennel

Roasted beets are great hot or cold. I like them leftover for salads. If you already have roasted beets on hand, add them to your salad with thinly sliced fennel, […]

Beet Green Soup

Member Deb sent this to me this week. I will add that if you have an immersion blender, you can blend it in the pot and save some time and dishes. […]

Beet Mousse

1/2 pound of cooked beets 1/4 pound of blue cheese 1/2 celery branch Puree all ingredients and serve with raw vegetables and crackers. ( I am curious how this […]

Chard Pudding

This sound good to me, but of course, I am a bit of a cheese hound. From Member Marie-Jose’s cookbook she bought in Brussels 🙂 I bunch chard 2/4 cup milk […]

Pumpkins

I LOVE pumpkins. That might sound a little extreme, but I really mean it. I love the way they look, the dusky bloom on a nice New England Pie pumkin, […]

Week 15, 2012

At this point, it’s anyone’s guess what’s in the box from day to day. There will probably be more cabbage, maybe broccoli or cauliflower, lettuce, kale or chard, peppers, possibly […]

Spinach Bacon Fry

Another one of those concoctions around here that works out nicely. I am sure there is a very descriptive and […]

Kale Pizza and other thoughts

Theme songs for kale: Kale, Kale, the Gang’s All Here Kale To the Chief Jack and Jill Went UP the Hill to Fetch Some Kale and Water The Winter’s Kale […]

Veggie Lasagna

Veggie lasagna from member Tricia here’s a great recipe for veggie lasagna that uses many items from the weekly share. ingredients: 1 eggplant, diced 1 zucchini, sliced 1 yellow squash, […]

Zucchini casserole

link to original recipe http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Eggplant-And-Zucchini-Casserole-Allrecipes, which I tried to follow, but you know how way leads on to way…not sure you could mess it up, even if you omitted the […]

Zucchini Muffins

This week I took the zucchini challenge and brought in 3 good-sized zucchini, which made 6+ cups shredded. 3 cups went to the recipe below and the remaining 3-4 cups […]

Zucchini Recipes (cake, fritters, pizza, soup…)

As the year’s of writing Stillman’s CSA box letters have added up to 13!, I find myself leaving out stories so as not to bore our returning members to tears. […]

Beets

I love to hear the beet stories. The one I hear the most starts, “I never really cooked beets before…” and usually ends with, “We really like them now!” There’s been a […]

Winter Squash Basics

There’s more than one way to cook a winter squash…but I still find baking the easiest and most reliable method. This advice is to folks just gearing up with their […]

Coucous Royal

~member Mari-Jose says this may be the optimal CSA recipe Grill eggplant with olive oil and garlic – hold Grill 1-2 chicken breasts, 1 or 2 lamb chops and hot […]

Raw Tuscan Kale Salad

Member Christina sends this: Here’s a recipe I’ve been making since I first saw it almost three years ago. It’s got all the flavors of a Caesar salad (except the […]

Vegetale al Forno

This is one that appears in the boxletter yearly, by request, and contributed by member Lisa. It is always yummy…even better when you think you have overcooked it. My tips: […]

Hilary’s thoughts on Zucchini and Beets

Member Hilary emails me “I have two quick recipes to share if you find yourself wanting for newsletter filler.” so here they are, with my comments italicized: One is a […]

Grilled Steak Salad with Pickle Pepper Vinaigrette

Gourmet, August 1997 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup finely diced red bell pepper 1/4 cup […]

Beet-Chocolate Cake and Zucchini Cake

Below I have posted an email I received from Marie-José Montpetit, a lobg time member and wonderful cook. Thansk Marie! I tried those 2 recipes and they are great. I just put […]

Grilled Zucchini Ribbon Salad

Michael Chiarello, 2007, foodnetwork.com 6 to 8 large zucchini, roughly 4 pounds 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided Sea salt, preferable gray salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 cloves […]

Creamed Swiss Chard with Prosciutto

from The Culinary Institute of America Vegetables I wasn’t sure on the status of chard this week, but when you get a chance, this is lovely… 2 T olive oil […]

Kale Crunch (and a picture of kale;)

If you haven’t done this, try it. The whole bunch of kale will disappear fast! Spray/spread a baking tray with oil. Spread kale (cut into 2” pieces) over, toss around […]

Glazed Baby Beet and Carrot Salad with Cumin Dressing

The original recipe calls for 12 cups lettuce, so that would be a great option too! Recipe here: Glazed Baby Beet and Carrot Salad with Cumin Dressing, Food and Wine […]

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