{"id":2501,"date":"2009-05-13T01:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/week-one-in-the-share\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T05:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:45:29","slug":"week-one-in-the-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/week-one-in-the-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Week One – In the Share"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Share: Week 1
LETTUCE (F\/P) Two big heads for the partial shares, three for the full shares. **Please wash well \u2013 there are aphids
<\/a>ASPARAGUS (F) The full shares get slightly less than a half-pound this week. Next week it will go to the partial shares. It\u2019ll be in the shares alternating between the two for another few weeks.
LEEKS (F\/P) We have enough from our over-wintered patch for this week only
TATSOI (F\/P) Bring on the Asian spinach!
GREEN GARLIC (F\/P) So young and tender\u2026
SORREL or FLOWERING CHIVES (F): tangy and tasty or pretty and edible
HERB CHOICE (F\/P) Mint, lovage or tarragon or a dried herb. Partial shares will have a choice of the flowering chives too.<\/p>\n

Also this week: Bread of Life delivery<\/p>\n

Welcome all to the sixth CSA season at Fair Share Farm. We are truly looking forward to sharing many a harvest with our community of eaters. We anticipate seeing many familiar faces this year and meeting many new folks as well<\/p>\n

Reminders: Since this is the first week of the season, we ask that you take extra care when you pick up your share. If you are a veteran CSA member, give yourself time to get back in the habit of reading all my scribbled labels. The distribution teams will be on hand to walk everybody through the process. We are forever grateful to these folks who take our place at the table so that we can stay on the farm and get done what needs to be done.<\/p>\n

Either Tom or I will be at the distribution sites for this week only, just to give you all a big welcome and lend a hand if necessary.<\/p>\n

Weather: Last year was one of our toughest due to soggy, cool weather and our region\u2019s heavy soils, but so far this year we have missed the deluge that has hit many of our neighbors. The water has only stood in the fields one day this season. We thank our lucky stars every day that the sun shines upon us.<\/p>\n

The Fields: Tom, Kara, Lori and I (rebecca) are keeping on schedule for the most part. The spring crops have been planted as well 1,000 row feet of tomatoes. The potatoes are up and looking good \u2013 a happy sight after last year\u2019s sad rotten mush. In many areas we are piling on straw and hay and the plants seem to be responding. To be done this week: plant more leeks, all of the peppers, seed the okra, mulch and trellis the tomatoes. Here’s the lovage with a nice layer of mulch around it:<\/p>\n

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Links: Some of you may already be hooked on Emily Akins\u2019 blog \u2018Everything begins with an E\u2019<\/a>. She and her hubby, Sergio, did some very informative and fun videos last season on freezing greens. This season she plans to blog about cooking up her share from us each week. We’ve added a link to her on the right-hand side.<\/p>\n

Next week: More big spring lettuces, the slow-growing cilantro and dill should be ready, more green garlic or perhaps green onions, the first baby radishes, some arugula perhaps, bok choy. Parker Farms will begin distributing their meat and egg shares.<\/p>\n

… and don’t forget to scroll down to Tom’s posting on how to cook your veggies each week.<\/p>\n

Until next harvest, farmer rebecca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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