Joe gives the radishes a quick shower before the real washing begins in our wash/pack shed.
The rain gives us plenty of plant growth and plenty of work challenge.
This is an ALL SHARES week...Full Vegetable, Half Vegetable and Fruit Shares!
That means that everybody picks up their shares from their respective sites this week.
Pick up is Thursday, June 27th.
Next week JULY 3rd is ONLY for those with Full Vegetable and Fruit Shares.
Your Vegetable Harvest for this Week...
Hoophouse Carrots
Hoophouse Red Skinned Potatoes
Purple Kohlrabi
Lettuce Mix
Red and White Radishes
White Salad Turnips (we usually eat these raw)
Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
Garlic Scapes
Escarole**(see picture)
**Hey folks. This is not lettuce. This is the Italian bitter green known as Escarole.
Fantastic with garlic scapes, white beans and parsley!
Your Fruit Harvest for this Week...
Sweet Cherries (one pint) (from Mick Klug Farm)
Red Raspberries (one pint) (from Mick Klug Farm)
Strawberries (2 quarts) (from Seedling Fruit)
Just a Quick Note...
Next Week's Pick Up will be on Wednesday, July 3rd.
Not July 4th.
Lots of moody skies in the last few weeks.
One of the many downpours.
Rainy harvest. Sunny smiles.
On the Brighter Side of Things...
CSA Members (the Bates girls) showing off the biggest, sweetest strawberries.
Tractor Cultivation
We love all the pollinators. People would be in real trouble without them.
Having a Special Event or Party?
Contact Tania for Flowers
Chicago Botanic Garden Farmer's Market
Please stop by and see us to purchase retail farm products.....
*Every Thursday 4 - 7 pm on the farm
*Every Saturday 8 am - 2 pm on the farm (except This Saturday)
*Every Sunday 10 am - 3 pm at the Logan Square Farmers Market
*Every first and third Sundays of the month
May 5 through October 20, 2013 9 am - 3 pm at Chicago Botanic Garden
