Nope, I am not confused. Nope, it is not Christmas in June. It is the start of that other season...the CSA season! It is upon us and underway...we started our first distribution last Thursday (Capitol Hill and Potomac) and had our first pick-up at the farm (well, sorta...we are temporarily using a member's garage near the farm until our landowner can make the farm's entrance somewhat safer due to the hidden driveway) on Monday. I can speak from personal (non-biased, of course) experience that this week's share was by far the best first share that Michael has ever had! The greens are delicious -- I used the lettuce and radishes in my lunch salads, I made my first batch of kale chips (mighty fine, by the way, but a little salty...I will have to cut back on the sea salt next time around. Another digression -- any suggestions on how to store them? However I stored them last night turned them into a soggy mess by the morning), creamed chard pasta with chicken and garlic scapes, and bok choy with hot sausage and barley. We have been eating well this past week! Please feel free to share your recipes in the comments or on our Facebook page. Everyone loves to hear suggestions of what others are making with their veggies.
A lot of hard work has gone into making the very first share so successful. A lot of planning (field rotations, crop rotations, seed selection, natural fertilizer selection (I swear, there were mathematical equations in a very complex Excel spreadsheet), plowing, planting, weeding, etc.) happened during the "off-season" all while Michael was playing the very important role of a stay-at-home Dad! The most rigorous of these tasks will continue throughout the season. I doubt anyone out there believes that farming is easy work. For those of you who were able to come to the first Farm tour, you now should have a greater sense for the scale of work that Michael does -- for the most part -- on his own. I know that his vegetables are so delicious not only because they are locally grown and extremely fresh but because I know how much he literally toils (and stresses) day in and day out to churn out the best "product" that he can. I am insanely proud of him and hope that you all appreciate the fruits of his labor as much as I do!
You can expect some of the following in this week's share: broccoli, collards, lettuce, red bok choy, radishes, garlic scapes, swiss chard, and arugula.
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