Saturday, May 24, 2008

Spring Greens and Share Distribution

After nearly nine months in the ground, the overwintered spinach has been turned under.
We are happy to report that the first of the spring spinach plantings is ready for harvest.
As nice as it was to have such early greens from the overwintered crop, the fresh planting tastes
that much better. We also have some lettuce available at this time.
We are going to put the asparagus to rest for the year and let the rootstock recover.
We picked from the patch for three weeks. Next year we should expect an even healthier and abundant crop and longer harvest period.
For the time being (until some other crops become available) we will continue to distribute greens on an "as you like" basis.

When garden offerings warrant it, we will start to harvest on Wednesday and Saturday. Twice a week harvests are best for the garden and gardeners. Pick-up times will be on Wednesdays from 5pm until dark and on Saturdays from 11am until dark.

Please note that the sooner you come after harvest, the fresher the offerings will be.

Each family should pick either Wednesday or Saturday as their pick up day and let us know ASAP.
This will be your day to receive your share of that weeks harvest.
We hope to have an even split of families between the two days.
If you are flexible regarding which day you would like to pick up your share, let us know so we can organize the schedule accordingly.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to call or email.

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