This week we will be getting some fabulous spring produce, including green garlic, cilantro, and spinach. These cool-weather crops will only be around briefly, so be sure to enjoy them! The early weeks of the season will be heavy on greens, so get ready for some big salads and green smoothies. As the season moves along the types of produce will shift, first to more root vegetables, then to tomatoes, cucumbers, and summer squash, and finally to winter squash, eggplant, and peppers. Throughout the season there will be leafy greens, lettuce, onions, garlic, and more to round things out. So if you are itching for a certain vegetable, know that it will be coming and enjoy the current bounty while it’s here! Unfortunately, late frosts have all but decimated the fruit crop this year, so we won’t be enjoying any stone fruits, but we will keep our fingers crossed for some late-blooming apple varieties.
Sedona shareholders can find us under the small ramada between the baseball fields at Posse Grounds Park. Parallel park across from The Hub and skate park or by the basketball court and go through the gates. Once you come around the concession stand/restrooms you will see us. Cornville distribution will continue at Windmill Park, and Camp Verde shareholders will pick up produce at Willowbrook Farm. Addresses and pickup times are listed at the very bottom of this email.
Please bring your reusable bags to take home your share of produce. If you are unsure of where exactly to pick up your share, contact me at verdevalleycsa@yahoo.com or (928) 300-8623. You can also review the email I sent last week with detailed instructions about our pickup locations if you need a refresher. For those of you with flower shares, this week is the beginning of the season for eggs and produce only. Flower shares begin on June 15th. If you have not yet signed up for a flower share but would like to, please contact us.
Thank you all for being members of Verde Valley CSA! We look forward to another great year providing the freshest local produce, flowers, and eggs.
Have a fabulous week!
Meghan
What’s in your basket – May 18th
Green garlic – Whipstone Farm
Kale – Willowbrook Farm
Pea shoots – Camptown Greens
Spinach – Whipstone Farm
Swiss chard – Willowbrook Farm
Thinning radishes at Willowbrook Farm.
We are excited to welcome Camptown Greens to the CSA! This week we’ll enjoy their pea shoots.
It’s kale season!
Garlic in the field at Willowbrook.
Early squash have been planted in the fields at Whipstone Farm.