Happy Autumn! We get to enjoy the last several weeks of the growing season with perfect weather, golden fields of wildflowers, and crisp mornings. It just doesn’t get better than that! And what better way to welcome the fall than … Continued
Autumn arrives this week and I have really been feeling it in the air. This past week’s rain felt amazing, but caused a bit of trouble over at Willowbrook Farm. They received an inch of rain in a short amount … Continued
This week we have a lovely basket, including our first cabbage of the season. I’m looking forward to making a small batch of sauerkraut for my daughter, who loves the homemade version of this simple fermented food. I’ve added a … Continued
Happy Labor Day! I hope that most of you are looking forward to a restful and fun day. As with most days throughout the growing season, our farmers are out in the fields today planting, picking, weeding, watering, and tending … Continued
I am out on a river trip this week, so Hilary is sending out the newsletter while I am away, thus the brevity. This is the final week for flower shares. Thanks to all of you who supported Whipstone Farm’s amazing … Continued
Good morning! I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful rainy day. Luckily, it appears that this storm has been pretty mellow, so we shouldn’t see any damage from flooding or torrential downpours. Just a nice, old-fashioned, gentle rain. It … Continued
At this time each year I wait and wonder how long it will be until the dreaded week arrives when we don’t get lettuce in our baskets. Alas, that week has finally come. Last year, I believe we only had … Continued
Kids are back in school, grasshoppers are starting to slow down (fingers crossed), and big tomatoes are here! Tomatoes – and many other crops – are coming on a bit slowly this year, and you may recall that Willowbrook had … Continued
Here we are at the season halfway point already! Welcome to several new shareholders this week. We are so grateful to all of you for supporting local growers. This has been quite the season so far. The long cool spring has … Continued
Hopefully you have all kept cool through this incredibly hot weekend. It has really been something, but amazingly we will have both head lettuce and salad mix again this week! Our growers are able to keep lettuce and other crops just … Continued