What happened last week?

Rye and a hardworking crew planted next year’s strawberries on Thursday, 13,000 plants in total, all by hand. We had an amazing strawberry crop this past spring and we hope these humble looking crowns will do just as well, if not better!

After planting the crowns, the most important final step is to make sure that the irrigation lines are correctly set up to keep these plants hydrated and happy.

Lots of pomegranate picking!

Lots of greens to pick! This week’s CSA box has a lot of leafy goodness. After a summer without these crops (too hot!) it’s exciting to have them back.

That field of leafy greens isn’t the only green field. Some fields have been turned over and already planted with winter cover crops. With an initial irrigation plus some rain, the seeds have germinated and will eventually grow quite tall before they’re mowed (by tractor or sheep) next spring.

For the moment though, the sheep are munching away on the alfalfa.

Elaine Swiedler, CSA Manager