CSA for August 1!

Michele brought daughter Anna along to help pick raspberries
at 6 AM! A little chilly and dewy in the berry patch!

Hard to believe it's August!  We haven't had much of anything like 'summer' weather yet...it feels more like Spring (or maybe Fall) with highs just around 20C, cool evenings and lots of rain!  With a May snow, everything is late and the cool weather is making everything grow slowly.  It just doesn't feel like high summer!

Farmer Man will be meeting our CSA families solo today because I will selling our lovely goats milk soaps and natural body care at Cruise Night at Global Market.  And, our right-hand gal Michele has to leave early for a doctor's appointment.  Makes for a busy day because we have to get everything done early.  Raspberry picking started at 6 AM today (thanks, Michele!).  I've had all the crates laid out and labeled by 7:15 AM.  The goats are going to get milked a little early and then it is into the bean patch for me!

Included in each basket today is a little sheet from Swift Mix.  This is a local company producing gluten-free, dairy-free mixes for cupcakes, pizza dough and pancakes.  Easy as anything to make, a great stash for the pantry for the coming winter!  I've had a chance, at the Global Market, to sample the chocolate cupcakes and they were fabulous!  If anyone is interested, we can get together a group order and have pick up at one of our CSA meetings!  Love to support small, local start-up businesses, especially when they have such a nice product!  Check out Sarah's website here.

Those of you who were members last year know it wasn't a good carrot year.  Many gardeners around the area experienced extremely poor germination.  Well, this is looking like a good carrot year - and first dig was today!  Also an awesome treat today, for some members, is a nice pick of tomatoes from Evelyn and Menno's hot house!  Everyone will get some sooner or later - be patient!  Our growing partners Amanda and Ed came through with another round of beautiful cabbage!  For the Single Shares today, the beans are a beautiful 'Golden Child' filet bean - a wee, skinny bean always tender and sweet!

So in the boxes today:

FULL SHARES:  Onions, cabbage, 'Red Sails' leaf lettuce, 'Grand Rapids' leaf lettuce, Romaine lettuce, carrots, 'Norland' new potatoes, 'Red Mammoth' raspberries, ;Boyne' raspberries, tomatoes and a bag of mixed beans.

PART SHARES:  Onions, cabbage, 'Red Sails' leaf lettuce, 'Grand Rapids' leaf lettuce, Romaine lettuce, carrots, 'Norland' new potatoes, 'Red Mammoth' raspberries, 'Boyne' raspberries, tomatoes, mixed bag of beans.

SINGLE SHARES:  Onions, cabbage, 'Red Sails' leaf lettuce, 'Grand Rapids' leaf lettuce, carrots, 'Norland' new red potatoes, s pints 'Boyne' raspberries, golden filet beans.