Harvest #4-B

Hello Folks,


This is an important note, regarding the down county water main break---We have not, NOT, washed or cleaned any of the vegetables for Wednesday's pick up, because of the possible water contamination issue. Thus, you will be advised to wash them properly at your own homes. The washing/un-washing of vegetables for Saturday's pick up depends largely if the water main is fixed, but please be advised of the possibility of receiving unwashed, i.e., veggies with dirt still on them.

Accordingly, we have harvested more roots this week than normal, because they hold up better being unwashed.

Hakurei Turnips
Purple Top Turnips
Spring Onions
Garlic Scapes
Radishes
Baby Beets
Bunched Kale
Green Garlic
* Possibility of a cut greens, either salad or arugula
* Also please note, above the Adirondack chairs on the way to the PYO is a Mulberry tree with very ripe fruit. PLEASE, PLEASE help yourself.

-adrienne

Harvest #3-A

Turnips
Radishes
More Garlic Scapes!!
Spring Onions
Baby Collards or Chard
Spinach
Braising Mix or Arugula
Peas
Butler's Strawberries

Just a reminder that you should enjoy some Cilantro, Dill, Oregano and Thyme from the PYO. I made some amazing cilantro pesto last weekend. Yum! The more you pick you now, the more there will be for later. So enjoy it now!

-adrienne

Harvest #2

Butler's Strawberries
Garlic Scapes
Spring Onions
Radishes
Baby Kale Bunches
Greens-of some sort

New to the PYO this week: Cilantro, Dill, Yarrow flowers and Gaillardia flowers. Be prepared to grab some Lovage, as I've added a few recipes to the Newsletter.

Harvest #1 2008!!!

Hello all,

Here's the first harvest of the 2008 season. Remember we start slow (small) and work up to an overflowing bounty.

Spring Onions
Baby Turnips or Radishes
Turnip Greens
Butler's Strawberries
Braising Mix or Salad Mix

*Remember options aren't set in stone and are subject to change.

Enjoy!
-adrienne

p.s. IN THE PYO: Oregano,Chives, Thyme, Lovage, Sage, Marjoram, Mint, Irises, Lemon Balm, Bachelor’s Buttons, Catnip

Muddy Pepper Planting

We planted peppers today and we were a muddy, muddy mess when we finished, but we finished just in time for lunch.

CSA Orientation Muffin Luck: May 17th 10am

Red Wiggler Community Farm CSA

Welcome the Season!

Join us

Saturday, May 17, 2008

10 am – 12 noon

Find out what’s happening at Red Wiggler this summer season!

Learn about…

v Composting - at home and for Red Wiggler

v PYO – Pick Yur Own garden

v Volunteering at the Red Wiggler Community Farm

v Red Wiggler Farm Tour 2008

Meet and Greet the Red Wiggler staff and growers and get to know

your fellow CSA members – we’re an interesting group!

Coffee will be served, and you are invited to bring a dozen of your favorite muffins to share

For more information, contact Adrienne, adrienne@redwiggler.org

or 301-916-2216

Spring Planting

Here Adrienne and Craig are planting vegetable seeds in flats which are grown under lights till they get "moved on" to our gardens after the last frost- our last average frost date is generally considered to be about the time of Mothers Day in May. Earlier this week the growers and staff planted 4 Paw Paw trees. Paw Paws are the host plant for the Zebra Striped Swallowtail butterfly. Without the Paw Paw tree the Zebra Swallowtail would not exist.We will be planting more fruit trees throughout the spring- apple, pear and possibly thornless blackberrys!- Woody