MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Week 7/52 of 2022
Dear Farm Members,
This past week we irrigated our garlic crop. This is a frightening thing to do in early February with our reservoirs not yet full, no significant precipitation in the forecast, and no rain since the snowpocalypse. Our garlic, which was planted as cloves in October and saved as seed garlic from the previous year's crop, sits alongside our strawberry beds for nine long months as it transitions from clove to bulb for harvest in June. Garlic needs a certain number of "chilling hours" called vernalization, to trigger the development of a bulb in the spring. While it may feel like June with these warm, breezy days, we're thinking like garlic and staying calm and contemplative for the next few months.
As we hurtle towards spring and a bright new season, we hope you take a moment to enjoy these chilling hours, just like the garlic. Enjoy your boxes this week.
Grace
THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS
REGULAR BOX:
Carrots (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Lettuce (Pinnacle)
Dino Kale (Full Belly Farm)
Cabbage (Terra Firma)
Broccoli (Terra Firma)
Bok Choi (Riverdog)
Spinach (Riverdog)
Mustard Greens (Riverdog)
Onions (Coke Farm)
Cilantro (Coke Farm)
SMALL BOX:
Carrots (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Lettuce (Pinnacle)
Dino Kale (Full Belly Farm)
Cabbage (Terra Firma)
Broccoli (Terra Firma)
Onions (Coke Farm)
Cilantro (Coke Farm)
WINTER FRUIT SHARES continue this week! Sign up here for shares starting next week. Winter Fruit Shares run until March 31st.
Early Spring Flower Shares are available now! Sign up here for shares starting in mid-March. Early Spring Flower Shares are 8 weeks long and include our most popular blooms- anemones, ranunculus, Icelandic poppies and tulips.
RECIPES
Umami Garlic Noodles with Mustard Greens
Cabbage and Farro Soup
Broccoli Slaw
Millet Cakes with Carrots and Spinach
Spicy Dan Dan Noodles with Bok Choi/Spinach
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