MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Week 9/52 of 2022
Dear Farm Members,
For the past few years, our farmer, Kale, has graciously taken the time to write the weekly newsletter for our CSA members. I wanted to take a moment to thank Kale for writing such an eloquent newsletter each week that provided a perfect glimpse into life at Mountain Bounty Farm. Kale is an absolute rockstar on the farm and a true gift as a human. We will miss working with her every day as she transitions to working primarily with Little Boy Flowers this season.
To those new and old to the CSA, I wanted to introduce myself. This will be my fifth season as a farmer at Mountain Bounty Farm and my third year as the CSA manager. I split my time between days working in the fields and office days where I answer calls and emails from our CSA members and try to make your CSA journey as smooth as possible! If you do ever have any questions or comments about your CSA subscription, you can email me at Info@mountainbountyfarm.com or call (530)292-3776. Outside of farming, I'm an avid reader, proud dog mom, hobby potter, and founding member of the Mountain Bounty Kayak Club.
This week, we began two big projects, planting potatoes and putting up our season extension growing tunnels, often called our "caterpillar tunnels." The main challenge of these tunnels is wrangling a 280 ft by 50 ft piece of plastic on top of the tunnels and trying not to let it blow away in the wind. Wish us luck! I post a bit of the work we do here on our Instagram page, if you'd like to follow along on our visual story.
I hope you enjoy your boxes this week,
Grace Debbeler
THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS
REGULAR BOX:
Spinach (Riverdog)
Romanesco (Coke Farm)
Red Butter Lettuce (Pinnacle)
Parsley (Coke Farm)
Leeks (Terra Firma)
Chard (Full Belly Farm)
Rutabaga (Pinnacle)
Shallots (Pinnacle)
Spigarello (Full Belly Farm)
Purple Top Turnips (Coke Farma)
SMALL BOX:
Spinach (Riverdog)
Romanesco (Coke Farm)
Red Butter Lettuce (Pinnacle)
Parsley (Coke Farm)
Leek (Terra Firma)
Chard (Full Belly Farm)
Purple Top Turnips (Coke Farm)
WINTER FRUIT SHARES continue this week! Sign up here for shares starting next week. Winter Fruit Shares run until March 31st.
Washington Navels (Button and Turkovich)
Tango Mandarins (Sunset Ridge Fine Fruits)
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.
Our Peony Shares are now available! These shares are 4 weeks long during the height of peony season in the foothills. These iconic blooms will fill your house with joy, color, and amazing smells. Sign up here!
RECIPES
Spigarello Sauteed Italian Style (Spigarello)
Green Goddess Dressing (Spinach, Parsley, Shallot)
Winter Root Veggie Roast (Rutabaga, Carrots, Turnips, whatever you still have in your fridge, Parsley)
Pan Roasted Romanesco (Romanesco, serve on top of sauteed chard greens)
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