9 Bean Rows CSA , spring week 6

Tastes of the Garden:

Green Lettuce
Wild Garlic Chives
Large bunch of Ruby Red Chard
Yellow Storage Onions
1 dozen farm fresh eggs

9 Bean Rows CSA , Cream of the Crop, spring week 6

Cream of the Crop:

Green Lettuce
Wild Garlic Chives
Large bunch of Ruby Red Chard
Yellow Storage Onions
1 dozen farm fresh eggs
Rose Fin Apple Fingerling Potato
Fresh Breads
Red Russian Kale
Red Giant Mustard Greens
Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard
Thyme
Chive Blossom Bunch

9 Bean Rows CSA , Tastes of the Garden spring week 5

Tastes of the Garden:

Sirius Cherry Red Raspberry Preserve
Spring Lettuce Mix (with arugula flowers, chive blossoms, and Lamb's Quarters and more)
Ford Hook Giant Swiss Chard
Copra Storage Onions
White Superior Potatoes (just about the last of them as they will be planted soon)
Oregano

an annotated version of this photo and individuals of the veggies are in my flickr csa set.

Enjoy!

9 Bean Rows CSA @ Black Star Farms Cream of the Crop spring week 5

Breads: Baguette, Boule and Focaccia
Sirius Cherry Red Raspberry Preserve
Spring Lettuce Mix (with arugula flowers, chive blossoms, and Lamb's Quarters and more)
Ford Hook Giant Swiss Chard
Copra Storage Onions
White Superior Potatoes (just about the last of them as they will be planted soon)
Oregano
1 dz eggs
Bag of greens (includes Red Giant Mustard, Green Wave Mustard and Red Russian Kale)
Chives
Rose Fin Apple Fingerling Potato

an annotated version of this photo and individuals of the veggies are in my flickr csa set.

enjoy!

9 Bean Rows CSA @ Black Star Farms Cream of the Crop spring week 4

Cream of the Crop (full share):

Red Giant Mustard, Baby Salad Mix, Ford Hook Giant Swiss Chard, Eggs, Onions, Oregano, Red Russian Kale, Leeks, Bread, French Fingerling Potatoes, White Superior Potatoes, Black Salsify (Scorzona), Sage, Yellow Chard.

An annotated version of this photo and individuals of the veggies are at my flickr site.

Enjoy!

9 Bean Rows CSA , Tastes of the Garden spring week 4

Tastes of the Garden

Red Giant Mustard, Baby Salad Mix, Ford Hook Giant Swiss Chard, Eggs, Onions, and Oregano.

An annotated version of this photo and individuals of the veggies are at my flickr site.

enjoy!

9 Bean Rows CSA spring 1/2 share week 3

Sage, Red Giant Mustard, Black Seeded Simpson, Taragon, French Fingerling Potatoes, Eggs, Red Onion, Red Ruby Chard

individual veggie photos and noted group photo at my flicker site.

9 Bean Rows CSA spring 1/2 share week 2

White Superior Potatoes, Red Onions, Baby Salad Mix, Red Bor Kale, Chives, Ruby Red Chard.

Individual shots here.

9 Bean Rows CSA spring 1/2 share week 1

Collard Greens, Thyme, Rose Fin Apple Fingerling Potatoes, White Potatoes, Onion, Eggs, Baby Salad Mix, Kale, Chive Compound Butter

individual photos of these veggie at my flicker site

Black Star Farm CSA 1/2 share winter week 10

Collards, Red Russian Kale, Golden Chard, Thyme, White Superior Potatoes, Rose Fin Apple Potatoes, Copra Onions and Farm Fresh Eggs.

(note, this share is actually week 13 and the last in the winter series ... Spring CSA begins March 21. More info at http://www.csafarms.org/blackstarfarms.asp.

Black Star Farm CSA 1/2 share winter week 9

Scallions, onions, greens, carrots and potatoes.

Fridays at the Farm

Just watched the trailer for a short film called Fridays at the Farm. With beautiful time-lapse photography, Richard Hoffman explores his experience joining a community-supported farm. The film has been making the rounds of film festivals, won some prestigious awards, and is being used by CSAs to help convince last-minute shareholders that they really DO want to eat local, healthy foods.

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Black Star Farm CSA 1/2 share winter week 8

Farm fresh eggs, Copra Onions, Red Russian Kale (bottom green) another green (that I forgot name of ... help!?) and potatoes.

CSA Dreamin’

With yet another 5 to 10 inches of snow predicted tonight, why not take a mental vacation and think about all the area CSAs gearing up for the spring season. For those of us who didn't score a winter share somewhere, Ken Scott's recent photos are like looking at memories from another season. Now is the time of year when CSA farmers are purchasing for the start of the growing season, ordering seeds and any necessary equipment. In other words, this is a great time to sign up, because many of your share dollars are spent now to get that delicious local produce on your table when warmer weather finally arrives. Take a look at CSAfarms.org or Taste the Local Difference to see the CSA farms in Northern Michigan. Keep in mind that many already have waiting lists, so the sooner you act, the better! With a variety of pick-up locations, including in town, at farmers' markets, and on the farms, along with different types of shares, you're sure to find one that suits.