August 2007

Monthly Archive

2007 CSA Newsletter #12 - August 29th

Posted on Aug 29 2007 | Tagged as: Newsletters

This weeks Farm News is brought to you by Jenny Kolin, one of our three apprentices on the farm. 
Jenny writes:
Hello friends.  One year ago today I was gazing out onto the DC skyline through an office window, my stare drifting back and forth from the congestion and chaos of rush hour traffic down below to [...]

2007 CSA Newsletter #11 - August 21st

Posted on Aug 22 2007 | Tagged as: Newsletters

After I proof read last week’s newsletter, with all those allusions to ‘back to school’, I wondered if I was rushing the season. It was only mid August, after all. But a couple of days with high temperatures in the 60’s has me feeling that I was right on target. I think [...]

2007 CSA Newsletter #10 - August 15th

Posted on Aug 14 2007 | Tagged as: Newsletters

We’re definitely in the high part of the CSA harvest season. It takes us nearly all day to harvest, and we try get the weeding, watering, and planting of fall crops done on whatever time we can spare. Some less humid weather is in the forecast, which makes the work a lot more [...]

2007 CSA Newsletter #9 - August 8th

Posted on Aug 07 2007 | Tagged as: Newsletters

We’re a little shy on help this week as both Jean and Janine are taking a vacation break.  So the farm news is going to be short and sweet.  Hot and muggy has been the rule these days.  We all had an amazing moment last week where we went into the cucumber patch to start [...]