Here we are over two-thirds of the way through the CSA season!  CSA members—Thank you so much for joining us this year.  I feel like we have a very cohesive, supportive CSA group—perhaps because so many of you are returning members.  Many of you have stuck with us since our first year in ’06.  I love having the new blood of our new members this year too!

You’ve heard a lot of talk about our new high tunnel this year.  Once we figure out soil and temperature dynamics, it’s going to be a great source for early tomatoes.  (And in fact, our blossom-end rot seems to have decreased once we amended the soil.)  Once we take the tomatoes out, the plan is to use the high tunnel to supply fresh greens during the winter.  We’ll be able to grow lots and lots of salad mix and spinach, and we’re also going to trial crops from broccoli to chard to turnips.  Combine that with storage vegetables like onions, potatoes, and winter squash and you’re set for a yummy early winter!

We’ve decided the best way to get these crops into people’s kitchens is through a wintertime CSA.  The Winter CSA will be a mix of greens from the high tunnel and storage crops such as onions, potatoes, and winter squash.  (See below for details).  We will only be accepting a limited number of members, so don’t delay in signing up!

Since the winter CSA is a bit experimental, we want it to be a no risk proposition from both sides.  If we cannot fill up 6 boxes for you, we will refund you in credit toward a 2010 summer CSA share.

Thanks for supporting our farm this year!  Thanks for all your good efforts toward eating well, learning about new veggies, trying new recipes, and spreading the word to friends and family!

WINTER CSA DETAILS

SEASON: 6 weeks, October 27 to December 1

COST: $150

PICK-UP: Tuesdays starting at 3:30 at the Sunshine Farm Market, pre-packed boxes

WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN YOUR BOX:  8-10 different items from the following:  salad mix, lettuce, chard, kale, collards,bspinach, arugula, radishes, turnips,bbeets, carrots, potatoes, onions, leeks, garlic, parsnips, celeriac, kohlrabi, cabbage, broccoli, bok choy, Jerusalem artichokes, winter squash

TO SIGN UP:  Contact Rachel by email or phone to check on availability.  Bring your check payable to The Sunshine Farm by the market or mail it to 37 Highway 97A Chelan, WA 98816.