15 Apr Wed 2009
Boulder Belt News-April 15th 2009
Greetings,
This is the third week of April and that means we will be at the last Oxford Uptown Winter Farmers Market in Uptown Oxford from 9:30am til noon in the public lot at Church and Main Sts.
We still have some room in the May Farm Share initiative. You can join for the month for $120 or for the rest of the season, 27 weeks for $810. Check out http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/boulderbeltcsa/csa.html for all the details.
Things on the farm are growing. The grass has greened up, the birds are back (though in lesser numbers than in the past is seems), leaves are unfurling on the trees. The hoop house strawberries have green fruit on them so we should have some berries by the first week of May. The first planting of peas is growing along with lots of heirloom lettuces. The over wintered spinach is ready for a big harvest so be prepared to get some spinach this weekend. It has been so darned good, almost addicting. The same is true with the over wintered leeks. they have loved the spring weather have gotten better than they have been all winter (and they have been fabulous!).
We have been busy starting seeds and planting a lot of seedlings. put out about 1000 onion seedlings (it's like planting blades of grass) earlier this week and started hundreds of pepper seedlings to be planted in late May or Early June. We have lots of broccoli, kale and cabbage already transplanted in the garden and more seedlings waiting to go into the dirt in cold frames. many beds have been tilled up waiting seeds and seedlings when it quits raining and more will be tilled when it gets dry enough to do so. It's a lot to do but it's good work, we like playing in the dirt.
On that note here is a short list of what we expect to bring to market
spinach
leeks
scallions
cilantro
garlic powder
dried herbs
popcorn
hops plants (Cascade, I believe)
catnip
Spring mix
heirloom lettuce
radishes
Thanks, as ever, for your support.
This is the third week of April and that means we will be at the last Oxford Uptown Winter Farmers Market in Uptown Oxford from 9:30am til noon in the public lot at Church and Main Sts.
We still have some room in the May Farm Share initiative. You can join for the month for $120 or for the rest of the season, 27 weeks for $810. Check out http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/boulderbeltcsa/csa.html for all the details.
Things on the farm are growing. The grass has greened up, the birds are back (though in lesser numbers than in the past is seems), leaves are unfurling on the trees. The hoop house strawberries have green fruit on them so we should have some berries by the first week of May. The first planting of peas is growing along with lots of heirloom lettuces. The over wintered spinach is ready for a big harvest so be prepared to get some spinach this weekend. It has been so darned good, almost addicting. The same is true with the over wintered leeks. they have loved the spring weather have gotten better than they have been all winter (and they have been fabulous!).
We have been busy starting seeds and planting a lot of seedlings. put out about 1000 onion seedlings (it's like planting blades of grass) earlier this week and started hundreds of pepper seedlings to be planted in late May or Early June. We have lots of broccoli, kale and cabbage already transplanted in the garden and more seedlings waiting to go into the dirt in cold frames. many beds have been tilled up waiting seeds and seedlings when it quits raining and more will be tilled when it gets dry enough to do so. It's a lot to do but it's good work, we like playing in the dirt.
On that note here is a short list of what we expect to bring to market
spinach
leeks
scallions
cilantro
garlic powder
dried herbs
popcorn
hops plants (Cascade, I believe)
catnip
Spring mix
heirloom lettuce
radishes
Thanks, as ever, for your support.
Lucy
07:50 PM EDT
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