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Hi Friends,
As summer begins to wind down, the fields are starting to shift with the season. We’re still bringing in plenty of summer favorites, while the first signs of fall are making their way into the harvest. It’s a wonderful time on the farm, with a little bit of summer and a little bit of fall filling out the harvest list each week.
We’ve added the Fall Special to the list this week! This is a fall subscription that you may choose with or without a Full CSA Subscription. We’ll deliver these goods once a month: In late September you receive two 9” mums. These will be large, colorful, and full, perfect for your doorstep. In October we’ll provide two large to very large decorative specialty pumpkins, right around the first or second week. November will have pies or a pumpkin roll ready for Thanksgiving. We’ll have a list of the assortment to choose from, either lattice or crumble top, with flavors including coconut cream, cherry, pecan, pumpkin, berry, and more. We’ll let you know a few weeks ahead of time what’s available. For December we’ll have a 24-pack of cookies, you choose the assortment from a large list that will be released a few weeks beforehand. We can give you a sample list if it helps with your decision to subscribe! Let us know if you have any questions about the Fall Special or any of the other fall subs!
We’re looking for one more driver for the Fall for the downtown Baltimore area. It’s a very easy route, about 25 deliveries in Locust Point on Thursday morning. In exchange, we’ll provide a full CSA produce order, plus bread and eggs.
We’re in need of more volunteers for harvesting, planting, picking flowers, and breaking down some of the fields. Let us know if you would like to help!
Here’s what we have for Gene’s Choice this week:
Squash Medley: A colorful mix of tender summer squash, with a variety of shapes, colors, and mild, fresh flavors.
Cucumbers: Pickling or slicing varieties, both great for eat fresh or making a cool cucumber salad.
Red Tomatoes: Juicy and full of classic summer tomato flavor, great sliced fresh or added to just about anything.
Cherry Tomatoes: Sweet, juicy, and bite-sized, these are hard to resist straight from the basket.
White Onions: Mild and crisp with a clean onion flavor, excellent raw, grilled, or cooked into your favorite dishes.
Sweet Corn: Fresh, tender, and naturally sweet, a summertime favorite that’s best enjoyed soon after harvest. The variety is called glacial, which is white and juicy.
Canary Melon: Bright yellow inside with a sweet, juicy flavor and a wonderfully refreshing finish. Kind of tastes like a mix between a cantaloupe and honeydew melon.
For choose-your-own members and those just jumping in for this week, please have your order in by 5 pm Tuesday (bread orders in by 4:45 pm Monday), and leave some extra choices, just in case.
Rooted in Good Soil,
Gene & Victoria
