What’s to Love?’ is a weekly article featuring interviews of random local passersby to find out what people love and hate about downtown Olympia and of the many things Olympia has to offer. Our city has recently won multiple awards. Now we’ll ask the locals what they love about this place. This week’s WTL is focused on the Farmer’s Market. [more]
I can’t believe it’s already the end of October and the end of CSA season. It all happened so fast, so much planting, weeding, and harvesting, so much delicious food. [more]
We are nearing the end of regular CSA season, with one more week to go. The final shares will be October 28, 29, and Nov.1. After that, if you can’t bear the thought of grocery store produce, and you really like potatoes and Kale, you may wish to sign up for our special 6 week fall share program. [more]
WEEK 20: October 14, 2009: We are nearing the end of regular CSA season, with two more weeks to go. The final shares will be the week of 10/28. Last week we finished bringing in all the winter squash from the field, many truckloads, much fun. As we ran out of boxes and bags and crates to carry them all, we realized how much more fun (and fast) it would be to just toss them hand to hand, fire brigade style. [more]
WEEK 19:
Beets | Carrots | Romaine | Garlic | Rossa di Milano Onion | Tomatoes | Red Bell Pepper | Green bell pepper | Green sweet pepper | Russet Potato | Rainbow Chard | Delicata Squash
We are seasonal farm workers. [more]
You know this farming business is rather a lot of hard work.You may also suspect that it is very rewarding. This week I was very pleased to see that those crazy green romanesco cauliflowers did indeed size up for Csa harvest. I wanted to cut them last week, but they were all so tiny. [more]
CSA News from Kirsop Farm: Carrots, carrots, carrots, sometimes even in my sleep, I am dreaming of carrots. One night I dreamed that I had a pet wolf and that was cool, another night I dreamed that we were all bunching carrots right up next to the deer fence… [more]
WEEK 6: What’s in the box this week?
Carrots | Red Ace Beets | Collards | Romaine | Snap Peas | Basil | Yukon Gold Potatoes
Today we had four great volunteers out cleaning lettuce and broccoli for the food bank, and they plan to come back on Thursday for more. Would you like to join them? [more]
WEEK 5: What’s in the box this week?
Carrots | Chioggia Beets | Scallions | Broccoli | Green Butter Lettuce | Snap Peas
Can you say Key-OH-Ja? [more]
WEEK 4: What’s in the box this week?
Carrots | Baby Bok Choy | Cilantro | Romaine Lettuce | Green Butter Lettuce | Radishes | Snap Peas | Garlic Scapes
It’s mathematically true that Solstice + Peas + Carrots = Summer. [more]
