What We Offer

One of the hardest questions to answer when discussing a CSA share is “How much food will I get each week?”.  Often what we plan to give isn’t the same as what the actual yield is when it comes time to harvest.  Factors such as weather, fertility and garden pests can at times result in much higher or lower yields than anticipated.

As far as quantity goes, we aim to provide Full Share members with the amount of vegetables an average family of four would eat each week; and Half Share members about half as much. We consider “average” to mean a family who includes a few servings of fresh veggies daily in their diet. Some shares may be more bountiful than you need, while others may be a bit on the small side, depending on farming conditions such as those mentioned earlier. But despite these fluctuations, you can expect a wide variety of produce in the share every week.

To help members get an idea of what to expect week to week and month to month, here is a list of what vegetables we plan to offer each season, as it becomes ripe for harvest. In addition to the share, we also have pick-your-own strawberries, flowers, and cherry tomatoes.

 

Spring/Early Summer

Summer

Autumn

Peas

Lettuce Heads

Lettuce Heads

Fava Beans Mesclun Mix Mesclun Mix
Lettuce Heads String Beans Arugula
Spinach Shelling Beans Kale
Arugula Edamame Beans Chard
Mesclun Mix Chard Garlic Bulbs
Hakurei Turnips Artichokes Onions
Bok Choi Tomatoes Potatoes
Scallions Peppers Sweet Potatoes
Carrots Eggplant Celeriac
Beets Potatoes Parsnips
Broccoli Onions Winter Squash
Cabbage Summer Squash Pumpkins
Kale Melons Leeks
Collard Greens Corn Hakurei Turnips
Chard Leeks Purple Top Turnips
Fennel Carrots Radishes
Radicchio Beets Carrots
Escarole Cucumbers Beets
Dill & Cilantro Basil & Parsley Dill & Cilantro
Radishes Dill & Cilantro Spinach
Green Garlic Celery Escarole
  Garlic Scapes & Bulbs Radicchio
    Brussels Sprouts
    Cabbage
    Broccoli
    Cauliflower
   

Chinese Cabbage

   

Bok Choi

    Tatsoi

 

Also, please feel free to check out the 2012 Transplanting Schedule and Direct Seeding Schedule.  These may help you to understand the quantities we hope to provide in 2012.

Here are some points to help you understand these schedules:
* Our beds are all 250’ long.
* Our beds have either 3, 2, or 1 row depending on the crop.
* DS stands for Direct Seed.
* We use flats with 50, 72, and 200 cells depending on the crop being sown, so for example "Lettuce 5-200’s" means five 200-cell flats of lettuce, or 1000 lettuce plants.