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In Your Bin July 13th: Fresh Fennel!
Fennel harvest has begun! In your bin you have Florence Fennel, or Finocchio, known for its bulb like base. This is different from Common Fennel, a perennial sometimes growing up to 5ft high! Both varieties have the feathery foliage that is similar in look to dill. In fact, it can be interchangeable with dill…
In Your Bin July 7th: Farm Riddles!
As farmers we always face riddles as we navigate the complex system of an ecosystem that include insects, birds, coyotes, water tables, weeds, vegetables, humans etc.! For example: If birds like to eat bugs why don’t birds eat potato bugs and help us out with that? If we have shelter belts for the health…
In Your Bin June 30th: Sharing the Harvest!
A bountiful harvest this week! New from our fields this week are beets, napa cabbage, peas and topping up with carrots and cucumber from our good friends at Zephyr Organics and strawberries from Springview Farm. When local farmers can work together and support one another by sharing our surplus, farmers can steer clear of large…
In Your Bin June 23rd: Berries!
Berry season is here and in your bin this week you will enjoy fresh, organic strawberries from our good friends at Lunar Rhythm Gardens and Haskaps from Willo’Wind! Strawberries you are familiar with but Haskaps may be new to you. Also known as Honeyberries, this fruit bearing plant is from the Honeysuckle family and…
In Your Bin June 16th: Storage Tip!
Did you know that there are certain foods that give off high amounts of a naturally occurring, odorless, colorless gas and plant hormone known as ethylene? …
In Your Bin June 9th: The Season Begins!
What is a CSA? We often get asked this question and it can be answered simply: Community Supported Agriculture But there is also another way to define the acronym: Committed: Customers are making a wonderful commitment to welcome and accept seasonal…