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Farm Happenings at Mad Radish Farm
Summer Share Week 1
The first week of the summer share is here, and I can't believe how quickly the spring share went by! The start of the summer share generally means the start of more variety of produce in your box. Crops like tomatoes and peppers aren't ready quite yet, but the plants are now growing qui1 read more »
U-Pick Peas & the First Zucchini!
This week will mark the first zucchini and summer squash harvest! They'll start slowly but soon we'll have plenty of our own coming out of the field.
Parsley and dill take a break as the plants are too dry to continue growing much at this point.
Snow and snap peas are abundant, so we'll1 read more »
Snap and Snow Peas are In! *AND U-PICK PEA OPPORTUNITY!*
With the dryness of the spring, many crops aren't producing quite as well as we had hoped. But there are some crops that are looking awesome, and peas are one of them!
We're excited to put both snap and snow peas on the list this week. If you don't eat them right out of the bag, adding them t1 read more »
Snap and Snow Peas are In!
With the dryness of the spring, many crops aren't producing quite as well as we had hoped. But there are some crops that are looking awesome, and peas are one of them!
We're excited to put both snap and snow peas on the list this week. If you don't eat them right out of the bag, adding them t1 read more »
It's still salad season!
The spring has a way of dragging on as we wait for new crops to come in, and this extremely dry weather isn't helping things. We're irrigating nonstop but our well doesn't have the capacity to keep up with all the beds that currently need watered. The plan for the upcoming week is to purchase the h1 read more »
Goats and piglets are here!
Last week some new animals arrived at the farm - Nigerian Dwarf goats! We're excited to have them here to work on clearing the brush in the old Christmas tree fields. When you come to the farm, you'll see their fence all the way down the end of the driveway. This herd of goats actually came from Ne1 read more »
Emails!
** A reminder: Email is our primary way of communicating with members. It is very important that you read the weekly emails so that you're up to date with information about your share. Please take a moment to read the emails each week! We value your time and appreciate you being here**
COMPOSTING a1 read more »
Head Lettuce, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Ginger & Garlic Scapes!
Some of the most delicious & underrated vegetables are the first ones that come out of the field in the spring. We haven't invested in crops like asparagus and rhubarb in large enough quantities to give out in the CSA share yet, but we hope to do so in the years to come. Whenever pos1 read more »
Rhubarb, Garlic Scapes, Mini Head Lettuce, Ginger & Bok Choy!
Some of the most delicious & underrated vegetables are the first ones that come out of the field in the spring. We haven't invested in crops like asparagus and rhubarb in large enough quantities to give out in the CSA share yet, but we hope to do so in the years to come. On the list this week i1 read more »
About the farm
Mad Radish is a small diversified farm in Dover PA. We raise organically-grown produce for our CSA, markets and farm store. Our mission is to grow nutritious food for our community while managing the land for soil health, plant vitality, and species diversity. To support this mission, we also raise pastured eggs and chicken. We plan to expand to lamb and beef in coming years.
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