Farm Happenings at Meadowlark Community Farm
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Farm Happenings at Meadowlark Community Farm

Summer Share: Week 20

Posted on October 12th, 2019
We've reached the final week of our summer CSA season. Thank you for being a member of Meadowlark Community Farm! It's been a honor to feed you and your families.  We may have had our first below freezing temperatures last night, but we will be harvesting beautiful head lettuces from the hooph1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 19

Posted on October 5th, 2019
Happy October! We've reached the second to last share of our summer season. For some of our members, this is the last week of the CSA season.  read more »

Summer Share: Week 18

Posted on September 27th, 2019
I'm thankful to be in from the field - in clean, dry clothes drinking a warm cup of decaf coffee. I'm writing this on Friday afternoon, and we just wrapped up sweet potato harvest in the cool, misty drizzle. I can't help but love this time of year. The cooler weather, the fall colors, and the short1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 17

Posted on September 21st, 2019
Another week, another adventure! Thursday morning, we lost our phone, internet, coolbot (our cooler), and some lights when lightning struck somewhere on the farm. The cooler and lights are fixed, but we are without phone and internet until Monday morning when a tech can come fix it. We did find whe1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 16

Posted on September 14th, 2019
Fall is in the air! We're relishing in the change of seasons - the cooler air, the shortening of days, and the flavors of fall. We're loving the bounty of broccoli (steamed and tossed with garlic butter!), and eating sweet peppers like apples. Cucumbers are nearing their end. The green beans are pl1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 15

Posted on September 6th, 2019
September is here, and we've reached week 15 of our 20 week Summer CSA season. Woohoo! The produce is starting to feel more autumnal each day, with cabbage and broccoli loving the cool weather. We'll be harvesting potatoes this week and will be starting winter squash harvest once there is room in t1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 14

Posted on August 30th, 2019
Happy Labor Day weekend!  With September on it's way, I want to extend an invitation to all of our CSA members, friends, and neighbors to our Fall Harvest Party on Sunday, September 22nd. For the fourth year in a row, Hearthside Chariot will be here making wood-fired pizzas with our veggies. W1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 13

Posted on August 23rd, 2019
This week, we completed one of our last field plantings for the year. Head lettuce and kohlrabi were transplanted, and we direct seeded spinach and salad mix. We'll be seeding cover crops today and are planning our fall plantings in the hoophouse. Potato harvest will be here soon! We are still baff1 read more »

Summer Share: Week 12

Posted on August 17th, 2019
It seems like this week is the peak of summer produce - watermelons, cantaloupes, sweet corn, and tomatoes. The shares will be heavy this week!  In our kitchen, we're turning our minds toward preserving the harvest. We've frozen sweet corn and started to preserve tomatoes. We freeze roasted to1 read more »