The First Pick-up; or, The Longest Day of the Year

Can you guys BELIEVE it?!  Our first pick-up for 2012 is April 24.  APRIL 24!  Good golly.  This time last year, I swear, we were just getting things into the ground--mainly because of 14 inches of rain over about two days that completely waterlogged the field.  And here we are, with a ginormous harvest for our first pick-up.  Just awesome!

So, let's get to the numbers--

PICK-UP TOTALS FOR APRIL 24

Pak Choi - 23 lbs
Komatsuna - 4 lbs
Tatsoi - 5 lbs
Radishes - 9.5 lbs
Mustard - 7.5 lbs
Spinach - 14 lbs (!)
Lettuce Micro Mix - 8lbs
Arugula - 5 lbs
Collards - 19 lbs

GRAND TOTAL - 96 lbs

Jeeeeeeeeesh!  Almost a one hundred pound harvest--ON APRIL 24.  This all broke down to about ten pounds of produce for the each of you.  Gee willikins!

Now, I know I promised you some recipes, but I am BEAT.  We got up and started picking by 6:30 this morning (did we mention that we pick all of your shares the morning of pick-ups?  Find THAT in a grocery store!), worked through the day, ended shares at 7, cleaned up for about an hour, went out to grab a quick eat, came home and showered and then I sat down to write this.  Boy am I BUSHED.  So, I'm going to wait til the morning to post recipes.  In the mean while, just know that, basically, a green is a green is a green--they are all delicious in salads, nothing in your share HAS to be cooked to be great, but you can't fail with a wilted greens salad or by throwing them in a pasta with a simple sauce.  Mm-mm!

So, kids--I'll be back tomorrow with recipes, fingers crossed!

Happy eating!

So it begins--!

Good golly, can you believe that it's that time of year already?!  Here we are in the last throes of March, and we already have some 2,000 plants in the ground, not to mention all the crops that were direct-seeded!  Holy moly! 

This season is looking to be a good one.  We have the orchard planted, raspberries and blackberries rearing to go, the asparagus is coming back, the rhubarb is growing, a windbreak is planted and the chicks will be here before we know it (typing it all out reeeeally makes me feel like I am about to be REALLY busy!).  Almost all of our plants for the spring are planted and already germinated--weather permitting, we are in terrific shape.

We are still accepting applications for our CSA, so tell your friends!

I have a ton of pictures to upload, and once I get them all edited and ready to go, you best believe I'll have one LOADED post for you!  But until then, I'll leave you with this tiny update. :)