Dear KCSA community,
Two weeks of pick-up down, twenty-four to go! All Full, Partial and Box shares have had their first scheduled pick-up. The handful of members that did not make it out have been informed and arrangements have been made for those that missed out. From our perspective things have gone very well. Thanks! We’re excited for the upcoming weeks as new, in season, items become available for harvest.
Now that everyone is used to the new pick-up routine, we ask that all members provide us with at least 24-HOUR EMAIL NOTICE in the event that you are unable to pick up your share. Without notice, your share will be harvested. Remember, you can designate someone outside your family to cover your pick-up (please be sure to share our pick-up instructions with that person).
WHAT'S IN THE SHARES THIS WEEK!
LETTUCE, KALE, SWISS CHARD, DANDELION, DILL, PARSLEY, GARLIC SCAPES, SCALLIONS, RADISHES, CUCUMBER, & ARUGULA /MUSTARD.
U-PICK:
HERBS & STRAWBERRIES
As of this week we are lifting the restrictions of one member per share on the farm to one household per share on the farm. This means young families can bring their children to help u-pick. All children must be supervised by their caregivers at all times and everyone must wear a mask. You still need to bring your own harvest tools and containers. All areas not open for u-pick are strictly out of bounds. And we are still restricting member households to a maximum of 30 minutes to u-pick. We encourage members that plan to stay for the duration to u-pick to please park at the Kimberton Waldorf High School parking lot and walk over. We also ask that you all keep in mind that members’ dogs are not allowed on the farm.
On Tuesday, we have a little early basil treat, where we have “pinched” the tops of the plants and have bagged them for members. Parsley will replace this on Friday. Unfortunately, with the first pinching there is never enough to go around for everyone. However, we pinch as it encourages branching and in the long run produces more basil. Bunches will soon follow and assuming we stay relatively disease free, the basil will be on u-pick until the first frost...
We introduced our pickling cucumbers to members last week and we now have our fabled euro cucumbers on the share as well. These are longer, seedless and have a thinner skin than their pickling counterparts. Bunched radishes are finally coming in, as are our scallions. This will be the last week of garlic scapes and the mustard/arugula mix will be on the share Tuesday/Friday respectively.
And finally, a big thank you to Andy Fifer who generously set up a generator for us last Friday during the power outages. Andy help us keep our veggies cool during Friday’s pick up.
Cheers,
Andrew
