Week 10: November 13th - 16th It’s fitting that our final CSA newsletter of the year falls a couple weeks before Thanksgiving, since we find ourselves brimming with gratitude as the Fall CSA comes to a close. We’re grateful for the healthy soil and steady rain and bright sun that have brought such bounty to our little farm over the past year. We’re grateful for plentiful seeds and innovative tools, and grateful for sharp knives and clean water and reliable refrigeration. We’r

Week 9: November 6th - 9th Around these parts, we’re potluck fans. Whenever we gather with friends and farmers, we often suggest that people bring a dish to share. Potlucks lighten the burden of cooking for a large group, but I think more importantly they are a moment of micro community - an all too rare time to cook for each other and eat together without getting tripped up on who is hosting who. Potlucks are an excuse to try a new recipe or an opportunity to trot out an old

Week 8: October 30 - November 2nd On Tuesday I took the truck out to Hutchinson, MN, about 80 miles west of here, to pick up a few items we had purchased from farm friends who are hanging up their hoes, so to speak. Nothing too exciting - some sawhorses, greenhouse carts, a digital scale - but enough to make a long drive in an old truck feel worth it. While there, I had a chance to talk shop with one of the farmers, and he asked the inevitable question that all farmers ask: h