What you actually got last week. Week #2 June 11, 2015

Greetings!

CSA Basics 101 –
Please read the Wall Chart that the farmer brings in every week, follow the direction on the Wall Chart, and it’s not a bad idea to refer to it before you leave the CSA to make sure you haven’t taken too much OR too little before you leave the CSA.
I can’t tell you how many times I have left the CSA, gotten home, and realized I THOUGHT I took everything in the share for the week, didn’t, and it’s too late to do anything about it as anything left over at the end of the night is donated and gone at 7:31pm (unless prior arrangements have been made by CSA members for late pickups).

This email includes…

1.What you actually got last week
2.Farm tour this weekend! See next CSA email for details
3.Happy Pollinator Week!


1.What you actually got last week

June 11, 2015

Week #2

1.Beans, Turtle: Black (dried) – 2/3 lb - $3.75
2.Asparagus – ½ lb - $3.00
3.Rhubarb – 1 bunch - $3.25
4.Lettuce: Boston, Green – 1 head - $3.00
5. Strawberries – 1 qt - $6.50

Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $19.50
It has begun! We pay $18.50 per week for the food the farmer is giving us, and this week he’s given us $.50 more than we paid for. Doesn’t sound like much but see how every little bit extra he gives us adds up over the course of 28 weeks (so far it’s $1.00 total extra between last week and this week).

Herb Share – June 1A
Chives, Garlic AND Mint

Flower Share – Week #1
Sweet Williams



2. Farm tour this weekend! See next CSA email for details



3. Happy Pollinator Week!

June 15th to June 21st is Pollinator Week (Bees, Birds, Butterflies and yes, even Mosquitoes pollinate wildflowers, and who knows how important they are to our delicate ecosystem???  )!

Take a peek at what foods need pollination by Bees otherwise we don’t get to eat them (it’s a long list and there are some classics in here like Tomatoes, Strawberries, Almonds, Carrots, and a LOT more)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated_by_bees

So, tell your local representative to save our pollinators!
http://action.beyondpesticides.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=14785

and tell the EPA to protect our pollinators…
http://action.beyondpesticides.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=20676

Consider making and declaring your yard, garden, local park, golf course, school, anywhere, pesticide free and pollinator friendly…
http://action.beyondpesticides.org/o/7106/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=7574

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