Category: CSA In The Box

This is an exciting week here at Shilofarm – the first week of the main season, when heat loving produce can be delivered. Real. Soon. Now. The sad fact of the matter is that the cool midsummer crops are still in your dreams. This first week is part of what is called the ‘cool’ session… Continue reading In-the-box Main Week 1

Well, this is the end of green season for 2021. Hopefully you have been enjoying it; there were a couple of major victories in the garden this year, the biggest being new carrots. In order to get them ready in time it was necessary to put heat into a bed inside the greenhouse; the outside… Continue reading Green Season final week in-the-box

Wow – green season is getting close to the end already. The days are just packed here; there are so many crops that need to be set out and started, beds that need to be finalized, and well, it just keeps us running. The good news is that there are only two more beds to… Continue reading Green In the Box week 7

Here is the challenge this week: Chard. The recipes on line seem to want more that one or two leaves of Chard – which means there is enough this week to give between four and six of you 8-10 nice leaves – a mix of red and white chard.  There are two or three of… Continue reading Green In the Box week 5

We are officially into the last four weeks of green season now – my how time flies… The planting/harvesting cycles are aimed at 4 week windows based on typical ripening and bearing life of crops. This week starts a new round of crops as a consequence. Lettuce is the best example: from emergence to ‘ripe’… Continue reading Green Season Week 5 in the box

      Cabbage! Hi! This is the boundary-week of the two four week sessions of the Green Season – Main season starts May 26th, or so the schedule says. Boundary weeks are always interesting because the ‘same old stuff’ that has been going out is drawing to a close, and the cool new stuff… Continue reading Green Season Week 4 in-the-box

Before I go on, let me whine. The forecast for Monday night was 33F. Was it 33F? On the way down and up it was: but the low here was actually 28. Our poor innocent Nasturtium starts were seriously traumatized; the Tomatoes in the green house were touched lightly, but mostly survived. I am not… Continue reading Green Week 3 in the box

Broccoli and Cauliflower Bed The weather continues to be a challenge – every few days it dips down to the upper 20’s over night, which means the tender starts need to be put into the propagation benches. The only good part of this is that the garden continues to dry, and the worked-up soil is… Continue reading Green Season Week 2 In The Box

And the garden is ready! For those of you new to the CSA; the what’s in the box email (which this is one of) has some general updates and observations, followed by the basics and any options – for example; Pac Choi or Cabbage. This method came about because the boxes only hold so much;… Continue reading Green Season Week 1 In the Box

Wow – This is the wrap up week for Winter season 2021 – time has really zoomed past. Hope you all have enjoyed getting the veggies as much as we enjoyed growing them for you! All of you will be continuing on into the green season – first Wednesday delivery for that will be next… Continue reading Winter week 7 in the box