Week 14 | Spring 8 Sneak Peek Tu-Th | Jun 4 & 6
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With five more boxes of the Spring Season coming, you're encouraged to sign up soon for the 12-week Summer Season which runs from early July through September--the height of the growing season. Use the Update Your Membership link to be directed to how to add a new season. You're always welcome to call me (708-370-8017) if you have any questions.
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The four Vs...
I try to take a photo most weeks of the contents of the CSA box...to use in brochures, on the website, for posterity. While the quality, taste and integrity of the produce is paramount, I always find it more fun to arrange and interesting to look at when there are several different types of items. Over the last few years, I've come up with four V-words to describe what I think we should be aspiring for each week --not just to make a nice picture but to provide you with what we think you'd expect from a CSA:
- Variety
- Value
- Volume
- Visual Interest
As I said these are "aspirational" and we'll usually hit two or three of them fairly well. Clearly, in these cooler Spring weeks, we've had the volume covered, and most boxes have been over value.
In recent weeks, variety has mostly been in the many types of greens--chard, spinach, kale, turnip greens, and six kinds of Asian greens--and the five types of lettuce offer ruffles, textures, colors. With the added colors and shapes of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, radishes, and zucchini to come, the visual interest will increase along with variety. At that point, the sheer volume will decrease as the greens become scarcer.
You'll see all four of these standards to one degree or another each week and we welcome your comments.
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Questions?
Call Robin (in Chicago), 708-370-8017 | Chris (farmer/owner), 608-712-1585
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