We will have three weeks in a row of Spring Bridge Share deliveries. 5/15, 5/22, 5/29.
Let the veggies begin!
LotFotL in the Quick! Below are the highlights that we would like to make sure our members know about on the farm.
Bridge Share Delivery dates: Spring Bridge shares will be delivered on the following dates 5/15, 5/22,5/29. You will get shares on these dates no matter what other share you signed up for (Gonzo, Seesaw, Flip Flop or Staple)
Your share will be delivered in a bag: Bridge shares will arrive already bagged. Please take 1 bag from the bin.
Always check the roster: Before you take anything, check the roster sheet, find your name, and only take what is listed after it. Call us if you have questions, but please ... only take what is listed.
Farm Store Open:
Our farm store is open! Each week can be different so visit often. Place your order by Tuesday evening to receive delivery at a drop off point of your choice on Thursday.
Farm Store items will have your name on them: If you order items from the farm store they will be labeled with your name.
Annual Bee Blessing!
Save the Date: 2014 Annual Bee Blessing at LotFotL. June 15th, 2014. Every year we invite members and friends to come on out and tour our fields, share a potluck meal, and learn more about the very special honey bee!
Remember: Click the green veggies above to find a recipe link and click the photo ID link to find photos of all of your veggies!
Directions for pick up
Follow this link for directions on how to pick up your CSA box and farm store item. It will be very important to only take what was sent for you.
The Tokyo Bekana Report
This Asian green is new to us this year, but it gets good reviews. It looks a lot like lettuce and has the nice sweet flavor along with the crunchy crisp texture of lettuce. The cool thing is that it is a type of mustard (Brassica juncea) so it is more nutrient dense than lettuce. Johnny's Seed catalog says, "Adds a new dimension to salad mixes. Bright, light green leaves are curly and ruffled for loft with good weight and shelf life." This green is fantastic eaten raw or cooked! We are really excited about this addition to the crop list.
Drop Site Details
Most of our sites are set up to be self serve. Here are specific pick up details about your locations.
ALWAYS CHECK THE ROSTER SHEET FOR YOUR NAME!
Pickup
Address
Delivery Time
Closing Time
Notes
Miller Park Area N Story Pkwy
155 n story pkwy
12:00 PM
8:00 PM
Pick up in Front of house under red awnings
Quinney Farm Pick up
W7036 Quinney Rd
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
Enter red bard on North side. Totes are in the walkin cooler
Good Harvest Market
1850 Meadow Ln
12:00 PM
7:45 PM
In the bathroom hallway, located off from frozen food aisle
Cafe Manna
3815 N. Brookfield Rd.
11:00 AM
7:30 PM
In basement entrance. See Hostess desk for directions
Fair Trade For All LLC
8730 W. North Ave.
12:30 PM
7:30 PM
Located behind the building by the back door.
Tess
2499 N. Bartlett
2:00 PM
7:00 PM
Located outside past the outdoor seating area
Roast
Milwaukee
1:30 PM
5:45 PM
In back of store by the bathrooms
Muskego- Beth Schmitt's house
W175 S7473 Park Dr.
4:00 PM
8:00 PM
On a table by the front of the house
Corvisa EMPLOYEE ONLY
1610 N 2nd Street.
12:00 PM
4:30 PM
Internally managed-see Jenn Romaniszak
Executive Director. Inc. (PRIVATE EMPLOYEES ONLY)
555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
Internally managed-see Laura Plizka
Mukwonago-Anne Marie's house
722 Division
1:30 PM
6:30 PM
On front porch- note: dogs will bark, but cannot get outside
East Troy Wild Four Bakery
W2463 County Road Es
2:00 PM
6:00 PM
Ask at the desk-boxes will be located in back room
UU Church of the Lakes
319 N. Broad Street
2:30 PM
7:00 PM
Behind the Church at the end of the driveway
Bayview Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company
2920 Kinnickinnic Ave.
11:30 AM
8:00 PM
Totes in front of the front window/bar area
Milwaukee (Bay View) Todd's house
547 East Homer St
1:00 PM
7:30 PM
On front porch
Zablocki VA Medical Center -EMPLOYEES ONLY
5000 W. National Ave.
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Internally managed- see Amanda (Amy) Giffin
Aurora Health Care Corporate Office-EMPLOYEES ONLY
750 W Virginia St
2:00PM
5:00 PM
Internally managed- see Rachel Roller
South Shore Farm Market
2900 South Shore Drive
8:00 AM
12:00PM
At market stand (must be picked up between 8am-12pm)
Runzheimer (EMPLOYEE ONLY)
851 Cornerstone Crossing
9:00PM
2:00PM
Internally managed- see Stephen Adam
Bay View- Wild Flour Bakery
422 E. Lincoln Ave
1:00 PM
5:45 PM
Ask front desk
Walkers Point Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.
224 W. Bruce St.
3:00 PM
8:00 PM
Ask front desk
New Berlin- Olsen's House
14420 West Wilbur Dr
12:00PM
7:00PM
On front stoop of house- note: dogs will bark, but cannot get outside
The Dirt on the Farm!
Turnips in spring? While not common in the grocery store, salad turnips have been fundamental to our early cropping systems for many years. We wouldn't be able to grow them in the fields just yet though. Early spring crops at LotFotL predominately reside in 3 greenhouse-like structures called hoophouses or high tunnels. Temperatures in these plastic hotels can be up to 30 degrees warmer than outside on a sunny day, giving heat-loving turnips, leafy greens, and all types of other crops a faster start.
It is tempting to plant the tunnels in spring, summer, and fall. We have done so for many years.Tunnel-grown tomatoes are an industry standard amongst growers like us. In 2014, we will stop summer production in our tunnels. We've begun to notice some problems with triple cropping in such a hot context. The heat can be a real challenge to the health of the soil. It is easy to grow desert-like conditions on a piece of ground that never freezes in winter, doesn't get any rainfall, and has most all of its nutrients removed through three crops a year. Instead, this summer we will be giving our tunnels a break, a vacation of sorts. As much as we love tunnel grown tomatoes, you can't grow good food without good soil. That's where composted manure comes in.
We started composting dairy manure 10 months ago. By turning it a couple times a month and covering it with a fleece, we were able to turn some stinky manure into some mighty fine (and nearly odorless) compost, fit perfectly for a hard-to-spread location like a tunnel. We will apply and incorporate this manure more than 120 days out from the next harvested crop, to give the soil time to work through any of the lingering facets of manure that aren't healthy for us. While it's doing so, we will plant ryegrass and possibly buckwheat too, to help fumigate and additionally fertilize the tunnel. Combining this with weekly watering will give the soil in the tunnels a feast followed by a nice little siesta.
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