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Week 15/52 | April 10th


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Dear farm friends,


Warm and sprinkly morning here at the farm, as we continue to teeter on the edge of major spring explosion. On this rainy day we prepare for the coming sun by planning, fixing, greenhouse work, training new staff, cleaning, and organizing.

While our whiteboards are likely hard to understand, you can at least see that we have big plans for the dry days ahead, and I’ll try to give you a little window into what some of it means.


If you look at Wednesday and Thursday, T/P means “transplant”, and D/S means “direct seed.” The numbers following each crop are the numbers of 5’x250’ beds to be planted. So its about an acre to be planted on Wednesday-- after packing 600+ CSA boxes! And then a large potato planting on Thursday, followed by preparing beds for the first tomato and squash plantings.

On Thursday, the final small print “remay everything,” is actually a major task. Remay (should actually be spelled Reemay), has become a generic term for row cover fabrics (Kind of like how Kleenex became what we call the stuff we blow our noses with). The row cover brand we use the most is Agribon. These lightweight fabrics act like blankets that also let sunlight and water pass through. They keep our early plantings a little bit warmer, and also protect them from pests.


If you drive by the farm, you’ll see whitish fabric covering parts of the fields. It’s a group effort, unrolling all this fabric, and covering the edges with soil to keep it from blowing away. It’s big, heavy, and unruly, like trying to unroll giant balls of twine that keep getting twisted.


Despite the world’s great turmoil, these vital simple tasks continue.


John

Freshly rolled Remay, protecting our crops for the time being.

We hope you enjoy your bouquet of beautiful spring flowers this week!


We are excited for our first offering of organic flowers from Sweet Roots Farm!


This one-time delivery of a substantially large bouquet will include a mixture of some of Sweet Roots Farm's most beautiful and fragrant spring flowers. Limited to a single delivery on April 9th (Auburn/Western Nevada County).


This is a separate purchase from the Summer Flower Share.

Please do not pick up a Spring Abundance Bouquet unless you ordered one!


Farm Box Contents

(Contents are subject to change depending on harvest and weather conditions at Mountain Bounty and our Partner Farms.)


Please check the delivery list at your CSA site and sign your name indicating you have picked up your shares. We deliver exactly what is on the delivery list.

Vegetable Share CSA

Provided by Mountain Bounty Farm and our partner organic farms

Regular Box (Feeds 2-4 people)


  • Leeks or Beets (Terra Firma Farm)
  • Romaine Lettuce (Pinnacle Farm)
  • Spinach (Riverdog Farm)
  • Red Russian Kale (Riverdog Farm)
  • Broccoli (Coke Farm)
  • Cilantro (Coke Farm)
  • Fennel (Pinnacle Farm)


Small Box (Feeds 1-2 people)


  • Leeks (Terra Firma Farm)
  • Romaine Lettuce (Pinnacle Farm)
  • Spinach (Riverdog Farm)
  • Red Russian Kale (Riverdog Farm)
  • Broccoli (Coke Farm)
  • Cilantro (Coke Farm)

Fruit Share CSA

Provided by Frog Hollow Farm


Fruit Share Subscriptions are currently on a seasonal break.

Deliveries will resume May 15th.


If you have prepaid Delivery Credits, those will hold over after the break.


Summer Fruit Share costs will be $38.50/box moving forward after the break for new Delivery Credit purchases.


Thanks!


Click here to join the Fruit Share for May deliveries!

Mushroom Share CSA

Provided by Mountain Mushrooms, Reno NV


We are excited to once again offer a Spring Mushroom Share from Mountain Mushrooms!


These Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms (click here) would be especially amazing on a slice of sourdough from your bread share!


Mountain Mushrooms in Reno, Nevada, focuses on growing the highest quality gourmet mushrooms for our local communities. Varieties they are growing include King Trumpet, Lion's Mane, Chestnut, Black Pearl, and a variety of oyster mushrooms.


Click here to purchase a Mushroom CSA!

Bread Share CSA -

Provided by Beloved's Bread, Reno NV


Organic Sourdough Loaves

delivered weekly!


The Bread Share is an 8 week share of weekly deliveries of Beloved Bread's City Sourdough Bread, which is their most versatile and popular loaf. Ever loaf is a handmade mix of organic white and wheat flour with wild yeast, water, and sea salt.


To slice, or not to slice - that is the question! If you are a Bread Share CSA member, we are asking your opinion if you prefer sliced or whole loaf bread each week. Popular opinion determines the outcome.

Please let us know if you have a preference (click here)!

Click here to purchase a Spring CSA Bread Share subscription

Recipes, storage tips and inspiration on how to "Use Up" leftovers from last week:

  • 'll be making this Chopped Broccoli Salad (Click here) this week. The combination of the crunchy broccoli, the sweet dates and the salty cheese seems like a winning combination to me!


  • Looking for a quick and easy pasta sauce to change it up from the classis marinara? Look no further! This Green Spinach Pasta Sauce (Click here) is simple, takes only minutes to put together and is full of iron and vitamins!



"USE IT UP" WEEKLY RECIPE!


Use up ingredients from last week's box in some variation of this Roasted and Raw Salad (Click here).

Roast your sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, radish or beets.


Chop us your lettuce, dill, spring onion and mustard greens.


Still have some cabbage? Frisee? Celery root? Add that in too!

 
 
 

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