Hello friends and family!
As many of you already know, Tim and I have spent the last few summers honing our vegetable growing skills where ever we could find a patch of earth in a sunny spot. When we bought this house in the country a year ago, we knew that its 2+ acres had the potential to someday become a little farm of our own. After planting a substantial garden last spring/summer/fall, we are finally ready (not to mention excited) to take the plunge into starting a small CSA. For those of you who may not be familiar with the term, it stands for community-supported agriculture—which is where you come in!
This is how it works: Just before the growing season begins, members buy a “share” of the upcoming harvest, enabling the farmers to buy the seeds and equipment they need upfront so that they can concentrate on growing the best fruits and veggies all season long. In return, members receive a box each week of delicious, healthy, sustainably grown local produce. You know your food is chemical free, where its coming from and the people growing it.
If you decide to become a member, you can expect to receive 20 weeks of produce, from May 19th to September 29th. The cost per share is $350, which figures out to be only $17.50/week! You can pick up your share here at the farm or at a to-be-decided location down county (depending on where our members live). We plan to grow the classic summertime favorites like cucumber, zucchini, and heirloom tomatoes, as well as several varieties that may be new to you such as watermelon radishes and bok choy. Herbs and cut flowers will also be part of the harvest. By the end of the summer, we hope to be able to provide fresh eggs for sale as well.
Here is a list of some of the other produce you can expect to see in your share:
Spring:
- cabbage
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- variety of lettuces
- kale
- rainbow chard
- radicchio
- bok choy
- spinach
- green beans
Summer:
- strawberries
- 5 varieties of tomato
- peppers
- eggplant
- cucumber
- zucchini
- yellow squash
- watermelon
- honeydew
- snap peas
Fall:
- various squash
- pumpkin
- carrots
- potatoes
- onion
- beets
- garlic
- lettuce
- chard
- kale
We will be maintaining a website here at www.moonflowerfarmcsa.blogspot.com to keep friends and family updated on farm progress, photos, and recipes. We’re hoping to get 10-15 members for this first year so if you are interested, please let us know as soon as you are able by e-mailing us at moonflowerfarmcsa@gmail.com. Checks can be made out to Tim or Caitlin Robinson and are due by Monday, March 12th. We’ve already begun planting seeds indoors for the first cool weather crops and we look forward to sharing all of the season's bounty with you in one way or another.
Thanks so much for your time and we hope to hear from you soon!
Lots of Love,
The Robinsons
The Robinsons
Moonflower Farm
20500 Beallsville Road
Dickerson, MD 20842
