Winter 2026 #10/10: The Last Week of Winter

Written By Katie Green

March 13, 2026 - If you look closely, you can see the little paths where ducks appeared to have made their passages through slushy impromptu ponds where we harvested Winter Squash just a few months ago.

This is the last week of our Winter CSA, and Winter, it would seem, was saving up plenty of drama for the season finale. Wasn’t Friday something? Kelly and Maple closed out their work week by seeding this year’s Sugar Snap Peas and Tomatoes in the propagation house, and before those seeds even had a chance to think about germinating, Mark was out clearing snowloads from the greenhouses in the dark. Never are we more acutely aware of how important our greenhouse structures are as we are when wind and snow events converge on our farm. Being able to harvest fresh greens only a few days after more than seven inches of snow and slush covered our farm really drives the point home. It may seem a little unusual, but Mark and I will gladly mash some of our delicious Mustard Greens into our St. Patrick’s Day Colcannon this week.

Winter, as you know, is a season of dormancy, but I recently heard someone refer to Spring as a season of unfurling, when all of the hidden processes and work of the natural world unfold and become visible, albeit gradually and slowly. This is one of the reasons why eating in season through the Winter months makes such a difference to our farm. Thank you for keeping us in the work of harvesting, seeding, weeding and eating throughout the year—all of those oven fries and pots of soup help make the juicy tomatoes and crisp cucumbers of the later seasons possible. Spring Share will pick right up next week on March 24th & 25th—no rest for the Wild Hare.

Thank You for Overwintering!

Katie & Mark

IN THE FARMSHARES THIS WEEK:

Mustard Mix
Celery Root
Potatoes
Onions
Autumn Frost Squash
Kiku/ Wild Twist Apples

AT THE FARM STAND THIS WEEK

RECIPES & SEASONAL TIPS

Katie Green
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