WILD HARE WEEKLY, SUMMER #16

Here we are at the penultimate week of the Summer season at Wild Hare. We've used this cool but dry Monday morning to harvest bunched greens for the CSA, knowing full well that there are lightning bolts popping up all over the forecast. The guys have been crossing whatever we can off of the list before that brings us out of the field. It is a bummer, because we'd like to start cutting vines and hauling in some of the winter squash to cure. But, some days we have to take our to do list hour by hour. I'll tell you this though, it is time to bust out some white beans--we've got Kale, Chard and Escarole coming at you. There will be Super sweet Flavor King Pluots from Goosetail Orchard too, which are reminiscent of the Santa Rosa Plums that we enjoyed earlier on this season.

Peeking out at the Winter Squash fields has me very aware of and thankful for all of the hard work that our crew has already put into the Fall and Winter crops over the Summer, not to mention the year round support of our CSA and the boost from our seasonal markets. This year's Fall Share will start without skipping a beat on Tuesday, October 1st, which is only two Tuesdays away. Thank you to those of you who have already signed up. If you haven’t done so already, please do so ASAP, either online or at the farm when you pick up your share this week. You can always sign up online now, using the ONFARM code to temporarily bypass the online payment prompt, and make your payment during the first week. Payments indeed make the farm-go-round, but approximate headcounts are incredibly helpful too.

Many Thanks,
Katie

WILD HARE WEEKLY, SUMMER #15

Even though the end of our Summer CSA season is still three weeks away, I've got to start talking about Fall. And there's plenty to talk about this year as we encounter some big shifts that aren't just about weather. Mark and I took our usual planning walk (in the rain for the first time in quite a while today), passing through the fields of brassicas, gorgeous chicories and pie pumpkins that are starting to take on their signature orange. Since things are now stormy and rainy, we began clearing summer crops out of the greenhouses in anticipation of getting them flipped and ready for the cold months ahead.

This Fall will mark a particularly significant transition for our farm, one that we have been mulling over as a family for the majority of this growing year.

WILD HARE WEEKLY, SUMMER #14

It is a school night, which is why you didn't get a newsletter yesterday. It was our last night of the long summer school break together, and our daughter already had to put up with Labor Day also being a work day at her house. I really struggle with juggling parenthood and a farming business sometimes. Even though there are definite merits to raising a child on a farm, the two don't always dovetail beautifully for me. I lay awake some nights, quite foolishly, wishing I could sprout another arm or bargain for a few more hours in each day just to keep everything in the air and properly nurtured. I know I'm not alone in this feeling, but it weighs heavily on me as I attempt to weave harvest lists with homework, loading market vans and packing lunches. Food is my love language, so sending her off with chopped up vegetables, PB & J and a little lunchbox apple tomorrow is a simple but big deal for me.