“Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.”
— Katherine May

This week will mark the end of our 2024 Winter CSA, and Spring Share will pick right up next week on March 26th & 27th. Winter is a season of dormancy, but we'll have all of you Winter CSA members to thank for all of the planting, mulching and trellising hours that your membership makes possible when we're all eating crisp lettuces and juicy tomatoes in a few short months. Standing over our trays of tiny seedlings in the greenhouse tonight, I felt a familiar twinge of hope for the seasons at hand. This Winter fed us, but it was rougher than most. Two days of bitter cold in January, days that a lot of people have already forgotten about by now, cost us dearly this Winter (and likely in Early Spring too). There has been a great deal of heartache (and headache) in our house over the past nine weeks, but you want to know what else there was? An abundance of kind words, notes, warm little asides at the front counter and an overwhelming sense of care for me, for our crew and what we do here, coming straight from all of our customers and CSA members. I’m beyond grateful.

Have a Great Week,
Katie

We’re doing the thing! Seeds are hitting the soil and we’re getting ready for Spring, even if it isn’t quite ready for us just yet. Our youngest hens have started laying in earnest, so we will have cute little pullet eggs available for sale at the farm stand and available for folks with Egg Shares starting this week. They will size up fully within a matter of weeks, so now is the time to enjoy these little ones.

If you’re passing through the farm in daylight, you might notice some dark strips of ground out in the field. They’re a telltale sign that Mark was lucky enough to hop on a tractor and begin prepping our first and driest spots in the open field. It is still pretty damp out there, but it is a start. And if our luck continues, we’ll be filling those beds with Fava Beans and Spring Garlic, post-haste. We just need a little more time, patience and warmth. Those things seem to go a long way, regardless of the situation at hand, no?

Good Morning,
Just a quick note to let folks know that YES, we’re open for business as usual on Tuesday and Wednesday this week! From the looks of my inboxes this morning, folks tend to worry if I haven’t sent out a newsletter, and my apologies, but I was taken down by a migraine on Monday afternoon. I’m doing much better this morning, but I don’t have it in me to get a full, fleshed out version of the Wild Hare Weekly out into the world this week. Mark and the crew have been harvesting and washing in the meantime, and lists of what we’ll have for the CSA and for the farm stand are below. Thank you, in advance, for your understanding!