Salad Days are here again! A big bold round of Red Spring Onions and fresh Garlic are piled high for this week, along with Cilantro and a lovely mix of Lettuces for you to enjoy in salads, sandwiches and wraps. Heads of many shapes, colors, textures and size form a beautiful patchwork of colors out in the field that we’re stoked to harvest and share with you every Summer. The tiny lettuces and baby greens that comprise our beloved Salad Mix are hitting their stride in a big way this week, but the head lettuces are stunners in their own right. From luscious green and red Butterheads to ruffled batavian Summercrisp, tender green Oakleaf to stout-but-substantial Little Gem Romaines—they’re all variations on a theme that you’ll have a chance to enjoy from week to week. We harvest leafy green things early in the day to ensure that they cool adequately and stay as crisp as possible for as long as possible after harvest. This is one of the benefits of belonging to our CSA, and it is something that our customers marvel at every Summer when they take home our fresh greens and find that they last! Which is why I want to answer the million dollar question, which folks inevitably ask me or at least themselves every single year: What is the BEST way to keep my greens fresh for as long as possible in my refrigerator at home?
Read moreSummer 2024 #1/17: Summer Starts at Wild Hare! →
We’re kicking off the 2024 Summer CSA Season tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4th! In addition to our typical (Tuesday 12-7) and Wednesday (10-5) schedule at the farm, we’ll extend our hours to be open on Saturdays (9am-2pm) through the end of September for weekend shopping and CSA pickups. The crew has been hard at work over the past few months in anticipation of growing for you this Summer, and with that, I’m truly excited to welcome everyone—from our continuing and long-time CSA members to those who are brand new, not to mention neighborhood shoppers to what is already shaping up to be a great Summer. After things settle this week, we hope to open another handful of spots to folks on our CSA waiting list. Thank you for being patient and stay tuned! In the meantime, here’s a bit of info (and maybe a refresher course) on what you need to know about summertime at Wild Hare:
Spring 2024 #10/10: Last Week of Spring. Summer CSA & Hours Start June 4th! →
So green! So gorg! The Spinach is looking lush and luscious as we celebrate the final week of Spring at Wild Hare. As we transition out of “the off season,” I’m sending up a huge message of thanks to you, our partners in growing– CSA members, customers, and crew for setting the farm up for the main event of Summer and for eating in season through Spring, Winter and Fall. Your support makes all the difference, and your visits to the farm, whether picking up a farm share, stopping by the farm stand to shop a little or bringing friends and family by for a short field walk–you’re the reason why we’re still here, ten Springs later, taking notes and with our eyes and intentions looking forward to the seasons and years ahead. Thank you for that gift. Summer has already been set into motion—the cukes, the zukes, the tomatoes, the FLOWERS…they’re all in the ground thanks to the Wild Hare Crew. We haven’t even turned the calendar to June, but Mark is already working on crops that we won’t harvest until next January. This early dose of “Juneuary” weather is really getting to him, so we’re going to lean in to the cool and potentially rainy days ahead of us and enjoy “one last hurrah from the root cellar,” along with our Spring Garlic and a bit of Asparagus from Eastern Washington.
With Gratitude… here’s to Summer!
Katie & Mark