Red Wagon Farm

The windstorm on Friday, December 19th was the worst we’ve had at our farm on 63rd Street in the 16 years we’ve lived here! The wind tore the roof off of one of our greenhouses. Fortunately the metal structure is mostly intact but we will have to re-sheet the greenhouse.

Wind damaged bok choi

During January we normally harvest greens for our winter CSA from inside our greenhouse. It’s usually so cold by then that our greens that are growing outdoors or in our unheated tunnels are mostly dead. Unfortunately, the strong winds a few weeks ago beat up the tender greens like lettuce and bok choi that were inside the greenhouse. They might recover a bit. Or we might be short on greens in January. Fortunately, we have a lot of other veggies in storage so you won’t go hungry!

However, another unusual weather pattern might mean we’ll have plenty of greens in January after all. It’s been so mild out that our field greens still look beautiful! As of today there aren’t any really cold temperatures in the forecast. This is only the sixth year we’ve had a winter CSA and each year seems to bring it’s own surprises. We’ll see what happens in the next few weeks!

Hello CSA Members!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday break and are ready for more winter veggies. This week we continue with our greens from the caterpillar tunnels. Enjoy them while you can because the wild wind we had took the roof off our greenhouse where we usually start harvesting greens from in January. Only time will tell what the new year will bring us.

Here is what we hope to bring you during Week 9:

1 – Onions OR Winter Radishes OR Leeks
2 – Potatoes OR Rutabaga
3 – Carrots
4 – Roasted Chiles OR Hakurei OR Scarlet Turnips
5 – Kale OR Collards OR Chard OR Choi
6 – Lettuce OR Cabbage OR Spinach
7 – Delicata Squash

Hello CSA Members!

It’s shaping up to be a beautiful week. We’re planning on another week of harvesting beautiful greens from outside and the caterpillar tunnels. We will finally be digging into our stash of butternut squash this week, along with plenty of potatoes for your holiday meals. Remember, there are no pick ups next week!

Here is what we hope to bring you during Week 8:

1 – Leeks OR Onions OR Winter Radishes
2 – Carrots OR Beets
3 – Roasted Chiles OR Hakurei OR Scarlet Turnips
4 – Potatoes OR Celeriac
5 – Lettuce OR Cabbage OR Spinach
6 – Kale OR Collards OR Chard OR Choi
7 – Butternut Squash

Hello CSA Members!

For Week 7 we’re finally digging into our scarlet turnips! Such a beautiful pop of color. We will also be bringing out flashy acorn squash. It seems like our greens survived the cold and snow and that this week is shaping up to be pretty nice weather so expect the usual selection of greens available. We MIGHT see bok choi make it’s first appearance in many, many weeks.

Here is what we hope to bring you during Week 7:

1 – Leeks
2 – Hakurei OR Scarlet Turnips
3 – Roasted Chiles
4 – Carrots OR Celeriac
5 – Lettuce
6 – Leafy Greens
7 – Acorn Squash

Hello CSA Members!

For Wek 6 we have a nice mix of roots and leafy greens again. This will be the last week of turnips with greens, so enjoy them while you can!

Here is what we hope to bring you during Week 6:

1 – Onion OR Winter Radish
2 – Beets OR Carrots
3 – Hakurei Turnips
4 – Roasted Chilies
5 – Lettuce
6 – Leafy Greens
7 – Honeynut OR Delicata Squash

Hello CSA Members!

We will have a delicious mix of veggies this week, perfect for holiday meals- garlic, carrots, potatoes, greens, and winter squash of course. Just a note- if you are a Biweekly A or Weekly member, we will be having pick-up on Tuesday, 11/25 next week in advance of Thanksgiving. See you at pick-up!

Here is what we hope to bring you during Week 5:

1 – Garlic
2 – Carrots
3 – Potatoes
4 – Roasted Chilies
5 – Lettuce
6 – Kale or Chard or Collards
7 – Winter squash

Hello CSA Members!

It’s been a great first few weeks of Winter CSA. This week we’ll have more greens for you- lettuce, arugula, chard, and collards. We’ll also have winter radishes again! Slice them thin to put on a salad or sandwich, or try pickling or roasting them. They’re perfect for adding some extra crunch and color to a dish.

Here is what we hope to bring you during Week 4:

1 – Dill or Other herbs or White onions
2 – Roasted Chilies or Radishes or Hakurei Turnips
3 – Potatoes or Celeriac
4 – Lettuce
5 – Arugula
6 – Chard or Collards
7 – Beets or Honeynut squash