Category: 2017

Today is a gorgeous day with only a hint of the inclement weather we experienced on Thursday. The late Spring snow comes as a stressful surprise and a partial gift.

It comes with stress because it is planting season and we have begun to plant our summer crops. Heavy snow and freezing temperatures can cause irreparable harm to the more tender crops, like tomatoes.

Wyatt has been walking the fields today to see how things fared. He reported that the tomatoes pulled through at our 63rd location and is going to check our planting at our Teller location. Fingers crossed. Our new planting of spinach didn’t fare so well, so we have to adjust and adapt in the aftermath. Even when planting schedules are on point, the variability of nature of the can throw a wrench in the mix.

On the positive side, the moisture from the rain and snow is a gift because it solves some water and irrigation issues we may face later in the season.

Regardless of the roller coaster of weather and water, we look forward to the season ahead, the start of our CSA, and the bounty that is to come! As normal for the start of the CSA season, the shares may seem smaller than normal and green heavy, but as the height of the season approaches come July, the size and variety in the shares will expand!

See you guys next week!

Lauren

Welcome New and Returning Red Wagon CSA Members to the 2017 season!

With the snow today it is crazy to think of  all the beautiful green fields of vegetables we have waiting for you. But waiting they are! Wyatt and the Farm crew have spinach, green garlic, lettuces, turnips, kale, chard, and lots of other beautiful crops tucked safely in the ground to be harvested for you, next week and beyond.

I wanted to let new members (and remind returning members) know that every week I’ll write a blog with ideas for preparing, cooking, and storing the weekly CSA share you get from us. You will also get an email each week with a list of vegetables we will be distributing that week. Hopefully these two forms of communication will help you expand your vegetable preparation horizons, plan your weekly meals and use up your share without being overwhelmed.

I have been writing the Red Wagon CSA blog for quite a few years now and we have a pretty good backlog of ideas and recipe for CSA members. You can see them here.

Another useful link we have on our website is a weekly archive of the food we distributed in the past years. This can give you some rough idea of when certain crops might be coming into season for you, at our Farm. Check that out here  .

Please comment below or email me with questions or anything you would like to share.

I’m really looking forward to the season. I’ll be at the Farm CSA pick-up on Thursday’s so I’ll see some of you there.

Mo

I have sad news to share: Red Wagon Farm will not be at the Boulder Farmers’ Market this year. There were many factors that went into this decision, but the main one was my health. It was my job to manage our market booth every week for 8 years. But 5 years ago I suffered a health crisis and was left with a debilitating chronic illness. Wyatt has had to fill in for me at the farmers’ market for the past 5 years. This is in addition to his already too-full schedule. We’ve both been struggling to keep going during this time and something had to give. We had to simplify and have chosen to focus on our CSA and our restaurant accounts.

The hardest part of this decision was knowing that we would let down our farmers’ market customers. We appreciate all that you have done for us and hope that you will support Red Wagon in whatever the future might bring. ~Amy