6/6 Weekly Newsletter

Hi Friends,

These overcast skies and muddy shoes might seem like a bummer, but with all this spring rain, our greens are absolutely booming on the farm! The overgrown weeds can be hard to keep up with, but our pigs, chickens, and goats sure are loving foraging on all these tasty treats.

As we prepare for our fourth CSA pickup of the season, we’d love to hear your feedback in this anonymous Satisfaction Survey. Let us know how we’re doing, so we can support all your needs as best as we can throughout the season!

Vegetable Share

We’re back with greens, greens, and more greens! While some things might differ as we prepare to harvest later in the week, here are the items you might find in your next bag along with some storage tips:

• Kale

  • Wrap the  leaves on a layer of clean paper towels, about 2-3 at a time, and store in the crisper drawer in fridge.

• Lettuce Mix

  • After opening the bag of salad leaves, you'll want to continue minimizing condensation in the container. Place a clean paper towel inside the bag and seal it with a chip clip. Store in the fridge.

• Spinach

  • Wrap in a paper towel and place in a sealed storage container or bag in the crisper drawer of your fridge. If your spinach isn't in an airtight container, avoid storing it next to ethylene-producing fruits (such as bananas and apples).

• Green Onion

  • Wrap gently in a damp paper towel, tuck them into an airtight zip-top bag, and store them in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator.

• Parsley

  • Fill a jar with about an inch of water. Place parsley, stems down, in the water (like a bouquet of flowers). Store in the refrigerator.

• Radish

  •  Wrap the radishes in a damp paper towel, and either put this in a plastic storage bag or leave it as is, and find room for your little bundle in the crisper drawer.

• Beets

  • Leave them unwashed as excess moisture can make beets go bad more quickly, but chop off all but two inches of the stem. Refrigerate in the crisper drawer.

• Dill

  • Wash the dill in cold water, remove excess moisture with a salad spinner, and wrap the bundle of dill in several damp paper towels. Place the wrapped stems and leaves in a plastic bag or airtight container. Store in the crisper drawer for up to two weeks

• Arugula

  • Wrap in damp paper towels or a damp cloth, place it in a plastic bag or container and keep it in the refrigerator's crisper drawer.

Meat Share

We have more shares available, prorated to start at next week’s pickup HERE! Mark your calendars with this season’s upcoming pickup dates:

June 16

July 14

August 18

September 15

October 13

Egg Share

Want to add more farm freshness to your weekly bag? We have more egg shares available for purchase in our shop HERE! These shares are open to the public now as well, so feel free to pass this info along with anyone you might know that is interested!

Add-Ons

Want to reserve honey, coffee, chicken, cookies, or our farm merch for your order this week? Pay in advance in our shop HERE before 8am on Wednesday and we’ll have it packed and ready in your bag to save time at pickup (or to include if we’re dropping off your delivered bag). Don’t worry if you forget…we’ll still have these items available for purchase on-site, but we can’t guarantee they won’t sell out!

Pickup Day Reminders

We’ll be back with your shares this Friday, June 9, at the Shining Mountain High School parking lot. Don’t forget that pickup was shortened to 12:30-4:30pm! Reach out if that isn’t consistently practical for you moving forward. Please remember to clean and return the reusable tote and mesh bags from your last pickup too!

Featured Recipe

Use your spinach, herbs, and eggs in this week’s share for this Herby Dutch Baby With Smoked Salmon recipe by Bon Appétit sure to bring a yummy to your tummy!

Farm Events

• Despite this ongoing rain, our Farm Tour event this weekend was a heart-warming afternoon. It was so great to get to share more insight about this place we love so much with the community! All the smiling kiddos sure did excite the animals too!

• DATE CHANGE: Join us for Yoga on the Farm under our back field gazebo on June 21 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm. Register HERE!

We hope you enjoyed this newsletter! Thanks for being a part of our community and supporting our visions. We sure do appreciate you!

With love and lettuce,

The Wild Child Farm Team