8/8 Newsletter
Welcome!
We are having a fun and productive week on the farm, as these relatively cooler temperatures give us some relief and the freedom to enjoy summer even more. Our summer crops may be asking the sun to crank up the heat, but we are enjoying some peace on the farm. Everything here is huge! Our winter squash plants are almost as tall as our shortest intern. We are so grateful to be stewarding the land and sharing the fruits with you all. Thank you in supporting us to nourish the land, ourselves, and this community!
Vegetable Share
We are continuing to harvest a variety of crops as the summer continues. While some things might differ, here are the items you might find in your next bag! For storage tips, please visit the CSA tab our website.
Zucchini or Yellow Squash
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Eggplant
Green Pepper
Jalepeno
Celery
Kale
Green Onions
Thyme
Basil
Cut Flowers
We’ve got a stunning array of flowers coming in at our farm! We are thrilled to be introducing a few small and large bundles of cut flowers at our farm stand this week. Small Bundles will be priced at $15 and Large Bundles will be $30. Gift a friend or loved one a beautiful bouquet, or accent those beautiful recipes on your table this week with a lovely flower bundle!
Meat Share
The next meat share will be available for pickup Friday, August 18th! If you’re enjoying your share, tell your friends! We still have more shares available, prorated to start next month HERE! Mark your calendars with this season’s next pickup dates:
August 18
September 15
October 13
November 17
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! We should have some extras for sale at pickup each week too.
Add-Ons
Want to reserve honey, coffee, chicken, 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!
Featured Recipe
Nothing better than making a classic Ratatouille recipe (by Dawn Perry at Bon Appetit) with all of your fresh summer crops - zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, thyme, basil, and even your green pepper if you’re feeling adventurous. As always we’d love for you to share what you are cooking up with us on Instagram!
PS: Its (still) pickle season! If you find pickling cucumbers in your share this week, we invite you to quick pickle them with the dill in your share.
Farm Events
Join us and the brilliant Leah Rich (Round Trip Goods) at a botanical dye workshop on August 26th from 10 AM - 12 PM.
Sign up here, and please Venmo Leah Rich @hexagong $40 before, or on the day of the event. You will be provided with pre-treated (mordanted) cotton bandanas to dye, instruction from Leah Rich, a helpful worksheet, and all the flowers your heart desires to craft something beautiful and fun! You will also walk away with the knowledge and some online resources to continue making botanical prints at home.
We had so much fun learning and crafting with Leah, and we hope to see you there! Spots are limited, so sign up while you can!
Looking forward to another CSA this Friday, August 11th! We hope you have been enjoying your shares as much as we’ve been enjoying growing them for you. Thanks again, and see y’all soon.
Pretty Flowers & Cows named Tower,
The Wild Child Farm Team