Spring Share Starts Next Week
It actually felt like spring yesterday, didn't it? After a cool and gray early spring we are looking forward to the warmer and sunnier days ahead! And so are our veggies! Luckily our high tunnels have done a lovely job keeping our early greens warm, and we have plenty of vegetables for you next week and beyond! We've also got some exciting over wintered crops like parsnips, scallions, herbs and carrots, and some storage crops like potatoes and shallots to round out the early weeks of the share!

Remember, the spring share is full of greens! We're getting creative and finding ways to include other exciting vegetables (like asparagus in later spring from a rented asparagus field!) but the reality of eating seasonal and locally is that we eat what is reasonable to produce in our climate at this time of year. I actually thrive on being creative with strong boundaries - I wonder if that's a part of why farming and eating locally appeals to me?

Sure, I can find a recipe that looks good with lots of great reviews on the internet - go and buy whatever the recipe calls for in the grocery store - but what if . . . I can only source locally grown ingredients and then have to make something amazing with them? The good news? Fresh, locally grown food tastes great because it is full of life. We've started selling a little bit of produce to the Lazy Bubble, a small restaurant in town, and Chris, the chef, said to me, "it's easier to make great food with local ingredients because they just taste better to begin with." And he's right.

But I also know that you all don't have time to do a bunch of research on every amazing and unique vegetable we send your way, which is why we have Jess Girotti, a long time CSA member and mom of two who loves recipes, cooking and trying new things. She has a section in each email with recipe ideas and even set up a section of our website with information and recipes for each vegetable!

Remember, the spring share is a smaller share, we've even brought it down just a notch from last year. At just $20/week you are loading yourself up with vitamins and minerals, supporting your regional food system, supporting a small business that is committed to growing great food with the least environmental impact. You should feel warm and fuzzy with every bite!

Thank you for being with us. We are so grateful for your support.
How to pick up your share:

  1. Bring your reusable bag, tote or other container to collect your vegetables
  2. Drive carefully up the long driveway and park past the farm stand, near the green house.
  3. Come to the wagon and cross off your name! (VERY IMPORTANT! If we don't know you've come we might start to panic that we don't have enough vegetables for you at the end of distribution.).
  4. Walk around the wagon, reading the signs to pick up your produce. Feel free to ask any questions of the stand manager. Our spring share has fewer choice or trade options since there are fewer veggies available at this time of year, but if you really need to we can try to accommodate a trade, just ask.

Please call (or text with your name) if you are going to be late: 508-215-8378

What to Do If . . . .

Can't make it (planned):Please email brittany@upswingfarm.com to chose another pick up day OR SEND A FRIEND! We love when CSA members send friends or neighbors to pick up their share, it also makes a great gift! Just let them know the procedures! (Save this email to forward)

Please note! You are lucky to be picking up at the Holliston Community Farm because we have a walk-in cooler on site. We can always leave your produce in the cooler to be picked up after distribution hours or the next day. We just ask that you contact us and let us know this is what you'd like us to do!

Can't make it (last minute emergency): Please text or call the farm phone 508-215-8378

Running Late: Please text or call the farm phone 508-215-8378. We can leave a share for you to pick up or coordinate a meeting place to get you your share.

Missing a Week: No need to tell us if you plan to send someone in your place (which we encourage). If you don't plan to pick up your share, email brittany@upswingfarm.com and we will make sure your share makes it to the Holliston Food Pantry, Ashland Food Pantry or Project Just Because in Hopkinton (or another area food pantry).