Week One
Pick-up Date’s and Time’s
Wednesday May 15 -Clagett Farm, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Thursday May 16 - Annapolis, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Friday May 17 - Davidsonville, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Saturday May 18 - Clagett Farm, 1:00-4:00p.m.
Next Week’s Share
Garlic Scallions
Beets
Lettuce Heads
Arugula & “Spicy” Mix
Radishes
Turnips
3 Seedlings
It is that time, the veggies are ready for harvest here at the farm and we are ready to kick off our season being able to provide organic, fresh, premium veggies to you all, each of these 26 weeks. Please note: All shares will be consecutive weeks EXCEPT we do take a break the week of JULY 4.
This is a time when we will see Spring crops transition to Summer. It gives the summer crops, and us farmers a final breathe before the summer bounty hits full swing. This will also give many families the flexibility to travel during a popular vacation time. We will add reminders again, as this week approaches.
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Where to find the CSA pick-up at each location:
We will be found in our same area’s as before but for those joining the CSA here are some tips to make the first time easy for us to find.
Clagett Farm
We ask that you enter from Old Marlboro Pike entrance, and during CSA time’s our gates will be open for you to follow our big blue signs up to the CSA-pick-up and Farm Store.
Davidsonville
We will be located in the outdoor pavilion to the right as you approach, and you will find parking in the rear of the building.
Annapolis
Continue straight back past the front parking lo to go towards the parking area found underneath the building. We will be found taking advantage of the covered area there in the front 2 corner spots. Feel free to park along the loop.
What to bring:
When you come to grab your share, to reduce the need for single use bags, we do encourage the use of reusable totes, produce bags, or even a spare box that was destined for recycles can have one more stop as a veggie mode-of-transport.
Getting food straight from the farm and buying local has more benefits than just our growing practices. We simply do not need to package the food for weeks of storage and transport, we give it straight to our community, freshly harvested!
Farm Updates
As the next few weeks approach we have a wonderful bounty in store!
We have rolled into this year checking quite of lot of big ticket items off our “winter” list, and you will see a quite a few of them as you enter the farm. Like the new deer fence we installed near our 3 new high tunnels. We will indeed have more info to come on how to navigate the farm, during our U-pick open hours. Herbs are waking up and flowers will follow but we are expecting the U-pick strawberries to happen mid-June- but you will see them start creeping into the Week 2 share’s picked by us!
The green’s, which a lot you will now see in our new deer fence as you drive up, are looking quite happy and have really started to go through some serious growth spurts with this warm weather and now a good rain. It has also been so amazing to see how making this shift to how we manage those areas have already improved our efficiencies in infrastructure (the fence, water line’s), proximity to the tractor equipment and us-the farmer’s!
So, let’s gather our recipes, re-usable bags, clean out those crisper drawers this weekend, and get ready to dive into another amazing season of locally grown food.
We look forward to seeing you all soon! If you have any more questions please reach out to us at Clagettfarm@cbf.org.
Warmly,
-The Clagett Crew
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