We have questions for you...
Announcements
It's survey time! This survey is for CSA members only (plus our few regular volunteers this year). We want your general impressions of the CSA share this year, and we also have a few specific questions about how to distribute your veggies going forward in the event that Covid is still a threat in the 2021 season. All your thoughts are welcome and the survey is anonymous. The deadline to complete the survey is November 30th, after which we'll send you the results.
We're now taking wreath orders! Again this year, we'll be handmaking holiday wreaths for your door, your family's doors, friends, colleagues, doctor's office... It's a great gift! There are two pick-up days: December 5th at the farm and December 10th in Annapolis. The deadline to order will be 2 days before the pick-up day (or sooner if we sell out).
Dupont members: it's forecast to rain all evening, so we're pre-bagging your shares and limiting the vegetable options to keep the pick-up moving as quickly as possible. We don't want people standing in line in the rain. We have a tent and lights. We recommend bringing an umbrella.
This is the last week of our harvest season. We'll miss you! In a few weeks we'll be sending you an invitation to purchase a CSA share for 2021. We expect the shares to sell out early this year, so we're opening sales to returning members first. Make sure you sign up in that early window. We'll be charging a $50 non-refundable deposit to sign up, and you'll have until March 30 to make the rest of the purchase. When we send you the sign-up information, we'll also fill you in on any changes we plan to make to the pick-ups. Your survey responses will help guide those decisions.
This week's share
Garlic, 6 ounces loose cloves
1 Butternut (some pick-ups will also have the option of sweet potatoes or a small cabbage head)
Bok choi or tat soi (some pick-ups might instead be able to choose a turnip)
Greens, a 6-ounce bag of spicy mix, collards or kale
3-4 Peppers
2 French breakfast radishes
Optional: a bag of hot chilies (jalapeno, serrano and cayenne)
2020 has been a wild ride, my friends. We're so, so grateful to serve such a supportive community of wonderful people. We have high hopes for the future--for a food system that makes healthy vegetables available to everyone, that builds healthy soils, sequesters carbon, keeps our waterways clean, and pays the laborers a living wage. We think we've found a pretty marvelous way to put those values into action, and this year made that clearer than ever. Have a wonderful, wonderful winter, and you'll hear from us again soon!
The entire Clagett Farm Team,
Michael Heller, Clagett Farm Manager
Carrie Vaughn, Vegetable Production Manager
Jared Planz, Asistant Vegetable Production Manager
Dave Vernon, Assistant to the Farm Manager
Elissa Planz, Clagett Farm and Annapolis Pick-Up Manager,
Alex Outten, Matt Pombuena, David Tana, a dozen CBF educators, a dozen regular volunteers, and all the staff at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that support us behind the scenes.