CSA Week 2-2011
Posted 5/27/2011 9:53pm by Larry Brandenburg.
Friends,
Sorry for the very late email. We have no internet connection at home and I have just now had time to drive up to the McDonald's in Shelbyville to get free internet access.
We have very long days on Fridays since we want all of your produce to be as fresh as possible. A crew of four young men started at 8:00 this morning and finished at 6:30. Beth and I finish up all the work that is left and usually get to bed around 1:00 a.m.. No, I'm not trying to play on your sympathy. This is a choice that we make because we believe so strongly in providing food that is as fresh as possible. If we didn't believe this, we would just encourage everyone to go the grocery and buy stuff shipped in from thousands of miles away that was picked two weeks ago (before it was ripe) and ripened on the journey.
Everything is doing remarkably well this week despite the additional 2 1/2 inches of rain we got. The cool temperatures today were wonderful. We won't have any asparagus this week as we want it to grow out so we will have more next year. It takes five years for asparagus to get to full production and we are only in year two. You only do a light harvest the second year and then more the third until you get up to full production. So, we sacrifice now for the future. This is applicable to other aspects of our living also. Nature teaches us a lot about how we should live if we will just be aware of the lessons to be learned.
I am sorry that I did not get to see everyone last week. I went back to the farm to get the crew started planting. We were able to get a lot in the ground but we still have a few thousand transplants sitting out waiting. Looks like we may have some dry weather this week and hopefully we can finish up. We will be a little behind but I think we should be OK.
I probably won't see you tomorrow either as I am going to explore the possibility of another market that we might want to participate in. I should be around some but Beth will be there to take care of all of you.
We are so grateful that you are a part of our farm. I hope that each of you will have the opportunity some time this summer to come out and see your food growing. Your commitment to us and our choice to try to make in difference in the world through organic farming is encouraging and appreciated.
Larry
Sorry for the very late email. We have no internet connection at home and I have just now had time to drive up to the McDonald's in Shelbyville to get free internet access.
We have very long days on Fridays since we want all of your produce to be as fresh as possible. A crew of four young men started at 8:00 this morning and finished at 6:30. Beth and I finish up all the work that is left and usually get to bed around 1:00 a.m.. No, I'm not trying to play on your sympathy. This is a choice that we make because we believe so strongly in providing food that is as fresh as possible. If we didn't believe this, we would just encourage everyone to go the grocery and buy stuff shipped in from thousands of miles away that was picked two weeks ago (before it was ripe) and ripened on the journey.
Everything is doing remarkably well this week despite the additional 2 1/2 inches of rain we got. The cool temperatures today were wonderful. We won't have any asparagus this week as we want it to grow out so we will have more next year. It takes five years for asparagus to get to full production and we are only in year two. You only do a light harvest the second year and then more the third until you get up to full production. So, we sacrifice now for the future. This is applicable to other aspects of our living also. Nature teaches us a lot about how we should live if we will just be aware of the lessons to be learned.
I am sorry that I did not get to see everyone last week. I went back to the farm to get the crew started planting. We were able to get a lot in the ground but we still have a few thousand transplants sitting out waiting. Looks like we may have some dry weather this week and hopefully we can finish up. We will be a little behind but I think we should be OK.
I probably won't see you tomorrow either as I am going to explore the possibility of another market that we might want to participate in. I should be around some but Beth will be there to take care of all of you.
We are so grateful that you are a part of our farm. I hope that each of you will have the opportunity some time this summer to come out and see your food growing. Your commitment to us and our choice to try to make in difference in the world through organic farming is encouraging and appreciated.
Larry
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