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HomeOrganic FarmingNotes from the farm in April! — Lengthy Island CSA Farm Shares

Notes from the farm in April! — Lengthy Island CSA Farm Shares


It is arduous to consider that we’re simply 10 weeks out from the beginning of our CSAdeliveries. Our greenhouse seedlings are rising quickly this time of yr and we’ll be transplanting the primary spherical out into the fields in a number of weeks. Thanks to everybody who has joined our CSA to this point.  We nonetheless have some spots obtainable at our pick-up areas throughout Lengthy Island, so it isn’t too late to get your share of the bounty of the season!
 

THIS IS HOW IT BEGINS…

Most of the crops we develop start their journey to your desk by being planted into soil inside our greenhouse.  The seeds germinate and the crops develop as much as turn into “seedlings” earlier than we transfer them to their last rising spot outdoors within the discipline.  This time of yr we’re seeding all the pieces from lettuce to fennel, leeks, kales, onions and one thing new for us and our CSA members…celery! 

The entire seeds we buy are Licensed Natural and non-GMO. We select varieties for taste and for what grows greatest in our local weather.  Our favourite seed corporations embrace Excessive Mowing Natural Seeds & Johnny’s Chosen Seeds.

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