26 Jun

Garden News – June 26, 2017

After months of seed starting, transplanting, preparing and weeding, the garden is starting to strut her stuff!  It has been a little challenging keeping up with Mother Nature’s whims, but things are looking quite nice out there. 

I will have organic, free range eggs available this year. My friend Marlene, who lives on Independent Lane, has the best eggs I have ever tasted. She takes such good care of her girls. The eggs will sell for $4 per dozen. I will have 10-12 dozen the first week to see how they go. I don’t want her to bring more than I can sell for her. You can always call or email me and let me know if you want me to hold some for you, otherwise it will be first come, first serve!

I am excited to tell you that Bonnie Martinell from Boja Farms in Bridger is offering fruit, garlic and winter squash shares through Kate’s Garden as an additional service to you! I know how challenging it is to find organic fruit and produce that I may not grow, or grow enough of for preserving or storing for the winter. It is so important that  small producers like Bonnie and I are allowed to continue doing what we do!

How Pick Up Days Work

For those of you who purchased full shares, you will come every Thursday until the final share date of October 5th.

I have divided the half share group into two parts, and some of you will pick up the first week, and the others on the second week. From then on, you will come every other week for the duration of the season. This makes it easier for me, as I will have the same # of boxes to prepare every week.

Bodie and I are anxiously awaiting seeing some of our past subscribers and greeting our new members!
Your CSA full share subscription will be ready for pickup this week on Thursday between the hours of 4pm and 6pm at Kate’s Garden in Billings Heights (2055 Andromeda Ln). The gate will be open for you, so just walk down the gravel driveway. Be sure to bring your boxes, bags, or coolers to place your produce in. I welcome your quart and larger clamshells, grape sacks, egg crates, and items that you would normally throw away, as I can use them for packaging produce. No take-out food containers, please. If you have questions about what I can use, just ask. I don’t want to be a recycling business, but some of these items come in handy and then they are not being put into the landfill!