Archive for July, 2010
CSA Newsletter #14: Agroecology vs. Large-Scale Farms, Featured Vegetable: Cucumbers
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Greetings CSA members and friends,
This was a very exciting week; we harvested our first melons. They were very hard to find under a massive growth of native Amaranth, Johnson and Bermuda grass that the rain inspired to impress everybody, but it was worth it. A special event took place at ...
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CSA Newsletter #13: WhyHunger on Community Supported Agriculture, Featured Vegetable: Okra
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Greetings CSA members and friends,
The monsoon rains finally made it to our gardens and we had 2 inches in the last 10 days. Everything changes and all plants respond with vigor including the weeds, of course. Often the highly ionic charge of nitrogen rich rainwater makes everything radiant and ...
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CSA Newsletter #12: Urban Farms Are Popular, But Can They Be Profitable? Featured Vegetable: Eggplant
Friday, July 16th, 2010Greetings CSA members and friends,
Last week at the Santa Cruz Farmer's Market there was a tremendous effort made by all vendors to show good spirits even in 110 plus degrees. Everyone found joy in serving our customers. We heard laughter and lots of conversations felt like a large family reunion. ...
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CSA Newsletter #11: Philly’s Greensgrow Farm, Featured Vegetable: Beets
Friday, July 9th, 2010Greetings CSA members and friends,
Our CSA newsletter is now posted every week on our Avalon Gardens Farm report site; you can now refer your friends and family to it; and you can send us any comments or questions on the blog attached to each week. We are ...
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CSA Newsletter #10: The Organic Food Solution, Featured Vegetable: Basil
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Greetings CSA members and friends,
We are truly blessed with the abundance of our gardens. In the desert and in the food deserts of the world we have learned to grow and adapt to many circumstances. All of us are amazed at some of the greens that are still growing in ...
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