Broadacre Farm's 2014 CSA menu
“Each weekly share will reflect what's ripe and ready that week, and as such are subject to weather, pests, and other risks and rewards of nature--sometimes less, most times more, and ever-changing.” -- Barrett Johanneson, Broadacre Farm
what's in season on the farm ... early season
'Salad of the Seasons' mix, radishes, early strawberries, alpine strawberries, sorrel, baby carrots, sugar snap peas, Swiss chard, snow peas, parsnips, dandelion greens ...
… French tarragon, dill, chives, cilantro, chocolate mint and Swiss mint, stinging nettle shoots, dandelion root, burdock root (aka gobo), bibb lettuce, rhubarb, asparagus, Egyptian onion shoots, baby turnips, garlic chives, kale, Virginia waterleaf, wild violets
what's in your share
circa June 15th (est.)
'Salad of the Seasons' mix
bunch of baby carrots
'Viroflay' spinach
bunch of radishes
bunch of baby turnips, greens on
one bunch of dill
one bunch of mint
mustard greens
small container strawberries
bundle of dandelion roots
Bull's Blood beets
what's in season on the farm ... mid-season
'Salad of the Seasons' mix, zucchini, blackcap raspberries, chive blossoms and buds, potatoes, daylily blossoms, mountain mint, carrots, ever-bearing strawberries ...
… purple and Thai basil, onions, Malabar spinach, bee balm leaves and petals, broccoli, cilantro, cucumbers, green sage, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomato varieties like Stupice, Kellogg's Breakfast, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Principe Borghese, Ruth's Red Perfect, Black Krim, cantaloupe, dill flowers, mini-watermelon, nasturtium
what's in your share
circa July 31th (est.)
'Salad of the Seasons' mix
pint of cherry tomatoes
head of broccoli
first heirloom tomatoes
bundle of sage
bag of new potatoes
half-pint blackcap raspberries
bag of arugula
bunch of cilantro
tray of meadow mushrooms*
quart of sumac berries
what's in season on the farm ... late season
'Salad of the Seasons' mix, heirloom tomatoes, wild plums, cabbage, broccoli, onions, winter squash, sunflower seeds, red raspberries, golden raspberries, blackberries, lavender sage, chicken of the woods mushroom*, eggplant, 'parsleriac', 'Wolf River' apples ...
>>> Apple-pear tart with apricot jam and candied orange zest.
… hot peppers, sweet peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, pumpkins, rutabaga, beets, groundcherries, tomatillo, groundnuts, kale, sunchokes, celeriac, daikon radish, flour corn
what's in your share
circa Sept. 15th (est.)
'Salad of the Seasons' mix
many heirloom tomatoes
red onions
bag of tomatillos
pint of red and golden raspberries
bundle of 'Toscano di Nero' kale
pint of jalapenos
'Red Acre' cabbage
one purple top rutabaga
'Tahitian Melon' winter squash
'Nutterbutter' winter squash
pint of wild plums
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WHATS MATURING IN 2015 AND BEYOND
In the spring and summer of 2013, Joe and I planted: 'Northern Star' alpine strawberries; 'Tri'Star' ever-bearing strawberries; 'Mary Washington' and 'Purple Passion' asparagus; 'Green Victoria', 'Glaskin's Perpetual', and 'Canada Red' rhubarb; 'Golden', 'Pink Champagne', 'White Imperial', 'Red Perfection', and black currants; wild and 'Pixwell' gooseberries; 'White Russian', 'Sweet Lavender', and 'Northrop' mulberry; 'Crimson Passion' and 'Carmine Jewel' bush cherries; American hazelnuts; 'Reliance' and 'Contender' peaches; 'Nijeiseiki', 'Shinsui', 'Shinseiki' Asian pears; 'Collette Ever-bearing' European pear; 'Dunbar's', 'Mt. Royal', and 'Ewing Blue' plum; 'Adirondack Gold' apricot, 'Lemony' quince, 'Frontenac Gris' and 'Marquette' grapes, 'Bicentennial' black walnuts, hops, sea buckthorn, goji berries,
and more …
*Wild mushrooms only available in Wisconsin shares, or by appt. on-farm in Menomonie.