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Breaking Away from the CSA

John — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:27:57 +0000

For the past three growing seasons we’ve been members of a wonderful CSA called Powisset Farm in Dover, Massachusetts. Over the years the CSA has grown from it’s initial 100 members to around 250 with an ever-lengthening waiting list. I used to tell my wife that getting a CSA membership was equivalent to getting [...read more]

Grilling A Heritage Turkey for Thanksgiving

John — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:04:13 +0000

One benefit of joining a local CSA is the network of suppliers it ties you in with. Our CSA, Powisset Farm, is very active in the local farming community and is constantly looking at ways to promote and support other small scale operations. This networking inures to everyone’s benefit. For the farmer, it offers [...read more]

csa distribution #3

John — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:35:11 +0000

Another lovely bunch of veg including cauliflower, broccoli, purple kohlrabi, beets, napa and cone cabbages, garlic scapes, radishes, scallions, spinach and two kinds of lettuce. Missing from this photo are two pints of strawberries I picked in the field. Perhaps next week they will last long enough for me to get a photo. [...read more]

csa distribution #2

John — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:22:55 +0000

Another bountiful harvest. The crazy thing about the CSA is that you keep getting more food every week before you finish last week’s load. I’ve been eating huge salads all week and it looks like I get to keep doing it. I can’t with good conscience let food this fresh, healthful and delicous go [...read more]

our first csa distribution of the season – more to come

John — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:54:19 +0000

This gorgeous pile of veggies is our first distribution of the season from our CSA Powisset Farm in Dover, Mass. There are white salad turnips which the kids finished off in 5 minutes, spicy hot radishes, arugula, bok choy, romaine and red leaf lettuces and broccoli. All in all, a very promising start to [...read more]