Week 21 October 2nd (FRI) 2026

Oct 1

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Dear CSA Member,

Our Fall Harvest Potluck Party is Saturday October 3rd, @ 3pm: Connect with your farm, farmers and fellow food lovers. We hope to see you! Please see the note about parking at Johnson Brothers, and please RSVP -- thank you!

Live music by Moon Mountain String Band, prizes for potluck dishes, popcorn making, farm art. RSVP HERE so we have an idea of how many folks will be here.

Parking at the farm party-- we ask that you park at Johnson Brothers Market Garden Greenhouses next door and walk over. If you need accessible parking, we will reserve a few parking spots close to the barn for alter-abled friends.

RSVP HERE

What's In My Box?

The difference between small and fulls this week is that smalls do not have broccoli or eggplant.

small share/ full share

Celeriac 1 ct

What is this crazy looking root? Its creamy, its flavorful, and it stores well-- its great for slaws, roasting, and for making creamy soups like in the recipe below.

Chard 1 bu

Sweet Italian Yellow 2 ct

Sweet Jimmy Nardelos 0.5 lb

Potatoes 1.5 lb

Yellow or red onions 2 ct

Heirloom tomatoes 3/4 lb (this is really the last of them!)

Butternut Squash 1 ct - 2 ct

Eggplant ~3/4 lb, fulls only

Salad lovers only salad add-on -BASIL AND CHERRY TOMATOES THIS WEEK

Eggs for egg lovers add-on

Summer shares, salad lovers and egg lovers shares go through the last week in October.

To continue your vegetable crop share through November (up to Thanksgiving) login to your amigo account and order the Fall Share.

Creamy Celeriac Soup Recipe and photo from Tin Eats

Roasted Tomato and Pepper Soup

Recipe and photo from Cookie and Kate

Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe and Photo from Pioneer Woman

CSA Member Calendar

First Summer CSA Delivery

Wednesday May 13/Friday May 15

First Egg Delivery

Week of July 22 - October CSA Member U-Pick Drop In Times Late Aug-Early Sept RSVP HERE

CSA Harvest Potluck and Party

Saturday October 3rd at 3pm

First Fall CSA Delivery

Wednesday November 4th

ABOUT PICKING UP YOUR CSA

Bring your own bag. Pick up at your pickup location and day (Wednesday or Friday) from 12-6pm. If you ordered an add-on, it will be packed in a separate labeled tote.

HOW TO PICK UP YOUR CSA

#1: Sign-in! the golden rule

Find & Sign-off your name on the sign-in sheet each week and please ONLY take the items listed next to your name.

This vital step helps ensure everyone goes home happy, including our site hosts and farmers, week after week.

#2: Locate your shares

Boxes are labeled as Small or Full. Summer Salad Lover Add-on shares are in a large tote labeled "Salad Add-ons"

#3: Unpack your tote & stack the empties

Please bring your own reusable shopping bag to transport your items - we’ll pick the totes up next week for reuse! We can use them for multiple seasons, reducing waste one box at a time.

USING THE WEEKLY SWAP BOX?

Swap boxes are green with flowers painted on them. Swap boxes are labeled and will stand out! If your pickup site has a swap box, please feel free to swap an item you may not want in your box with an item in the provided and specifically-labeled SWAP BOX. Please limit the swaps to one item for one item per week.

UNABLE TO FIND AN ITEM?

(Please do not supplement it with something else!) Contact the farm directly before taking something else. The sooner you reach out the sooner your item may be located.

SOMEONE ELSE PICKING UP FOR YOU?

(Please share all the details of how to pick up with them BEFORE they attempt to pick up -- BYO bag, take from the right size box, check off the right name). Friends and family picking up for others is the number one cause of pickup mistakes, and we thank you in advance for your consideration.

CSA FAQS PAGE

Since our hands are often tied up with roots, soil or kids we keep this information on our CSA FAQS web page.

VACATIONS

Every CSA member can put their share on hold in trade for a $20 credit per week, up to two. Login to your account and select your vacation dates or email us. Please request your vacation at least three days in advance to receive the credit.

REDEEMING YOUR VACATION CREDIT

Go to our Online Store to see availability for add-ons this week and to double check the value of your credit. You'll need to login to see your credit amount. In the 2025 season you can use your vacation credits to purchase add-ons electronically or apply the credit to a Fall Share. But as always, you can also just email the farm. Thanks!

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Your current season of newsletters and many of our newsletters back to 2012 are on our website here. Find recipes from previous seasons. Friday CSA members can go to this link on Wednesday and see what this week's CSA has to offer.