Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #14- February 22nd through February 25th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Storage Onions

Green Onions

Swiss Chard

Lettuce 

Eggs:

Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Spelt

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Production for winter vegetables is starting to gain as the days are warmer and longer. We have planted more onions, cabbage, kale and radishes this week! Still at the end of the storage crops in the root cellar. So, we are now at the lowest point in the winter CSA farmshare program for quantity. Be patient as the weather continues to progress more we become available for your shares. Thanks for understanding more of what the harvest takes to produce your vegetables in the winter months. Peace. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #13- February 15th through February 18th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Red New Potatoes

Storage Onions

Turnip Greens or Bok Choy or Lettuce 

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Country Oat

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Another small winter snow storm produced some moisture for our farm. Much needed for the fields and gardens. Getting ready for 100 new baby chickens this next week. Spring will soon be here with rising temperatures and spring rains. Peace. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #12- February 8th through February 11th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Spaghetti Squash

Turk;s Turban Squash

Sweet Potatoes

Turnip Greens

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Honey Wheat

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Lots of time on my hands since I have been sick with a cold this week. Six new piglets in the barn with our prize sow Candy. New tomato seeds are going in the plug trays this week. Transplanted Russian kale and napa cabbage this week into greenhouse #3. And the truck blew out the rear axle on our way home from dad's farm. Such is life!  Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #11- February 1st through February 4th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Blue Hubbard Squash

Acorn Squash

Red New Potatoes

Bok Choy

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Country Oat

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Well. this weather is nice yet not good for the upcoming fruit and berry season. Hope it cools down a little to allow the fruit trees not to bud and loose our fruit crop this year. Transplanting kale this week with new seed sown coming up rapidly in this heat wave in the greenhouses. Lots of oil changes, grease zurts, dirty filters and flat tires to mend. Should be getting 100 chicks around the third week of February. So we have been tiding up the chicken brooders for their new boarders. Ha Ha! Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #10- January 25th through January 28h

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Butternut Squash

Acorn Squash

New Potatoes

Storage Carrots

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Herb Foccica

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Ground Hog Day will be here soon and lets' see - maybe we will have a mild winter. HA HA! Just 6 weeks to go for the start of another adventure in small family farming. Not to say that we have not been busy this year with maintenance on the farm. Lots of fixing needing to be done. Wood to be cut and split is another fun filled activity of winter. NO rest here! Blessings. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #10- January 25th through January 28h

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Butternut Squash

Acorn Squash

New Potatoes

Storage Carrots

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Swedish Rye 

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Ground Hog Day will be here soon and lets' see - maybe we will have a mild winter. HA HA! Just 6 weeks to go for the start of another adventure in small family farming. Not to say that we have not been busy this year with maintenance on the farm. Lots of fixing needing to be done. Wood to be cut and split is another fun filled activity of winter. NO rest here! Blessings. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #9- January 17th through January 21st

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Butternut Squash

Turnip Greens

Bok Choi

Sweet Potatoes

Storage Carrots

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Turkey, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Honey Wheat

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Another  week of ups and downs. Nice to have the cold back as we do not want the fruit and nut trees to bud. Plus we need to kill off the rest of the mature insects before spring hits in just 8 weeks! Can you believe it! Starting February 1st we will be planting starts in the greenhouse for spring plantings. Herbs are on the menu for this year as we are getting back into the potted plant production of culinary and medicinal herbs. Keep the fire burning and the soup on the stove. Peace. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #8- January 11th through January 14th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Turk's Turban Squash

Swiss Chard or Turnip Greens

German Giant Radish

Storage Onions

Green Onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Country Oat

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Another beautiful week with plenty of cold weather on the way though. Baton down the hatches as we will see a dramatic change in the next few days. New sprouts are up om the heat mats in green house #1 - Red Russian and blue ribbed kale, plus lots of new seed to be planted in green house #3 - mizuna, tatsoi, and beets. Crazy how this works in the middle of winter without any heat, just the suns warmth through the plastic. Blessings. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #7- January 4th through January 7th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Napa Cabbage

Turnips Greens

German Giant Radish

Storage Onions

Green Onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Swedish Rye

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Great temperatures and sunny skies have allowed the veggies to grow a little this week. Steady as she goes as we head towards the middle of winter. 10 % off for all those signing up for our summer CSA program until March 21st, the first day of spring. So sign up today! Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #6- December 28th through January 1st

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Napa Cabbage

Mixed Asian Greens

German Giant Radish

Storage Onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Dinner rolls

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Well, we have a new addition to our family. Our son Derek and his wife Mary just had their son, Ryhs David John Koeven last night at 7:30 pm. His is a little guy at 4.1 pounds and 17 inches long.  He is in ICU for now but doing really well with all things concerned. Keep him in your prayers this week. God bless and Happiest of New Year's to you and yours!!!!!  Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #5- December 21st through December 24th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Assorted Winter Squash

Red New Potatoes

German Giant Radish

Carrots

Green onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from all of us at Danjo Farms. Cloudy weather has hastened the growth and development of the greenhouse vegetables. Much less in the farmshares this week. So goes winter, shorter days, less light and slower growth. Have a wonderful day in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of this world. Peace be with you and yours. Love always. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #4- December 14th through December 17th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Spaghetti Squash

New Potatoes

Swiss chard

Carrots

Green onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Rain, Rain and thunderstorms! Wow! Another 60 degree day for Missouri in December. Lots of planning going on for next season with seed catalogs open everywhere. Now is the time to get in you likes or dislikes for next years CSA vegetable line-up. Peace. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #3- December 7th through December 10th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Winter Squash

New Potatoes

Turnips

Swiss chard

Carrots

Storage Onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Well, winter is here finally!The fluffy white stuff has fell and we have about 2" inches on the ground here at the farm. Everything is settling in for the winter growing season. We are seeding mitzina and tatsoi this week for a February crop. The new puppies have finally gotten old enough for new homes. We have 8 terrier / beagle mix pups for sale if you know of anyone who wants one for Christmas. Joy to the world, the Savior has come! Peace. Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #2- November 30th through December 3rd

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Winter Squash

New Potatoes

Mustard Greens

Purple Kale

Chinese Cabbage (napa)

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

Well, here we going into the wild, blue winter of 2012. Soon we will be in the winter solstice time period when the day light hours will decrease to less than 10 hours for growing vegetables. The greenhouses look great yet growing slow as they should be. All is well and going forward with lots of storage vegetables available for our CSA farmshares. Another fun-filled farming adventure. Peace to you and yours! Dan & Joanne:)

Winter CSA 2011-2012 Week #1- FIRST WEEK OF THE WINTER PROGRAM - November 23rd through November 26th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

Winter Squash

Green & Red Tomatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Swiss Chard

Radishes

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: (you can purchase meats throughout the winter)

    Beef, Whole Chicken & Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's too!)

We are pleased to start the winter CSA program is season with lots of vegetables being grown in the greenhouse as we speak. New rain falls and mild temperatures have produced good growing weather.The chickens are happily laying eggs and the bakery is in full swing warming up our hearts and hearth. We have lots of Missouri made products for you to enjoy throughout the winter months that we will bringing along for your families, friends and co-workers. So, stop by and take a look! You'll be glad you did! May our home full of gratitude and blessings fill your hearts in appreciation for your trust and support you have shown us. Happy Thanksgiving. Dan & Joanne:)

Summer CSA Week #24 -LAST WEEK OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM- November 2nd through November 5th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Celery

    Asst. Winter Squash

    White Russet Potatoes

    Zucchini

    Green & red tomatoes

Fruit & Berries:

  Apples! Granny Smith! Apples! Fuji!

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef ( new cuts, new beef)

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (new cuts, new hogs)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's)

We truly appreciate all your support and trust in us this fickle and weather intensive season.  Our hope this that all can see that locally grown is a difficult task to get fresh, nutritional food for our tables and families. We work hard to bring to you the best that is grown on a weekly basis here in Missouri. We hope that you have enjoyed the harvest and will continue on with us in our journey to provide our much needed food security here in Missouri. Thank you for all the wonderful comments, suggestions and new relationships that we have shared together this year.  Thank you and God bless. Peace be with you all! From the desk of Dan & Joanne Nelson:)

Summer CSA Week #23- October 26th through October 30th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Storage Onions

    Acorn Squash

    White Russet Potatoes

    Zucchini

    Cucumber

Fruit & Berries:

  Apples! Golden Delicious! Apples! Fuji!

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef ( new cuts, new beef)

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (new cuts, new hogs)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (some new one's)

Keep you chin up, maybe it will rain here tomorrow. We are looking for some good measurements! Hopefully. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #22 - October 19th through October 22nd

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Onions

    Butternut Squash

    Sweet potatoes

    Red Norlan Potatoes

    Bell peppers

    Basil

Fruit & Berries:

  Apples! Golden Delicious! Apples! Red Delicious!

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef ( ground this week)

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week - finally got into the butcher - he is busy!)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

Freezing temperatures along with no rain and no water to pump in to has left us without greens for the end of this season, This has been a year of cold, wet, dry, hot all seemingly at the wrong time.  Welcome to farming in mid-Missouri. We will look to a new and brighter days in the months to come. Peace and blessings be upon you and yours. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #21 - October 12th through October 15th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Cucumbers

    Acorn Squash

    Sweet potatoes

    Red Norlan Potatoes

    Bell peppers

    Basil

Fruit & Berries:

  Apples! Fuji! Apples! Breburn!

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef ( some cuts this week)

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week - finally got into the butcher - he is busy!)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

 Still no rain with crops diminishing rapidly. Smaller boxes this week with little chance of recuperation for the rest of the season. Such is farming without water:( Needless to say we are in this one for awhile- the drought I mean! I have faith, hope and love for this land as we shall see a turn around this winter I am sure! Peace & blessings. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #20 - October 5th through October 6th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Cucumbers

    Acorn Squash

    Sweet potatoes

    Red Norlan Potatoes

    Bell peppers

    Basil

Fruit & Berries:

  Apples! Apples! Apples!

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef ( ground this week)

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

 Another drought has stricken the area with record loss of rain and no rain in the forecast We have been very low in water resources throughout the network of farmers. NO lettuce, spinach, beets, turnips or carrots etc. have been growing or even being planted as the drought continues. Peace. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #19 - September 26th through October 1st

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Cucumbers

    Spaghetti Squash

    Sugar Pie pumpkins

    Sweet potatoes

    Red Norlan Potatoes

    Basil

Fruit & Berries:

  Apples! Apples! Apples!

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef ( waiting for the next batch to process:( )

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

 Great to see lots of corn and soy beans being combined in our area. Birds flocking, cool breezes flowing, fall vegetables sprouting. Its time to prepare for winter! Fall blessings of harvest are upon us all. Peace. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #18 - September 21st through September 24th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Tomatoes

    Acorn Squash

    Spaghetti Squash

    Sweet potatoes

    Kennebec Potatoes

    Basil

Fruit & Berries:

  Jonathan Apples

  Sugar Pears

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Whole Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

 Cooler weather reported allows us to get in the fall and winter crops. Lettuce, spinach, broccoli, carrots, green onion, turnips, etc.  Nothing like a cool fall day to uplift the spirits! Happy yours in farming!  Dan:)

NOAA reports that this was the 2nd hottest summer in America recorded! Wow!

 Summer CSA Week #17 - September 14th through September 17th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Tomatoes

    Cucumbers

   Winter Squash

    Green Peppers

    Onions

Fruit & Berries:

  Jonathan Apples

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground products this week)

    Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

 Cooler weather reported allows us to get in the fall and winter crops. Lettuce, spinach, broccoli, carrots, green onion, turnips, etc.  Nothing like a cool fall day to uplift the spirits! Happy yours in farming!  Dan:)

REMEMBER TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR 10% off MEMBERS - THIS WEEK THE SPECIAL ENDS!

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Tomatoes

    Cucumbers

    Butternut Squash

    Green Peppers

    Sweet potatoes

    Onions

Fruit & Berries:

  Cantaloupe (Apples next week for sure!!)

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground products this week)

    Chicken

    Pork (ground products this week)

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc. (there back in a big way!)

 Wonderful rains, cool nights, and mild days! Fall is approaching fast. Starting to replant for fall - lettuce, radishes, spinach, turnips, green onions, etc.  Lots of great feelings for fall and its wonderful colors and hues. My favorite time of the year! Joy and laughter for all!  Dan:)

 Summer CSA Week #15 - August 31th through September 3rd

 Vegetables:

    Tomatoes

    Cucumbers

    Golden Zucchini

    Green Peppers

    yellow squash

    Onions

Fruit & Berries:

   Watermelon or cantaloupe (Apples next week Maybe!!)

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (it's still here - first come, first served.)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 Rumors are abounding with respect to the apple crop being 20% of last year. Cold and wet spring conditions did not allow for the bees to pollinate the trees. Plus, the hard summer heat made what apple we will have small and scalded. Another risk that we take in working with mother nature. Yet cantaloupes and watermelons are still plentiful. The summer heat hurt the production of fall crops also. We will keep you posted. Winter CSA shares are now available to members only this week. Ask me about the great deal for signing up early! Thanks everyone for your support for those who have already signed up! Peace.  Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #14 - August 24th through August 27th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    Tomatoes (some)

    Cucumbers

    Zucchini

    yellow squash

    onions

    thyme

    Fruit & Berries:

   Watermelon or cantaloupe

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (it's still here - first come, first served.)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 Great to see everyone at our family reunion last weekend. Had a great time and spent Saturday at the Iowa State Fair. If you have not been then go to the "grandfather of all state fairs". Their was 104,000 people attending that day with temps in the 80's, sunny with a light wind - just beautiful! Peace. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #13 - August 17th through August 20th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    Zucchini

    yellow squash

    onions

    basil

    Fruit & Berries:

   Watermelon or cantaloupe

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 We had a nice day of rain today and lots of great temperatures.  Hope this helps the fall crops and gives us a much needed reprieve. See you soon. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #12 - August 10th through August 13th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season.  Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    green peppers

    yellow squash

    onions

    basil

    Fruit & Berries:

   Watermelon or cantaloupe

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 We are glad to see the swing in temperatures into the mid 80's and 60's at night.  Although this did not stop the damage incurred during the hot blazing weather for the past three weeks.  We lost a lot of head ground on the fall crops especially the winter squash and pumpkin crops.  Apples had a slow start and pollination was down plus now they are scalding in the sun and heat.  Produce will be more scarce the next few weeks as we see the affects from the heat wave hit our tables. Peace.Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #11 - August 3rd through August 6th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With hot and dry temps lots of vegetables coming on this part of the season. Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    green peppers

    yellow squash

    sweet corn

    onions

    basil

    Fruit & Berries:

   Watermelon or cantaloupe

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (new cuts of beef from Altai Meadows are here!)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 The heat really getting worse each week! Although we did have an inch of rain Saturday. We are at the halfway point next week with lots of great vegetables in the making.  Green beans have not been setting on these past two weeks, so it looks like another month or so before they come back. Peace and health in this hot weather. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #10 - July 27th  through July 30th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With hot and dry temps lots of vegetables coming on this part of the season. Really nutritious and flavorful as always. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    green peppers

    yellow squash

    sweet corn

    onions

    garlic

 Fruit & Berries:

   Peaches:) 

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (new cuts of beef for Altai Meadows next week!)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 The heat really getting to the crops this week! We just found out that the apple crop has been set back in some parts of Missouri. We will keep you posted. You still need for bringing your cooler to the CSA drop point until this passes. Please be extremely careful to get your produce , fruit and meats into a iced cooler or refrigerator immediately. See you soon. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #9 - July 20th  through July 23rd

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes (small - some?)

    green beans (some?)

    yellow squash

    zucchini

    sweet corn

    basil

 Fruit & Berries:

   Peaches:) 

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground beef only:)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 The heat is on! So is the need for bringing your cooler to the CSA drop point until this passes. Please be extremely careful to get your produce , fruit and meats into a iced cooler or refrigerator immediately. See you soon. Dan:)

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    green beans

    Yellow squash

    Golden Zucchini

    Garlic and scapes

    Basil

 Fruit & Berries:

   Peaches:) 

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground beef only:)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 The heat is on! So is the need for bringing your cooler to the CSA drop point until this passes. Lots of good fresh produce available but keep in mind we do not let our produce set in the heat after picking. We cool the produce down and let the heat transpire out of the produce. Then we store this until we bring the product to you in a cool room. This do not mean we have the most prefect produce. Some items might be a little bruised or bumped or have a spot on it - naturally grown and farm raised. This is what the program is intended to be. We cannot make it anything but what it is -  local, nutritious and imperfect. We try our best to serve you with the product that is grown and harvested this week. This means we are subject to what is growing and available. With the in pending heat that will be with us for the next 6 - 8 weeks be sure to more your items to a cooler or refrigerator immediately. As we do not spray, fumigate or wax our produce, it will not keep like its contemporaries from the grocery stores that is. Peace. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #7 - July 6th  through July 9th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    cabbage

    Yellow squash

    Zucchini

    Garlic and scapes

    Basil or cilantro

 Fruit & Berries:

   Peaches:) 

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground beef only:)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

Another great summer week with lots of showers and plenty of heat. Things are growing readily and proving to be do well! Lots of chicken this week with 95 new fryers butchered. Remember this is a program of what is grown out during a season and given to you on the weekly basis as we pick the crops available. Most weeks our hands are tied with the realization of what is in the fields. We plan with the best intentions to provide you with top quality, fresh chemical-free produce. Spoilage is apart of the equation with no waxing, fumigation, gassing or spraying of vegetables to keep them shelf stable as do the grocery stores. Peace. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #6 - June 28th  through July 2nd

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets

    candy onions

    cucumber

   Yellow squash

    Zucchini

   Woodland mint:)

 Fruit & Berries:

   Peaches:) 

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground beef only:)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

Well, the rain will not stop! We had another 2 1/2'" inches of the wet stuff this week. Beautiful weather yet really hard on the tomatoes. Not enough to go around. All though we have tons of plants in the field. Come on summer! July and August brings sweet corn, peppers, cantaloupes, water melons, green beans, yeah. Looks like we are in for the sweltering "dog days" of old. See ya soon. Dan:)

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes (limited supply)

    new potatoes

    green onions

    cucumber

   Yellow squash

    Zucchini

   cilantro and basil

 Fruit & Berries:

   Blueberries (Blackberries have had a crop failure!Probably will not see any more this year! Peaches on for next week!)

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Beef (ground beef only:)

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

We have had another 3 inches of rain this last week to the gardens demise. Garden #2 with 250 eggplant, 300 pepper plants, 8 rows of radish, 3000 storage onions, 200 cucumber and 200 squash & zucchini plants all a loss. We did save the last 7 rows of potatoes. We will have to re-till and re-plant before the first of July to get in the fall crops to replace them.  Lots of tomatoes and potatoes in the other gardens. Replanted 300 pepper plants in greenhouse #3.  Farming trauma goes without saying "when it rains it pours!" See you soon.  Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #4 - June 15th  through June 18h

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    new potatoes (possibly)

    Sparkler radishes

    green onions

   cucumber

   Yellow squash

    Zucchini

   Dill weed (cilantro and basil coming up!)

 Fruit & Berries:

   Blueberries ( next week blackberries! Peaches on the horizon!)

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat: ( Still waiting on the beef producer )

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

Sorry for the late post.  We have been knee deep in chicken and turkey pen rebuilding mode. Lots of good rains this week yet another hail storm and strait line winds in southern Randolph and Audrain counties this last week. Some Nice weather should turn things around as the gardens are pushing through what mother nature has had to offer. Peace. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #3 - June 8th  through June 11th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    asparagus (possibly)

    Summer radishes

    green onions

    lettuce

   Summer squash

   Dill weed

 Fruit & Berries:

   Blueberries

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken

    Pork

Baked Goods:

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

Lots of heat now behind all the cool, wet weather that leached off all the nutrients is stunting the gardens. Another fun packed week getting mulch and fertilizer to the weakened plants. Feed , gas and other inputs are choking us at this point of the game.  Smaller lots of vegetables as productions struggles to make the grade.  We are in for a tough summer folks. Watch out as things could get really drastic in the fields! See you all soon. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #2 - June 1st  through June 4th

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    spinach

    kohlrabi

    German giant radishes

    green onions

    mixed lettuces (bibb, red romaine, freckles)

   Russian Blue & Green Kale

   Chamomile herb for tea 

 Fruit & Berries:

   Blueberries

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken

    Pork (new pork patties, breakfast sausage, ribs, cutlets, pork chops, roasts, fresh ham roasts, liver and ground pork this week!)

    Beef (We are changing beef source to Danjo Farms growing out the cattle at the farm. Our last producer became to high priced for everyone concerned.We are processing our first steer May 30th. So, we will have beef available the first week of June:)

 Bread:

    Focciaca or Swedish Caroway Rye

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

 Well, what the hell it hailed! We had a 5 minute, cloud burst of hail this last Saturday at noon. Dime to nickel sized iced bullets from heaven! We can see some damage yet the real truth will come out in about a week. Hope that is the end of that! We are still looking at shortages this week due to the large amounts of rain and cooler weather. But this week seems to get us out of this slump to warmer, drier weather. Oh, well onward, upward and forward is my motto. See you all soon. Dan:)

Summer CSA Week #1 - May 25th through May 28th

WE WILL HAVE TO LIMIT THE FIRST DROP OF VEGETABLES  AND STRAWBERRIES TO SMALLER AMOUNTS AS THE GROWTH OF THESE ITEMS IN THE FIELD HAVE BEEN SET BACK DRASTICALLY. YET HAVE FAITH, THINGS WILL COME AROUND!

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's are classically more vegetables at the middle and end of the growing season. With colder temperatures and slower growing this spring vegetables are less plentiful at the start of the season. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    asparagus (possibly????)

    German giant radishes

    green onions

    mixed lettuce (bibb, red romaine, freckles)

   Russian Blue Kale

   Chamomile herb for tea 

 Fruit & Berries:

   Strawberries (blueberries are coming in the next two weeks!)

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken

    Pork (new pork patties, breakfast sausage, ribs, cutlets, pork chops, roasts, fresh ham roasts, liver and ground pork this week!)

    Beef (We are changing beef source to Danjo Farms growing out the cattle at the farm. Our last producer became to high priced for everyone concerned.We are processing our first steer May 30th. So, we will have beef available the first week of June:)

 Bread:

    Country Oat

Missouri Value-added:

   Jams, jellies, pickles, BBQ sauce, salsa, chow chow, beets, relishes, etc.

Well, this has been an interesting spring for us ! Thank you for all the support and patience with this wet and cold adventure of growing the start of this season. We have 500+ tomato, 300+ pepper, 240+ eggplant, 100+ zucchini, 100+ cucumber, 3000 onions sets and bulbs . We have lettuce, cabbage, radish, lettuce, green onions, kale, chamomile, and basil on the way! We just need the warmer, dryer weather and we will be off for the season with a bang. Mother nature is our boss and God willing things will be in generous portions this season. Lots of winter squash, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes going into the ground this next two weeks as things warm up. We are grateful for your patronage. See you this next week to start off the summer CSA program. Dan:)

 Summer CSA Week #1 for 2011

What's in your farmshare? Summer CSA's generally start out with less vegetables and peek in the middle of July. This is where we see an abundance of produce and berries and fruit. As fall approaches we see a cornucopia of summer and fall goodness to satisfy all. Enjoy the harvest of our great farmers here in Missouri - the Heartland of America! Dan:)

FIRST DROP DATES

ST. LOUIS -  St. Johns - Mercy Medical Center / New Ballas Road

Wednesday, May 25th 11 am to 6 pm

ASHLAND FARMERS MARKET - 300 Maple / Ashland, MO

Thursday, May 26th 4 pm to 7 pm

DANJO FARMS - 1210 Private Road 2717 / Moberly, MO

Friday & Saturday, May 27th & 28th after 3 pm

CAFE BERLIN - 10th & Park Street / Columbia, MO

Saturday, May 28th 9 am to 2 pm

Due to the cold, wet spring conditions we have had to move our summer CSA program up one week to accommodate our vegetables and berries more time to bear fruit and grow. We will still have 24 weeks which will end the first week of November if everything goes as planned. With the upcoming cool weather the next week we expect to see minimal crop and berry production for the first two or three weeks of the season. Please be advised that we will do all that we can do to meet the demand and the poundage you have bought into for this season. Some items or your CSA poundage will be restricted to what can be taken so all can benefit form the variety of produce available for all. We will have plenty of extra produce in the middle to late part of the season to make up the difference. Please be patient with us and our plants, bushes and trees. Welcome to farming! We sincerely appreciate your support and trust in us.  Dan:)

LAST Winter CSA WEEK #24 2011

Saturday, May 7th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    asparagus

    German giant radishes

    green onions

    rhubarb

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork (new pork patties, breakfast sausage, ribs, stew bones and ground pork this week!)

 Bread:

    Multi -Grain

Well, this has been an interesting winter CSA season for us and we hope For you!  Thank you for all the support and patience with this new adventure of growing in the winter. We have learned a lot but most of all that you guys stuck this one out with us through thick and thin. We are grateful for your patronage. See you when the summer CSA starts! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #23 2011

Saturday, April 30th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets with greens

    mixed lettuce

    Swiss chard

    french breakfast radishes

    rhubarb

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Honey Wheat

Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #22 2011

Saturday, April 23th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets with greens

    turnips with greens

    minzuna Asian greens

    Swiss chard

    rhubarb

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Country Oat

 Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #21 2011

Saturday, April 16th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets with greens

    turnips with greens

    minzuna Asian greens

    Swiss chard

    french breakfast radishes

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork (new pork patties, breakfast sausage, ribs, stew bones and ground pork this week!)

 Bread:

    Swedish Rye

Plant potatoes this week - kennabec, red norlan, Irish cobbler, and Yukon gold. We hived up 6000 bees in 4 hives. With the perfect rain Thursday night of 1 inch we are going into spring with a strong hand. Lots of organization with th upcoming markets and festivals starting. Baker Creek Spring Fest in Mansfield, MO May 1st and 2nd. Should be a big one again! See you there! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #20 2011

Saturday, April 9th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets with greens

    turnips with greens

    mixed lettuce

    Swiss chard

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Honey Wheat

Putting a new roof on the red shed for this summer. This will be our new produce cooler and washing station for vegetables coming out of the gardens. We are excited to get this out of the kitchen. Big step for us again this year. Peace. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #19 2011

Saturday, April 2nd

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets with greens

    broccoli florets with greens

    red romaine lettuce

    Swiss chard

    minzuna Asian greens

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Country Oat

We have been planting in greenhouse #3. Lots of new chicks again this week - 100. Maybe it time to start putting in potatoes and field onions if the rain would stop. It's spring! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #18 2011

Saturday, March 26th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    beets with greens

    broccoli florets with greens

    green onions

    red romaine lettuce

    Swiss chard

    minzuna Asian greens

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Multi Grain

Is it spring or winter or what! We had 1 1/2" of snow last night with more on the way for Saturday and Sunday. Wow! I'm glad we have the green housing for the plants and barns for the animals. Maybe we can start planting potatoes next late week. Ha ha! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #17 2011

Saturday, March 19th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

Vegetables:

    tatsoi Asian greens

    beet greens

    broccoli greens

    green onions

    spinach

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

Snickers, our female chocolate Labrador, had 13 puppies on Sunday on my son Derek's bed. How cute! It looks like a chocolate river of puppies! We have been helping her feed them with a baby bottle. Neat to see life abound so simply.Peace. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #16 2011

Saturday, March 12th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    red romaine lettuce

    minsuna Asian greens

    tatsoi Asian greens

    beet greens

   mustard greens

    broccoli

    green onions

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Honey Wheat

Our son, Jesse, received his mission call to Tempe, Arizona for two years starting in May. We sure will miss him and all his great help.  Finally finished up green house #3 Saturday evening. Looks great! Now we start seeding and transplanting 1850 sq.ft. fo spirng gardens - spinach, green onions, Swiss chard, radishes, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, etc. Now for green house #4 which will be the same size planting in tomatoes, cucumbers, dill and basil. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #15 2011

Saturday, March 5th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    red romaine lettuce

    minsuna Asian greens

    beet greens

    mustard greens

    carrots

    green romaine lettuce

    Green onions

    broccoli greens

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Swedish Caraway Rye

The plants in the green housing have grown tremendously to our benefit. New tomatoes and pepper starts this week in the house. Lots of planning and wishing for a drier spring than in past years. Have had good luck this winter though! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK 2011 - NEXT DROP MARCH 5th

 We are taking two weeks off and will start back up with the winter drop #15 on Saturday, March 5th from 9 am to 12 noon at Cafe Berlin on 10th and Park Street in downtown Columbia, MO.  the greenhouses are looking full yet need a little time to grow out. Thanks for all your support and encouragement. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #14 2011

Saturday, February 5th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    oak leaf lettuce

    minsuna asian greens

    beet greens

    Chinese Cabbage

    mustard greens

    carrots

    butternut squash

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Country Oat

Lots of mud and melting snow as spring approaches rapidly. Putting up greenhouse #3 Weds and Thurs this week. New piglets on the way as Candy (our mother sow) has dropped and lactating. Any hour now!Enjoy the weather this week! Blessings.  Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #13 2011

Saturday, February 5th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

   oak leaf lettuce

    red leaf lettuce

    Chinese Cabbage

    mustard greens

    carrots

    butternut squash

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

   Swedish Caraway Rye

Lots of snow and wind here this week as we received 18 inches and didn't get dug out until Thursday.  -30 degrees wind chill was really hard on the animals but no incidents or accidents thank God.The greenhouses are looking like early summer with temperatures inside at 65 F. Wow! This is truly exciting times for Mid-Missouri's local sustainable food movement. Stay warm and dry. Peace.  Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #12 2011 - HALFWAY POINT IN THE SEASON!!!!

Saturday, January 29th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

   oak leaf lettuce

    red leaf lettuce

    Chinese Cabbage

    beet greens

    carrots

    butternut squash

  Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

  Honey Wheat

Much to do with crop planning , seed stock orders and putting together the first of three new greenhouses. Seedlings are up and looking good! Have a great day! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #11 2011

Saturday, January 22nd

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

   oak leaf lettuce

    Chinese cabbage

    mustard greens

    beet greens

    sweet potatoes

    butternut squash

 Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

   Country Oat

Seeding for this springs plantings - cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, brussel sprouts, and over 2000 tomato starts with 48 varieties planted. Snow outside and green crops inside the greenhouses.  What a sharp contrast to this winter's wonderland! See you all this Saturday!  Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #10 2011

Saturday, January 15th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

   oak leaf lettuce

    red leaf lettuce

    Michilini Cabbage

    beet greens

    sweet potatoes

    butternut squash

   storage onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

   Multi Grain

Sorry about the frozen lettuce and cabbage last week. We kind of had our pants down with regards to timing and picking in the greenhouses and displaying the product at the drop point.  We are going to put the greens in coolers at the drop point to keep them from freezing this time. Peace. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #9 2011

Saturday, January 8th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

   red leaf lettuce

    carrots

    Michilini Cabbage

    beet greens

    daikon winter radish

    egg white turnip

    butternut squash

    green onions

    storage onions

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

   Honey Wheat

Back from our vacation and had a wonderful time with family and friends. Lots to catch up on with seed oreders to make, starts in the greenhouse to get ready for and the projects to finish before spring, Whew! I am already behind. Peace and stay warm. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #8 2011

Saturday, January 1st

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    oak leaf lettuce

    carrots

    Michilini Cabbage

    beet greens

    micro greens / bagged

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

   Multi - Grain

Happy New Year to everyone! We are turning over the greenhouses this week to plant crops for spring harvest. Corn salad, tatsoi, minzina, green onions, spinach, and yes the start of tomato seedlings is beginning in two weeks. Spring is only 75 days away! If today and tomorrow are any indication with temps in the 50's, this winter could be a short one, we hope. Dan:)

 Saturday, December 25th

No CSA drop - Merry White Christmas  every one!  Hope you are all cozy and warm with this new blanket of snow. Replanting mnizuna and tatsoi this week. Transplanting more green onions. Everything look great in the greenhouses. WOW! what a contrast to outside. Joy to the world! Savior, Jesus Christ birth is remembered and honored. Peace. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #7 2010-11

Saturday, December 18th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    oak leaf lettuce

    carrots

    pak choy

    Chinese Cabbage

    beet green

    butternut squash

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Honey Wheat

Winter is upon us yet a nice day for the Saturday drop. See you then! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #6 2010-11

Saturday, December 11th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    green onions

    oak leaf lettuce

    Chinese cabbage

    turnips

    beet greens

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Country Oat

All CSA's farmshares will be bagged this week for pick up as the weather is supposed to be rainy and cold Saturday morning turning to snow. Brace your self as a big cold front is coming in from Canada. Boo! Warmth, safety and peace to you and yours! Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #5 2010-11

Saturday, December 4th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    green onions

    oak leaf lettuce

    romaine lettuce

    pak choy

    ruby red Swiss chard

    white egg turnips

    green tomatoes (wow!)

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Stone Ground Wheat

Planting corn, mache', minsuna and tatsoi this week (cabbage family veggies). Should be some carrots in the near future. Start building greenhouses #3 and #4 this next week. Peace. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #4 2010-11

Saturday, November 27th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    butternut squash

    spinach

    oak leaf lettuce

    red romaine lettuce

    beet greens

    pak choy

    ruby red Swiss chard

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Sweet breads

Winterizing the farm, putting the gardens to sleep, working on organizing for next year and planing to buy seed for the spring planting.  Looks like we are going to have a great drop day - sunny and warm. Yeah! Blessings. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #3 2010-11

Saturday, November 20th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    french breakfast radish

    oak leaf lettuce

    butter crunch lettuce

    beet greens

    pak choy

    sweet potatoes

    ruby red Swiss chard

    white egg turnips

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Multi Grain

Getting ready for winter this week as the temperatures are getting colder. The greenhouses are full of vegetables and transplanting Kohlrabi and seeding tatsoi and minsuna. Starting work of greenhouse #3 as we till and mulch the beds underneath. Lots of repairs and organization to get ready for spring plantings and plans. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Gobble, Gobble. Peace. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #2 -2010-11

Saturday, November 13th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    french breakfast radish

    oak leaf lettuce

    pak choy

    Chinese cabbage

    ruby red Swiss chard

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Wheat

We have been sick with colds. Finally received some rain as we were bone dry here at the farm. Lots of reading, studying and planning for the winter and spring crops. The greenhouses are full and ready for winter. The root crops are plentiful. We are getting the animals ready for winter with bedding and feed in reserves. Blessings. Dan:)

Winter CSA WEEK #1 - the first winter drop for 2010-11

Saturday, November 6th

What's in your farmshare? Winter CSA's are classically more vegetables at the beginning and end of the growing season. With shorter days, colder temperatures and slower growing the vegetables are less plentiful in mid-winter. Yet more nutritious and flavorful. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    radish

    lettuce

    carrots

    celery

    bell peppers - red, green and yellow

    butternut squash

    green onions

    ruby red Swiss chard

Eggs:

    Brown

Meat:

    Chicken and Pork

 Bread:

    Swedish Rye

 We have been sick with a cold all week. Seems like we are trying to catch up with ourselves and not quite getting things done. Our certified kitchen finally is coming to fruition as we moved in all the equipment Monday. New greenhouses going up as we speak! Two 36 x 48's and one 36x36' greenhouses that will be movable to extend the growing season. Just received word from St. Louis that we are going to provide 200 CSA's to St. Johns - Mercy Medical Centers employee's. Should be a great opportunity for all. Peace. Dan:)