WEEK #17

Sept 2nd through Sept 4th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:

Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    new red potatoes

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    sweet peppers

    eggplant

    butternut squash

    spaghetti squash

    acorn squash

    onions

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    peaches and watermelon

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

  French bread

Never a dull moment at the farm. We have been busy working on the kitchen and gardens this week. Fall is coming! Feels good! Dan:)

WEEK #16

August 26th through August 28th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:

Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    new red potatoes

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    sweet peppers

    eggplant

    butternut squash

    spaghetti squash

    onions

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Spelt bread

Lots more rain and work on the greenhouses for the winter CSA program.  Need help with the gardens as they are getting over grown. Dan.

WEEK #15

August 19th through August 21st

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:

Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    new red potatoes

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    sweet peppers

    eggplant

    butternut squash

    spaghetti squash

    onions

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Rye bread

 I just finished up the Winter CSA farmshare program for 2010-11. Looks exciting! Time to get the roots crops for storage in for the winter. Dan:)

 WEEK #14

August 12th through August 14th

 Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    new red potatoes

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    sweet peppers

    eggplant

    onions

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

   peaches & cantaloupe

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Spelt bread

Computer Crashed!!! Oh no!!! Two weeks later I am back in the saddle again trying to catch up on everything PC.  Dan:0

WEEK #13

August 5th through August 7th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    new red potatoes

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    Sweet corn

    sweet peppers

    eggplant

    onions

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    nectarines

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Honey Wheat bread

Finally a week without rain! Yeah! Just dug new red potatoes and found lots of them from large to small. Great growth in the winter squash gardens so we should have plenty of acorn squash, butternut and pumpkin this year. Dan:

WEEK #12

July 29th through July 31st

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    zucchini

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    Sweet corn

    sweet peppers

    eggplant

    onions

    beets

    chives

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Rye bread

Hot! Hot! Hot! Lots more of rain - 2 inches. We are just finishing up the last 100 chickens and 2 hogs for processing. Lots of loss in the gardens as the rains keep us in wet and cloudy conditions. The produce is getting slimmer because of this fact. Yet the fall crops are coming is strong to date. Will keep you posted. Dan:)

WEEK #11

July 22nd through July 24th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    zucchini

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    collard greens

    new  potatoes

    onions

    beets

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Spelt bread

Hot! Hot! Hot! Lots of rain - 3 1/2 inches. We are looking a crop failure with sweet corn - with the rain, spoilage, wind damage and raccoons, opposuims , and flocks of birds raiding the patch we have came up with very little. We will try to see what next week has in store but no promises!  Dan:)

WEEK #10

July 15th through July 17th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    tomatoes

    zucchini

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    collard greens

    new  potatoes

    chives

 Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    blueberries or peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Multi-grain bread

Hot! Hot! Hot! Lots of watering this week and more planting. Trying to get in the things a should have had in a month ago - still behind because of the weather this spring. Kitchen is finished inside, now work starts outside - water, electric and sewage. Dan:)

WEEK #9

July 8th through July 10th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

    zucchini

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    rhubarb

    new  potatoes

    green beans

    basil & mint

 Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    blueberries or peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Honey Wheat bread

Starting to plant the fall garden with winter squash and pumpkins. Our certified kitchen is just about completed with trenching going on this next week to hook up the water, sewage and electric. Yeah! This dream has been in the making for 15 years and finally coming to fruition. Dan:)

WEEK #8

July 1st through July 3rd

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

     tomatoes

     zucchini (green and golden)

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    lettuce

    cabbage

    green beans

    thyme, oregano, and apple mint

 Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    blueberries or peaches

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Focaccia bread

We are going to the Buffalo River, Arkansas for the Forth of July. No work shares this week! We are all taking the weekend off. See you Tuesday everybody. Dan:) 

WEEK #7

  June 24th through June 28th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

     tomatoes

     zucchini (green and golden)

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    lettuce

    cabbage

    green beans

    spearmint

 Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    blueberries

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Multi-Grain bread

We finally got into the gardens this week to plant and till, water and weed. Lots of discouraging news for the spring and early summer gardens this year. Rain has put our plans back about 3 months yet we should have a good fall garden if all goes well from now on. We are looking forward to another good week her on the farm.

WEEK #6

June 17th through June 19th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

     tomatoes

     zucchini

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    lettuce

    beet greens

    thyme

 Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    blueberries

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

   Spelt bread

Hot! Hot! Hot! Her comes summer and lots of heat. We have been working out in the shop on the certified kitchen. Seeing to the demands of lots of rain and weeds in the gardens. Much to say about a little dry weather. Dan:)

WEEK#5 CSA

June 10th through June 12th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

 Vegetables:

     tomatoes

     zucchini

    yellow squash

    cucumbers

    asparagus

   spearimint

 Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    strawberries ( last week :0 ) blueberries next!

Meat:

    Pork & Chicken

Baked Goods:

    Sourdough French bread

 We have had a great week in the rain again. Lots of weeds to pull and pull and pull! We are working on re-tilling and organizing the gardens from spring planting.  Here comes summer right around the corner. Dan:)

WEEK #4 CSA

June 3rd through June 5th

Whats in your farmshare? Remember that larger the size of your share the more vegetable types you will get in your box. So if everything is not in your box from the listed items weekly it is because of the size of share you purchased. Peace. Dan:)

Vegetables:

     tomatoes

     zucchini

     yellow squash

     asparagus

     green onions

     turnips

     lettuce?

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    cherries

 Meat:

    Pork & Chicken (ham steaks are in abundance this week)

 Baked Goods:

    Country Oat

 We had had some more bad luck with equipment as the tillers are broke and the weed eaters won't start. We have them being repaired. We need help with lots of weeding as we have 500 tomatoes and 150 peppers planted plus the cucs, zucs, and squash. Give me a call on your availability if you can come up and help weed this week. Thanks. Dan:)

WEEK #3 CSA

May 27th through May 29th

Whats is in your farmshare? 

Vegetables:

    Green onion

    Lettuce

    turnips

    rhubarb

Eggs:

    Brown

Berries & Fruit:

    Strawberries (blueberries will start in two weeks)

Meats:

    Pork & Chicken  (fresh butchered this week)

Baked goods:

   Swedish Rye

We have had a great planting week here at the farm with lots of seed and plants going into the soil. We have had to rely on our companionate farmers for relief with a vegetable supply and they have had a lean spring too! Unfortunately the asparagus crop was a failure this year along with the early gardens of the season. But don't give up hope yet as the sun is out and the soil is drying up! The birds are chirping and the frogs are croaking along for another great summer and fall. See you all soon! Dan:)

WEEK #2 CSA

May 20th through May 22nd, 2010

What is in your farmshare? More rain, yikes! Growing has come to a stand still! Lots of crops, little to pick again!

Vegetables: (very little this week as the rains and clouds are not letting anything grow)

      asparagus (maybe!)

     green onions

     rhubarb

Eggs:

    brown

Berries & Fruit:

    Strawberries (yes! they are red, ripe and ready to eat!)

Meats:

    Pork & Chicken ( hams have arrived, come and get it!)

Baked Goods:

    Multi-grain bread

Next week is supposed to be sunny and warmer with temperatures in the 80's. We are looking forward to the warmer, dry weather and so are the animals that have had a solid 3 weeks of baths. Even the herbs are starting to pop their heads out and will find some growth as the sun comes out this week. Yeah! Thank you all for your patience with mother nature. See you tomorrow. Dan @ Danjo Farms

WEEK #1 CSA

May 13th through May 15th, 2010

What is in your farmshare? Rain, rain, go away come back some other day!

Vegetables: (very little this week as the rains have not subsided)

     asparagus (maybe)

     green onions

     rhubarb

     lettuce

Eggs:

     brown

Berries & Fruit:

     strawberries (next week - May 22nd?)

 Meats:

    chicken & pork

Baked Goods:

    Honey Wheat bread

DANJO FARMS Friday, May 7th, 2010

from the desk of Dan Nelson

 Hey Everyone;

Hope this spring has been filled with cleaning up the yard, mowing the grass, planting flowers and getting ready for another great year. Here at Danjo Farms we have been extremely busy planting in the greenhouses, seeding the gardens and fertilizing the orchards and berries. We have lots of plants to go out in the gardens - cabbage, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. We have been seeding radishes, spinach, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard, leeks and rhubarb.

 We have had 20 baby piglets, 300 chicks and 100 turkey pullets this spring at the farm. Two pairs of Canadian geese have hatched eight goslings which swim the two ponds daily. Our female Chocolate Labrador had 9 puppies in February of which we still have 4. the air at night is starting to fill with fire fly's swarming across the lawn. It's quite magical! Our bees are busy with the first dandelion crop making honey and brood.

 Our On-Farm Country Store will open soon with jams, jellies, pickles, honey, fresh chick, pork and beef from our farm and other local producers from Missouri. We will start our CSA farmshare program on the 13th through the 15th of May this year. We have had a record number of members new and old this season. Here is the new line-up for drop points.

Thursday - Ashland Farmers Market / Ashland, MO / 4pm to 7pm

Friday - Danjo Farms / Moberly, MO / by appointment

Saturday - Danjo Farms / Moberly, MO / by appointment

Saturday - Cafe Berlin / Columbia, MO / 10th and Park St. / 9 am to noon

Great thanks to all of you that support and contribute to the success of our small, sustainable, family farm.  Together we can grow great food, join together to secure our community and have families that are healthy and strong. See you soon friends!

Dan & Joanne Nelson

Danjo Farms