 Who's ready for pumpkins! FIELD NOTES Are you guys enjoying this amazing weather or what? It's certainly makes field work more pleasurable, but on the down-side plant growth has slowed a bit. The tomatoes on the other hand aren’t slowing down for anything, we’re harvesting like crazy. Personally, I think I've eaten more German Stripe Heirloom Tomato Sandwiches than anyone on the planet. So good and I feel like I have to get my fill because we're on a slippery slope to fall and winter will be here soon! We're so excited after scouting the fields because the winter squash and pumpkins are starting to color and reach maturity. Did you know it's been almost 2 years since we had a good fall crop? Keep your fingers crossed and stay tuned, it's shaping up to be great. Our first and second settings of spinach are coming along nicely and with a little bit of luck we’ll be offering 4 varieties, Millennial, Spoonbill, Tasman and Hammerhead. We’re also pumped to be planting overwintering onions in the high tunnel next week, Bridger (yellow), Red Rocket (red) and Desert Sunrise reds. It's something new we're experimenting with and will hopefully add to our offerings. Lastly, we're planning for an amazing autumn experience here at Bardwell Farm! You all have taught us so much and we have listened to your comments and ideas. We have so much in store, stay tuned! See your smiling faces soon :) Owner Harrison Bardwell TO-MAT-TO... TO-MAH-TO
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 Brandin bunching sunflowers for farm share members last week :) FIELD NOTES The heat is back and thankfully the overnight storms haven't been to bad. Did you know we're getting almost an inch of rain for every storm, if not more? Don't forget Tuesday and Friday, during CSA hours, we will be sampling 10 varieties of tomatoes, including heirlooms. Of course we'll have salt and pepper, olive oil and specialty vinegars to pair too. To cleanse your palate in between we'll have Mother's Pickles and bread from Woodstar Cafe. It'll be fun! High Tunnel 2 is finally in operation and we’ll be planting a peas and oats cover crop to over winter. Next spring we’ll be planting several varieties of tomatoes for an early summer harvest. We're so excited! September is almost here and our greenhouse project will be next. Soon we’ll be building hoops and the end wall configurations. 2020 is shaping up to be an amazing year. Looking forward to seeing you all this week! Owner Harrison Bardwell WHAT TO USE FIRST
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RAIN ALERT TUESDAY The forecast is calling for stormy weather Tuesday and we will be moving our pickup location indoors. Come up the steps, through the side door and we'll see you inside!  Sunshine as far as the eyes can see, proof life is better on a farm :) FIELD NOTES How's it going folks? Welcome to Week 11! We are now half way through the farm share program and we would love to know what you think so far. Are you happy? Is there something we missed? Your feedback will help us continue to improve your weekly experience. Please message us at bardwellfarm@gmail.com So much has happened over the last week. In between harvesting and cultivation, we've been seeding and finishing the plastic on High Tunnel 2. I'm so happy the roll-up sides are almost complete. Trying to do this in between our regular schedule has been really crazy. Thank god for my father, he's been doing a ton of work shoring-up the barn getting ready for the new mechanical room. Then... the greenhouse. So much to do, so little time. Thanks again Dad! We just started pulling all of the materials together for the Tomato Tasting on August 20th and 23rd. We're really hoping the next batch of heirlooms will be ready in time. Our fingers are crossed and we hope you can join in the fun! See you soon :) Owner Harrison Bardwell WHAT TO USE FIRST
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 The first of several cells that came through our area Saturday It's Week 10 and we're halfway through the farm share program, can you believe it? It's been an amazing ride with all of you so far and we're looking forward to the next 10 weeks! Sunday we spent the day picking up the pieces after Saturday's severe weather. My grandfather always said, “In farming you are at the mercy of Mother Nature...” and this past weekend he was so right. We received crop damage related to wind and hail, the farmstand was a complete disaster area, and even our greenhouse projects were affected. A half dozen or so cells lined-up perfectly with our address and the rest was history. Farming friends of mine lost their entire crop and I can't even imagine what the damage was like across the river. When we all started this journey together this is the risk vs reward I was talking about. All it takes sometimes is one major weather event to ruin several months of really hard work. Luckily we were spared, but the possibility is there and it's REAL. On a positive note specialty tomatoes are starting to trickle in and they are sooo sweet! Cayenne, Lunchbox and Sweet Chocolate Peppers are maturing and our fall/winter crop is showing fruit. We are beginning to clean and prep the spring fields for fall plantings and letting others rest for the season. Our second batch of garlic has finished curing and we'll be clipping it this week. See you Tuesday and Friday! Owner Harrison Bardwell WHAT TO USE FIRST
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE & ADD-ONS Tomatoes Slicing tomatoes will be only $1.00 each Tuesday and Friday this week as a CSA Member Exclusive! Woodstar Honey Oat Bread Last week we sampled Woodstar's Honey Oat Bread and sold out early Tuesday. We have doubled our order this week and more will be available on the CSA VAP Preorder page for those of you who want to pickup a loaf or two :) LETS GET COOKING
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 TOMATO TASTING August 20th and 23rd, from 3pm to 6pm, during CSA pickup, we will be sampling all 10 varieties of our tomatoes, including heirlooms! There will be a special table setup with each variety complimented with Mother's Pickles and Woodstar Breads to cleanse your palette in between, we'll even provide the salt and pepper :) Here's what we'll be sampling...
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