We are now in the third week of our season and I thought it might be a good time to touch base with you. Despite the extreme early wettness and the fact that we started a week late, I, and I hope you, have been pleased with these first markets. There have been some casualties; the earliest peas have contracted a “blight” thus yielding less than expected and some of the tomatoes are still marking time looking somewhat pallid at this late date. Continue reading “touching base”
First Pick-up This Week
Dear CSA Member,
We are now experiencing the longest days of the year. The birds are beginning their morning songs as early as 3:30am. The eastern sky is beginning to brighten by four. In the evening it is the western sky that continues to emanate light as late as 8:30pm. During these long days the birds, the insects, the trees, the plants and all the critters are each responding to the sun’s long traverse across the sky. Each quickening their pace, trying to complete that part of their life cycle that ensures their continuity. But here’s a thought for you; By the time you receive this letter, the sun will already have begun its journey south and the length of our day will already be declining. Summers in Maine are short, intense and oh so sweet. Continue reading “First Pick-up This Week”