We are starting to pick apples this week!! Usually we start the week of the Common Ground Fair, the third weekend in September. So, like the rest of this season, apple harvest is two weeks earlier than usual. What a beautiful growing season it has been!

We are going to skip the Wednesday, 9/15/10, in order to harvest apples and allow for a pickup in October, when we will have fresh cider, apples, and the winter squash available. So remember: NO PICKUP ON 9/15/10, the next one after this week will be 9/22/10. Please let me know if you want to come out for squash, tomatoes and cukes, as they have to be picked anyway.

We have a long list for this week, with some additions and price changes:

Frozen blueberries 3.25/# Beets 3.50/# green peppers 3.50/# hot peppers 3.50/# chard 3./bu onions (storage and sweet Alsa Craigs) 2/# leeks 2/# potatoes 2/# kale 4/# garlic 8/# zukes and patty pans 1,50/# cherry and regular tomatoes 3/# cukes pickling 2/# slicing .60/cuke mixed leaf lettuce 2.50/quarter pound head lettuce (Buttercrunch – yum) 2/head cabbage green storage and green savoy(crinkly) 1.50/# dill 2/bu basil 1.75/bag parsley 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu leaf celery 2/bu

cut flowers (sunflowers and zinnias) $l/stem

Organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken 4/#

I will deliver to COA Wednesday at 5:00. We’ll see you from 3-5:00PM at the farm.

Thank you, Charlotte

September is here and there are only 5 more CSA pickups! In the past we have skipped a week in order to leave pickups for cider and fall veggies. I will let you know if we are going to do that this year.

I made a mistake on Alice’s departure date – she is with us through this week, so you still have time to say goodbye to her. What a gift she has been this year!

So here goes for this week:

frozen blueberries 3.25/# green beans 3.75/# peppers 3/# hot peppers – Jalapenos and anchos 3/# chard 3/bu onions 2/bu leeks 3.50/# potatoes (new dug) 3,50/# broccoli 3.50/bu garlic 8/# zucchini 1.50/# patty pan yellow squash 1.50/# cherry tomatoes 3/# regular tomatoes 3/# cucumbers – pickling $2/# slicing 60 cents/cuke green leaf lettuce 2.50/quarter # dill 2/bu basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:30 PM on Wednesday. I will deliver to COA on Wednesday at 5:00PM.

Thank you, Charlotte

It is hard to believe we are more than half-way through the CSA season. This week will be the ninth pickup – only 5 more to go.

This week will be Alice’s last CSA Wednesday, as she will leave us on 9/6. She will be going to England and Scotland to WWOOF. Alice grew from apprentice to manager following my hospitalization and surgery. She has done a wonderful job under difficult circumstances. I am very grateful to her! She will be very missed – by us and by Pearl who has been her constant sidekick.

We welcome Mike, a WWOOFer from North Dakota. He just arrived on Saturday, having spent some time on a farm in Lincolnville before coming here. We are so fortunate to have such dedicated helpers here!

So here goes for this week:

frozen blueberries 3.25/# green beans 3.75/# peppers 3/# hot peppers – Jalapenos and anchos 3/# chard 3/bu onions 2/bu leeks 3.50/# potatoes (new dug) 3,50/# garlic 8/# zucchini 1.50/# patty pan yellow squash 1.50/# cherry tomatoes 3/# cucumbers – pickling $2/# slicing 60 cents/cuke green leaf lettuce 2.50/quarter # dill 2/# basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:30 PM on Wednesday. I will deliver to COA on Wednesday at 5:00PM.

Thank you, Charlotte

Here are some additions to this week’s list:

cherry tomatoes 3/# cucumbers – pickling $2/# slicing 60 cents/cuke hot peppers – Jalapenos and anchos 3/#

Thank you, Charlotte

This Wednesday will be BULK BLUEBERRIES PICKUP DAY!! Please email us again with your bulk order. We can package these berries in 5# bags, or they can come in 30# bags. These berries have been individually frozen.

So here goes for this week:

frozen blueberries 3.25/# fresh peaches (yummy) 3/# green beans 3.75/# peppers (limited) 3/# cabbage ( Savoy – crinkly leaf) 2/# broccoli 3.50/ chard 3/bu bunching onions 2/bu leeks 3.50/# garlic 8/# zucchini 1.50/# green leaf lettuce 2.50/quarter # dill 2/# basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: loin chops ( one left) 8/#$ rolled shoulder (two left) 6.50/ ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:30 PM on Wednesday. I will deliver to COA on Wednesday at 5:00PM.

Thank you, Charlotte

As we have been raking in the blueberry barrens, we have found that we have been hit with a late Spring frost, which means that our crop is thin. We have located another source of bulk, frozen blueberries from another organic farm in order to supply your bulk orders.

Please let us know if you have any questions about this. The price will be the same, $3.25/# and they will be packaged in 30# bags.

We will need to arrange specific times for pickup for the bulk berries as we have limited freezer space.

I look forward to hearing from you about this.

Thank you, Charlotte

I am sorry to have missed the pickup last Wednesday; I was in the MDI Hospital ER having IV antibiotics for yet another infection in my leg! I went back on Thursday for another round, but Friday I went to the Wound Clinic at St. Joe’s and I think we are on the right track now.

I hope you met my grandkids, Kamaria and Caelan. Their Mom, Kendall, is here now until Wednesday, so we are enjoying some time together.

So here goes for this week:

green beans 3.75/# peppers 3/# cabbage ( Savoy – crinkly leaf) 2/# broccoli 3.50/ beets with greens 3/bu chard 3/bu bunching onions 2/bu leeks 3.50/# garlic 8/# zucchini 3/# arugula 2,50/ quarter # bag mixed lettuce 2.50/quarter # dill 2/# basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: loin chops $8/# rib chops 5/# butterflied leg 8/#W rolled shoulder 6.50/# shanks 4/# ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:30 PM on Wednesday. I will deliver to COA on Wednesday at 5:00PM.

Thank you, Charlotte

For those of you who pick up at COA: I will be making the delivery to the college on WEDNESDAYS at 5:00 PM, rather than Thursdays at 4:00. I will park close to Turrets.

Blueberries 3.50/pt, 6.00/ qt (fresh, 3.25/# frozen cabbage ( Savoy – crinkly leaf) 2/#W broccoli 3.50/bu sugar snap peas 2.50/half # beets with greens 3/bu chard 3/bu bunching onions 2/bn zucchini 3.50/# squash flowers (6 to a bag) 3/bag radishes 2/bu arugula 2,50/ quarter # bag mixed lettuce 2.50/quarter # dill 2/# basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: loin chops $8/# rib chops 5/# butterflied leg 8/#W rolled shoulder 6.50/# shanks 4/# ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:30 PM on Wednesday.

Thank you, Charlotte

Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard,

I am sorry to get this out a bit late – I just returned from RI for a much needed visit to my children and grandchildren, whom I haven’t seen in 3 months, due to my surgery, etc. I brought two back with me, Kamaria and Caelan, whom some of you have met.

For those of you who pick up at COA: I will be making the delivery to the college on WEDNESDAYS at 5:00 PM, rather than Thursdays at 4:00. I will park close to Turrets.

Blueberries 3.50/pt, 6.00/ qt (fresh, 3.25/# frozen cabbage ( Savoy – crinkly leaf) 2/#W broccoli 3.50/bu sugar snap peas 2.50/half # beets with greens 3/bu chard 3/bu bunching onions 2/bn zucchini 3.50/# squash flowers (6 to a bag) 3/bag radishes 2/bu arugula 2,50/ quarter # bag mixed lettuce 2.50/quarter # dill 2/# basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: loin chops $8/# rib chops 5/# butterflied leg 8/#W rolled shoulder 6.50/# shanks 4/# ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:30 PM on Wednesday.

Thank you, Charlotte

Here it is, the end of July and time for blueberries again!! They are a bit early this year, as is most everything. This is the time to place your bulk orders for frozen blueberries. We will be raking and freezing berries and they will be available for pickup in early September. It is good to get your orders in now as we never know how many berries we will end up with.

For those of you who pick up at COA: I will be making the delivery to the college on WEDNESDAYS at 5:00 PM, rather than Thursdays at 4:00. I will park close to Turrets.

We will be welcoming a new WWOOFER, Steph, tonight. She will be with us for 2 weeks.

Blueberries 3.50/pt, 6.00/ qt (fresh, 3.25/# frozen broccoli 3.50/bu sugar snap peas 2.50/half # beets with greens 3/bu chard 3/bu bunching onions 2/bn zucchini 3.50/# squash flowers (6 to a bag) 3/bag radishes 2/bu arugula 2,50/ quarter # bag basil 1.75/bag parsley (flat leaf and curled) 2/bu 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu cutting celery (leaf celery) 2/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: loin chops $8/# rib chops 5/# butterflied leg 8/#W rolled shoulder 6.50/# shanks 4/# ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will look forward to seeing those of you who pick up at the farm between 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Wednesday.

Thank you, Charlotte

How quickly the summer is flitting by! We hope all of you are enjoying to the fullest! We are in the “weed stage” of the season. Lots of time is spent pulling weeds, in addition to harvesting. I am so grateful to our dedicated workers here! Alex Scarlotos, the son of one of our CSA families will be with us for the next 3 weeks, while his family is at camp at Abrams’ Pond. He has worked here for a couple of years and we look forward to his help again this year!

So here goes for this week:

raspberries 4/half pint (possibly) broccoli 3.50/bu sugar snap peas 2.50/half # beets with greens 3/bu chard 3/bu garlic scapes(the curled seed pod) 2/bu scallions 2/bn new potatoes 3/# arugula 2,50/ quarter # bag basil 1.75/bag parsley 2/bu cilantro 2.50/bu

organic fertile eggs 4/doz organic chicken (whole and quarters 4/#

lamb: loin chops $8/# rib chops 5/# butterflied leg 6/# rolled shoulder 6.50/# shanks 4/# ground 4/#

From Harmony Mill Dairy: John Pierce will drop off orders for Wed. pickup. We do this just as a convenience. If you don’t know Harmony Mill Dairy, it is a small dairy in Waltham. The milk is unpasteurized and comes in returnable 1/2 gal. bottles. John Edwards carries this milk as well as other natural food stores. These products do not count as part of your share, they are paid for separately.

whole milk 2.50/1/2 gal skim 2.50/1/2 gal bottle deposit (one time) 2.75 cream 2.00/1/2 pint ricotta 3.50/#, 2.00/1/2# cheddar (mild or sharp) 6.50/# ricotta-salada 2/1//2 # marscapone (unsweetened) 6.50/#, 3.50/1/2 #

We will see those of you that pick up at the farm Wed., betwwen 3-5:00 PM. COA deliveries will be on Thursday, 4:00 PM, in the Turrets parking lot.

Thank you,, Charlotte