FINAL WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS pie pumpkin kale ginger sweet potatoes acorn squash apples onions dill THIS WEEK’S RECIPES (please click on the highlighted link to view the full recipe) *Projected […]
THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS green tomatoes bell peppers rosemary spaghetti squash ginger watermelon radishes onions pears yellow squash potatoes garlic THIS WEEK’S RECIPES (please click on the highlighted text to […]
THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS potatoes tomatoes zucchini green beans apples bok choy cucumbers hungarian hot wax peppers oregano *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply a projected list […]
THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS yellow watermelon dragon tongue beans lemon basil bell peppers tomatoes redfree apples okra garlic cucumbers red potatoes onions *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is […]
THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS slicing tomatoes white potatoes basil bell peppers cherry and grape tomatoes blackberries cucumbers beets cantaloupe summer squash *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply […]
THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS red potatoes cucumbers slicing tomatoes golden detroit beets goddess cantaloupe green bell peppers rosemary dill mint cherry and/or grape tomatoes *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that […]
This week’s cooler contents: cabbage cauliflower tomatoes fresh onions toscano kale Japanese turnips zucchini carrots with tops eggplant This week’s recipes. *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply […]
Week #4 Cooler Contents new potatoes rhubarb fennel green beans kohlrabi zucchini tomatoes broccoli oregano lettuce cucumbers You may notice some marks on the kohlrabi, lettuce, broccoli stems, fennel, and […]
WEEK #3 COOLER CONTENTS strawberries chioggia beets Italian basil slicing tomatoes leeks zucchini sugar snap peas asparagus RECIPES FOR THE WEEK (click on the highlighted link to view the entire […]
Week #2 Cooler Contents strawberries bok choi broccoli lavender garlic scapes japanese turnips sugar snap peas cucumbers new potatoes red russian kale RECIPES OF THE WEEK (please click on the […]
Hi!! It’s the last week of the season! We hope each of you have enjoyed sharing this CSA season with us at Shared Bounty Farm. We know that at times, […]
Things are winding down here at the farm. It’s been a while since we had jackets and cold fingers while picking vegetables. It looks like our planting schedule worked well […]
The fall weather is moving in slowly, but surely. Maybe, just maybe we will have brussels sprouts this year. Only time will tell. They have a super long growing season […]
Hello Everyone. It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of September. The weeks just seem to fly by. We have something on the CSA menu this […]
Happy week #18 and fall! It sure feels like fall and we love it here at the farm. Fall brings with it the importance of cover crops and soil maintenance […]
As our summer crops are slowing down, we will be spending a lot of time clearing out hoop houses, and planting appropriate cover crops. It is also time for one […]
Not getting the 3-6 inches of rain that was predicted was a pleasant surprise! We hope everyone had a great Labor Day! The weekend was filled with relaxation and family […]
Hello Everyone. We are two thirds of the way through this CSA season, and most of the early summer crops are about worn out. We do a lot of succession […]
Hi SBF Friends! It’s that time of year, when the transplanter gets it’s second good workout of the season. It gets a work out all season long, but the two […]
Greetings Everyone. We have some items this week, that bring thoughts of fall. One of them, is our favorite squash which is called Delicata. Delicata is an heirloom variety squash. […]
Wow! August already! As the kids prepare to go back to school, us farmers prepare to go back to school too. And just like every kid, we get those mixed […]
Hello Everyone, I hope you all used up all of your excess produce during the off-week. We stayed busy here at the farm with all of the normal chores, and […]
Hi SBF Subcribers! Did you recognize the flower above? If you were thinking it looks like a hibiscus flower you have growing in your landscape, you are correct. However, this […]
Happy Week #9 Subscribers! It’s been a busy week here at the farm. We have been transplanting the fall cole crop seedlings that will get planted outside soon. These crops […]
Happy Independence Week! Tomato season is in full swing here at the farm! Tomatoes are one of those items that are only worth eating when they are in season and […]
Greetings from the farm. Believe it or not, we are at week seven already. The crops are in full summer swing now, and more new veggies are ripening every day. […]
We’d like to introduce you to June. June and her cousin Anita joined our younger flock of chicks today. Both June and Anita are crested cream legbars. You can see […]
Hello from the farm. We are at week 5 of the CSA season. The crops are progressing nicely. At least they like the heat and humidity. 😊 We have switched from […]
HELLO RAIN! And hello to each one of you! Even though we spent some of our Saturday picking veggies for the coolers in the rain it was well worth it. […]
Happy week #3 SBF Subscibers! Soon spring crops will be done and we’ll be moving into our summer crop harvests. But while we’re thinking about what we’ll be harvesting next, […]
It’s been a pleasant week at the farm. We received some needed rain for the germination of the buckwheat (summer cover crop) we planted earlier in the week. Strawberry season […]
Hi All! And once again, welcome to Shared Bounty Farm! The season is finally here! We were beginning to wonder when it was still cold well into April. We had […]
It’s that time of year SBF Subscribers, the last week of the season time of year. Thank you all for putting your trust in our farm to deliver produce to […]
Hey there SBF friends! As mentioned in a previous newsletter our end of the season open house will be on Saturday, November 4th. Open house will be from 12pm-4pm at […]
Hello SBF Subscribers! We hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of summer weather. We have been extremely dry here at the farm. It was just about to […]
Hello SBF friends and welcome October! October marks the last month of our CSA season. At the end of each season we like to invite all of you out to […]
Hello SBF Members! September is coming to a close and October marks the last month of the season. We hope everyone is enjoying being a part of a CSA and […]
Greetings Shared Bounty Members, You just have to love the weather here in Missouri. We went from beautiful, cool, fall-like weather, to summer heat again. While “hot and dry” is […]
Happy September SBF friends! We hope everyone had a nice break and enjoyable Labor Day. We are absolutely loving these cooler days and nights we’re experiencing. We are also very […]
Hi SBF Subscribers! We hope all that had planned to view the eclipse on Monday were able to do so! As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we were anxious to […]
Is everyone ready for the eclipse?!?! We’re super excited here at the farm! It’ll be interesting to see how or if the chickens react. We’ll be sure to let you […]
Hello from your Shared Bounty farmers! This week at the farm has been so pleasant. Most days there was a nice breeze that made August farming in the Midwest feel […]
Greetings Shared Bounty Family. This week marks the mid-point of our CSA season. The summer crops are in full swing, and the majority of our fall crops are in the ground. The cool […]
I We hope everyone survived the week off without Shared Bounty produce, and stayed cool in the extremely hot and humid weather! Not that we expected any different, but it […]
Hi Shared Bounty Friends! Most of the items in the garden continue to love the summer heat! However, we are very thankful to have a deep well that allows us […]
Hi Locavores! It was a productive, yet celebratory holiday week here at the farm. We got the last planting of tomatillos, peppers, and tomatoes planted and the first planting of […]
Hi Shared Bounty Farm Folks! This week we’ve got quite a few summer crops for you — some summer favorites that will compliment your holiday celebrations nicely. We may not […]
Hello Subscribers! We are sure enjoying a couple perfect days. The heat we were experiencing earlier in the week puts a lot of stress on the crops, and makes it […]
Hello Shared Bounty Subscribers! Despite the rain, it’s been another busy week here at the farm — pruning tomato plants, preparing for a field trip, weeding (the job that never […]
Hello! Whew, did it get hot this week. Looks like summer temps are here to stay — thankfully the tomatoes like hot! Ripe cherry and grape tomatoes should be just […]
Greetings Shared Bounty Farm Subscribers! We hope everyone enjoyed the cool spring weather this past week — we sure did love it at the farm. We’ve got a nice variety […]
Welcome to our 2017 CSA season! We’ve been planning and anticipating our first week of the season for quite some time and it’s finally here. The extremely warm, early spring […]