We spent the weekend planting apple trees and rotating chickens. We now have 8 red Fujis, 4 golden delicious, 1 Pink Lady and 1 Granny Smith. That’s just the start of the apples. We are also planning on putting in plums, peaches, pears, persimmons, figs, citrus, apricots and more very soon here. What’s a fruit tree you’d like to see added to your CSA share? It will be a while before the trees start producing, but we will be picking ripe, organic fruit for our CSA boxes! In the mean time we are praying to the clouds for some rain this coming Sunday!
All the chickens are moved onto fresh grass planted especially for their health. We plant a special chicken pasture mix which benefits the chickens, eggs and makes for some great pecking. You can find little chicken heads bobbing in and out of tall grasses followed by a turkey and a guinea fowl. We’ve added the guineas more recently to ward off predators. They are like an alarm system and can make a lot of noise when they feel threatened.
CSA Contains:
SUGAR SNAP PEAS
STRAWBERRIES from Sunrise Organic Farms
CARROTS
ROMAINE LETTUCE
CILANTRO
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
BUNCHED SPINACH
GREEN CABBAGE
RED BEETS
LACINATO KALE
BIG BOX ADD: FUJI APPLES, CARROTS, RED LEAF LETTUCE, EASTER EGG RADISHES, LEEKS
Fruit Expansion Includes: Strawberries from Sunrise Organic Farms and FUJI APPLES (almost over!) from Cuyama Orchards
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