CSA pick up November 18

And just like that it's winter.   That means that everything that was in the fields, is now safely tucked away in temperature controlled sheds, and the farmers who are still growing produce in greenhouses just saw a huge increase in their cost of production. Think of your heating bill and what it's about to do this month. Now imagine that your house was made of metal rings and your total insulation consisted of a double layer of plastic.  You would expect that this month's heating bill would be quite substantial.  And you would be right. Our 3 growers who still have their greenhouses on will see their monthly bills go up and the size of their greens and tomatoes go down.  Neva Hydroponics from whom we purchase lettuce and basil have artificial lights to allow their greens to still reach size throughout the dark winter months.  Murray who grows tomatoes for us gives in part way through the winter and shuts down his greenhouse in about 2-3 weeks.  For him, it would take too large of an investment to add artificial lighting to his greenhouse to keep the tomatoes going year round.  The tomatoes would grow so slowly in the winter that he would have to expand his greenhouses 5 fold to make the economics work to stay open year round.  And he doesn't want to do that.  Doug and Adele who also grow greens for us, have decided to experiment, partly because of our winter CSA, and are keeping their greenhouse on all winter this year.  They have no artificial lighting and they are hoping to be able to provide microgreens to us every second week, and larger greens to us every second week.   The days of multiple bunches of kale are about to end! This week all shares to receive the following.  Remember to eat from the top down! If your shares are being delivered, please leave a large cooler outside of your house in which we can place your shares.  We are very concerned that if you are not at home when the delivery happens, your goodies may freeze! Micro Arugula, spray free, greenhouse grown.  Remember, Arugula is also called Rocket. Lettuce, spray free, greenhouse grown basil, spray free, greenhouse grown Herbs, Organic Tomatoes, spray free, greenhouse grown Tomatoes, organic, greenhouse grown Kale, organic Brussel sprouts, Organic A piece of Banana Squash, Spray free Carrots, Organic Potatoes, Organic Squash, Spray free Mix Shares to receive the the following as well as the base Boneless Skinless chicken Thighs, freely run, raised without the use of growth hormones, antibiotics, or animal by products Produce Plus Shares to receive the following as well as the base Chard, spray free Pesto! Made locally with spray free ingredients.  Why pesto before we give you pasta?  You can use pesto to season a wide variety of veggies and meats.  It's not just for pasta! Produce Only Shares to receive the following as well as the base. Chard, spray free Tomatoes, spray free