The week of August 31, 2008 we got sweet corn, carrots, beans, salad mix, sweet potatoes OR red potatoes and watermelon OR peaches. “Victory” gardens return with a new purpose. A thought–provoking essay in this week’s Organic Bytes. Happy end of summer, Erin

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The week of August 25, 2008, we got sweet corn, green beans, onion, sweet peppers, tomatoes, kale, carrots, eggplant and watermelon (bonus!). Lots of advocacy opportunities this week at Organic Consumers.org. Dan, our webmaster, found an interesting site called GenGreen. It’s a social community focused on green and local, a “MySpace for Greenies/Locavores.” GenGreen’s ambition [...]

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The week of August 18, 2008, we got sweet corn, beans, potatoes, cantalope, onion, peppers, herb, tomatoes and [ swiss chard or celery or beets ], boxes will vary – please don’t rummage! I made a fresh tomato sauce this week. Chop onions, peppers and garlic and sautée in olive oil. Chop the roma tomatoes [...]

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On the week of August 11, 2008, we got peaches (low/no spray), tomatoes, beets with tops, sweet corn, cucumbers, carrots, peppers, onions and chard. Good news for Kensington members – there will be a Kensington drop for Fall, so don’t hold back from signing up. We still have some room. The Fall CSA runs October [...]

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On the week of July 28, 2008, we got leeks, beans, garlic, cucumber, zucchini, corn, chard, peppers and maybe tomatoes. Farmer Pam had a severe thunderstorm Sunday afternoon and hopes the tomatoes weren’t destroyed. She writes, “Just got in – the place is just shredded – tree stuff everywhere – I don’t wonder if we [...]

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For the week of July 21, 2008, we got cucumber, Basil, Onion (fresh – keep in fridge), Zucchini, Sweet corn, beans and PLUMS – the variety is Methley. Basil and tomatoes – my favorite time of summer produce! Break out those pesto recipes. If you don’t eat pasta, you can use your pesto with rice, [...]

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Besides my involvement in running Sandy Spring CSA, I work with other environmental organizations. One is Green Press Initiative, a nonprofit with the mission of protecting forests by helping book publishers use environmentally responsible paper and production practices. This BBC radio feature from the Green Press web site offers a solid understanding of what the [...]

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Thanks to our Sandy Spring coordinator, Gene Klinger, who spent from 1-7pm at the site this week. We think the previous shortage of shares is due to partners not communicating with each other and both picking up a full share. Again, please do not take a share unless you know for sure that your partner [...]

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The week of July 7, 2008, we got salad greens, lettuce, fresh slicing onions (keep in the fridge), zucchini, cucumber, Swiss chard, beets w/tops, potatoes and TOMATO. Unfortunately, last week at Sandy Spring we were short shares by the end of the evening. At least one person, who showed up late, did not get a [...]

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The week of June 30, 2008 we got head lettuce, salad mix, rhubarb – the last of the season, beets w/tops, chard, summer squash (green zucchini or yellow squash), potato, onion and herb. This summer seems to be Sandy Spring CSA’s turn for its 15 minutes of fame. On July 4, you can watch an [...]

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