Hannah Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 (edited) Got some nice white corn and Beefsteak and San Marzano tomatoes from the Potomac Vegetable Farms stand on Rt. 7 yesterday. They've got a patch behind the stand with beans, squash, and okra at the moment - and presumably will have corn and tomatoes from there in a couple of weeks, as well as from their place in western Loudoun. Edit: ooh, I just became a clam! Does this mean I get a free copy of Battlefield Earth? Edited July 25, 2005 by Hannah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Has anyone subscribed to this CSA? The pickups are extremely convenient for me, and I'm thinking about signing up for '08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I picked up my first bag of vegetables this evening on my way home from work. (The drop is literally 2-3 blocks off of my commute route home--Guinea Road!) We got a head of red-leaf lettuce, a head of escarole, a head of another lettuce-type green, a bunch of salad turnips, a stalk of green garlic, a bunch of garlic scapes, two sweet Walla-Walla onions, and a small bundle of flat-leaf parsley. An unexpected bonus was an early delivery of our flower share (we paid an extra fee for that) in the form of a bunch of Sweet William. Everything looks very fresh and clean. This CSA is a little more expensive than Bull Run Mountain Farm, which we joined last year, but the convenience of no more than a 5-minute delay in my homeward commute vs. an hour's trip after work once a week last year is worth every penny. In addition, PVF packages each share in a color-coded canvas bag, so all I have to do is check off my name and take a green bag, which I return the next week. Bull Run's operation was a little more DIY, in that we got a canvas tote at the beginning of the season, and each week we brought our own plastic bags to select the designated quantity of each item, as listed on a white board. I'm looking forward to a great summer and fall vegetable season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Today I picked up my first bag of the season, and already we can see that it is going to be a much better year, thanks to all the rain. After 2 years of droughts, maybe we'll enjoy an abundance through the summer. Our green bag (regular share) was full today. We received a large bunch of kale, a small bunch of rainbow Swiss chard, 2 heads of Romaine lettuce, one onion, a bunch of garlic curls, a head of escarole, about 2 quarts of salad mix, 3 heads of mei quing choi, a fist-full bunch of oregano, and a slightly smaller bunch of basil, and a special treat: a pint of the sweetest-smelling strawberries. I posted a photo of our haul on my Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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