Nearing the Finish Line

I don't think it's fully sunk in yet that we're near the end of the 2024 CSA harvest season. It's such a long and fully enveloping, immersive ride. Beginning with seeding in the greenhouse in late February, doing so weekly through mid-September; preparing and planting in the ground in the tunnels in late March and outside in early April, doing so weekly through early-October; harvesting early-May through mid-November; caring for living creatures nonstop for almost 9 months. It's a very tight and all-encompassing connection, sometimes overwhelming. At the conclusion of harvest week 28 a weighted feeling departs, a release of joy but also something else. Making it through successfully is an accomplishment for sure, especially so with this driest of seasons. It's a team effort and we're grateful for our awesome staff of farmers as well as the overall support of our members, both in the field physically but also for the sense of community embodied in this style of farming. So thank you, everyone, who is part of this project where we're trying to nurture ourselves and this ecosystem through the growing of healthy food.