It’s warm August and you’re spending time in the lake, in the kayak, and outside picking berries… Winter is the furthest thing from your mind.
Everywhere you go, people are talking about the humidity--and this year, the rain. You join in, but you have a nagging feeling in the back of your mind reminding you that soon things will change. Soon enough we’ll all be complaining about the cold and snow.
This is the single thing (well, actually next to “your carrots are the best carrots I've ever had”) that I've heard the most from customers over the past 14 years of farming.
You might not have ever heard of this kind of veggie, but yet...
People come from all over Central Maine to join our CSA farm share program and use our preorder buying club to learn new veggies with the goal of eating healthy.
Yep, people LIKE being pushed to try new things and broaden their taste horizons.
The end of winter is here, and, no beating around the bush, you're ready for it to be over!
And, of course, it's not quite time for lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers fresh from the garden... yet!
I bet that I love that kind of classic salad as much as you do, especially when it's all garden fresh.
But why grumble about what's not here yet, when you can celebrate the glory of the hearty early spring salad full of what IS in season from your root cellar and/or local farms??
It's finally winter and we can all take a sigh of relief after the hard work of the summer and fall growing veggies, right!?
With the solstice and other holiday festivities right around the corner I know for sure we are looking forward to days of rest, reflection, and renewal with family and friends.
We are also thinking ahead of next season, remembering what we want to improve upon or try new in the coming year.
Is it true for you, too, that as soon as you finish a season you start to get excited about another year coming?
It’s only November and doesn’t it feel like winter has finally come? Eeek!
What with temps down into the 20's this week, howling wind-chills that freeze-dried our poor White Russian Kale (RIP), and a snow/sleet/rain storm that impacted our CSA pickup to add insult to injury, I’m ready for some bonafide warming comfort food! How about you?
And a bowl of hot soup hits the spot, right? Definitely for me!