This week’s share: Tomato(Iroquois Avenue, Buffalo Street, and Food Field) Grapes(Buffalo Street) Pears(Singing Tree) Garlic(Fields of Plenty and Buffalo Street) Cucumbers(Occupy Yourself and Fields of Plenty) Fennel(Iroquois Avenue) Chard(Fisheye) Zucchini or Summer Squash(Occupy Yourself and Iroquois Avenue) Shishito Peppers(Food Field) Carrots or Cabbage(Food Field) Wowzers, have we been having great Read more
While watching our local weather reports, we are sometimes put off by the disappointment the broadcasters view reporting rainy days. We on the other hand are excited and appreciative it comes. Rain is very vital to our operations and the success of our crops. This weekend’s precipitation made for happy Read more
This week we’ll be featuring an unusual treat, heirloom sweet corn from the Farmer Joneses of Occupy Yourself. Sweet Corn is an unusual offering for urban farmers, because it is difficult to grow at a small scale. Therefore we are all excited by the success Donny and Roxanne have had Read more
Since next week is the July 4th holiday, please remember that there will be no CSA distribution July 3rd-7th. Hopefully this week’s yield will be enough to supply your barbecues and potlucks until we return July 10th! This week’s bounty: Beets(Fields of Plenty) Chard(Fields of Plenty) Kale(Occupy Yourself and Buffalo Street) Read more
With temperatures soaring higher and higher, working outside becomes more challenging. Knowing that all of us City Commons growers are enduring the same conditions and prevailing together gets us back into the fields and keeps us positive and upbeat. We lean on each other for the incentive to stay inspired Read more
As farmers wait eagerly for our summer crops to blossom and fruit, we are also appreciating these last few days of spring weather, with plenty of morning rain and cool evening breezes. I know I am also going to miss some of these springtime vegetables, which are showcased in this Read more
Welcome to the first box of the 2018 season. As you can tell from this week’s box, us farmers managed to catch up after a long winter! This time of the year greens rule the harvest in Michigan. For the next few weeks you can expect to see lots of Read more
Many of you ordered one of our special storage shares for the 2017 season. This means that the goodness of the CSA can last for a little bit longer even after our regular season is over. Included in this year’s storage share: Squash Beets Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Garlic Leeks Kohlrabi Read more
Hello! This is the last week for our 2017 CSA season. The first frost finally came Wednesday morning, a little later than usual. Some of our more tender crops saw their final day and some of our hardier crops enjoy a little cold to build additional sweetness. We have had Read more
Hi again. We are nearing the end of the season here at City Commons. In the boxes this week: Tulsi Basil (Tuesday) Sage (Friday) Cooking Greens Tomatoes Garlic Potatoes Sweet Potato Greens Kohlrabi or Bok Choi (Tuesday) Daikon Radish or Hakuri Turnips (Saturday) Onions For this week’s recipe, I Read more