Box descriptions
Week 5- More Rain!
This has by far been the rainiest season we’ve had since the beginning of City Commons. Water is of course very important to plant growth, much like us vegetables are mostly water, but there are some concerns when we have a rainy year like the one we’ve had this year. Read more
Box descriptions
Week 4
First off, please note that because of the holiday this is Week 4, an EVEN pick up week if you have a half share. One extra week of waiting if you have an ODD share. Second, thanks for supporting us farmers in taking a “week off”. Of course, as a Read more
Box descriptions
Week 3, 2019
It is spring fruit week! This week’s standard share includes: strawberries cherries salad mix cilantro beets bok choi head lettuce garlic scapes Check out last week’s blog post if you need some garlic scape inspiration. If you’re not familiar with bok choi, it is a lovely Asian green in the Read more
Box descriptions
Week 2, 2019
Another salad heavy week as we are still dealing with a lot of rain and seasonably cool temperatures. We are seeing a warm up coming in the next week so plan on more variety coming soon. This week’s produce share includes salad mix 2 heads lettuce 2 bunches scapes beets Read more
Box descriptions
Week 1, 2019
Welcome to the first week of the 8th year of City Commons CSA! We are so happy to have you. This week the standard produce share includes: Salad Mix (2 bags) Head Lettuce Radishes Spinach Oregano Tarragon As you may have heard, things are a little behind our usual Read more
Box descriptions
Week 19
This week at City Commons we have a great and delicious share for you. Last night we had the season’s first frost and tonight is going to be even colder. I don’t know about you but I love this season. When it gets chilly, somehow I feel even warmer. I Read more
Box descriptions
Week 18
If you enjoy cooking and baking, this is the time of year to start firing up the oven again! The warmth and aroma is the perfect compliment to chilly October nights. What to cook though? Consider the recipe below for a roasted pepper spread. In Poland and eastern Europe, peppers Read more
Box descriptions
Week 14
This week’s share includes: Red Swan Beans (Fields of Plenty) Heirloom, Slicer or Cherry Tomatoes (multiple farms) Eggplant or Cabbage (Iroquois Avenue & Fields of Plenty) Kale (Occupy Yourself & Buffalo Street) Herbs, various (Singing Tree) Bell/Sweet Peppers (Food Field & Iroquois Avenue) Salad Mix (Food Field) Potatoes (Buffalo Street) Read more
Box descriptions
Week 12
The late summer means pepper season to us! Depending on your pick-up, you have already received in previous weeks some combination of shishitos, green bell peppers, hatch chiles, and/or jalapeños, but the abundant diversity continues to expand into September. This week will be our first addition of red and yellow Read more