CSA Newsletter

The Sardine Meal Towards the end of each August, right before some of our seasonal workers begin to peel off (thanks, Jared!), Mike and I treat the crew to a nice meal in Madison. Sardine has [...]

According to the EPA, in its document entitled, What Climate Change Means for Wisconsin:  “Wisconsin’s climate is changing. In the past century, most of the state has warmed about two [...]

Thank you Today’s inbox is FULL of the most amazing, supportive, warm messages from so very many of you. Thank you for all of your thoughtful support and various offers of ways to help! To [...]

The Party Crew In seasonal work like farming, we see big changes from year to year in our farm crew. For most of our employees we have only 6 months of full time work to offer. So it is very [...]

The Zoning Card About a month ago, we received a small white postcard in the mail. It informed us that the zoning for our property is changing. It said “this change should not affect the [...]

~~~the Crossroads Companion~~~ stories, recipes, and news from the farm  Week #7 – Wednesday, July 18th: All REGs & Group A – EOs Sungold tomatoes are still circulating slowly. [...]

Gearing up for family camp! Camp Unistar When the kids were younger, it didn’t matter so much that Mike and I worked crazy hours in the summertime. They were at home all year round, and it [...]

~~~the Crossroads Companion~~~ stories, recipes, and news from the farm  Week #3 – Wednesday, June 20th: All REGs & Group A – EO Finding Our Groove We’ve made it to week [...]

~~~the Crossroads Companion~~~ stories, recipes, and news from the farm  Week #2 – Wednesday, June 13th: All REGs & Group B – EOs Two quick notes for week #2: – Sometimes we [...]

Shepherding Time  Do you ever have those moments when you remember that you are indeed an animal? Like when you (or your partner) went into nesting mode, cleaning your home prior to the arrival [...]

Yesterday morning we began to seed the first plants of the season in the greenhouse – onions. When I walked outside with my seed tub in hand and headed toward the greenhouse, I heard a [...]

Recently, Madison Magazine published a wonderful story on eating locally, written by Jonnah Perkins of Vermont Valley Community Farm. It’s entitled 5 Ways to Eat Locally After the [...]

When the farm work slows down, each year around this time I find myself in a distinct home mode: de-clutter and organize.  This feeling is akin to the crazy housecleaning phases I would go into [...]

In our family, Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family, friends, food, and the many other blessings of comfort we enjoy. I imagine it is similarly celebrated like this is your family too. [...]

I looked across the dinner table at my husband, and he had a familiar look of stress on his face.  “Stressed?” I asked.  “We gotta get those carrots out before it [...]

Yesterday morning I found myself scraping the windshield of our little harvest vehicle. Crates loaded, and off I drove into the field to harvest greens. I had to chuckle at myself as I looked [...]

The craving I feel for time with my kids this year is intense.  I miss them so much throughout the season.  While I see them every day and make time for them, I can’t help but feel like 6 months [...]

My dear veggie lover, I received your letter the other day. It breaks my heart that you want to leave our relationship. It’s my hope that you’ll read this letter and I may be able to [...]

The other day I read Ta-Nehisi Coates essay in the Atlantic entitled the First White President. If you’ve never heard of Coates, he is very talented, very eloquent writer who writes about [...]

For the sixth season in a row, we raised pigs on our farm this year. We get them from a conventional breeder in Waunakee when they are about 40 lbs. We transfer them from their farm to ours in [...]

In the age of Whole Foods being bought by Amazon, technology keeps intersecting into the food industry. It leaves farmers like us wondering how much we need to think about adding customization as [...]

Summer CSA: Week #14 Wednesday, September 6th: All REGs & Group B – EOs Mark your calendar for our Annual Barn Party, Saturday Sept. 23rd. 5:30pm. Catered cash taco bar by Stack foods. [...]

Summer CSA: Week #13 Wednesday, August 30th: All REGs & Group A – EOs Potato harvesting time. Can’t resist the heart-shaped taters. “Your kids must be great veggie eaters, seeing [...]

Intention I don’t go to yoga classes as much as I’d like to. My life feels so busy and it’s hard to make it to the classes. Plus I have this yoga app that has short classes and there’s Youtube [...]

Exhale If I could give mid to late August a name, it would be Exhale. While there is still so very much to do at the farm, this time of year marks a real transition. The edge, the intensity [...]

My trip to Rock Island with our girls was so very special. Just got home at 10pm and put their dirty, lovely little camping bodies in bed. I’m grateful to be home. Grateful to Mike for [...]

Summer CSA: Week #9 Wednesday, August 2nd: All REGs & Group A – EOs Please Note: Next week’s newsletter will arrive later than usual. I’ll be sending it late Tuesday [...]

Summer CSA: Week #8 Wednesday, July 26th: All REGs & Group B – EOs We’ve never seen our fields this wet. It’s not great, but things could always be worse. Last week we [...]

Summer CSA: Week #7 It’s that time in the CSA season, where you may need a reminder on how to use everything without getting overwhelmed! Johanna Voss posted this nice article, entitled [...]

We are so thankful for CSA and the local food movement. The hail storm we had last week was one of the most destructive hail storms we’ve ever experienced. Very few crops were spared from [...]