<![CDATA[Cameron Place CSA]]>http://www.cameronplacecsa.comen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCopyright 2010Cameron Place CSA<![CDATA[Newsletters]]>2010 Newsletters

Week of June 28, 2010

Week of July 5, 2010

Week of July 12, 2010

Week of July 19, 2010

 

 

]]>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:28:13 -0500<![CDATA[Photo(s) added: Radishes]]> ]]>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:58:16 -0500<![CDATA[Extra! Extra! Read all about it!]]>2010 CSA Newsletters are now available online.

Navigate to the "Interact" tab and then click "Newsletters" from the drop down menu for the most recent farm news.

Newsletters will still be e-mailed weekly.

Thanks for reading!

]]>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:02:55 -0500<![CDATA[Crazy vegetable contests]]>On occasion, we like to entertain ourselves and our members with the sheer enjoyment of observing fruits maximizing their energy in the fields...we had a contest for members to guess the weight of a summer squash recently harvested (2.8 lbs.)...and the winner IS  Anrea Leak with a guess of 2.5 lbs....prize yet to be determined!

]]>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:17:03 -0500<![CDATA[Full Moon Potluck this Saturday!]]>This Saturday we will host our first CSA Potluck of the year (Yipee!) Potlucks are a great chance to get down to the farm, mingle with fellow members and enjoy the flavors of the season.

Saturday also marks the first full moon of the summer so we are encouraging moon themed dishes, costumes and jokes.

Details:

Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010

Time: 6:00- 9:00 PM

Location: Cameron Place CSA

                3883 G ¼ Road

                Palisade, CO 81526

What to Bring: A dish to share (we’ll provide utensils, plates, etc.)

 

See you on Saturday!

]]>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:42:36 -0500<![CDATA[Current Interns]]>

  Diana Loachamin

Hometown: Amaguana, Ecuador

Animal you wish we had on the farm: Horses

Most likely to be found: In the greenhouse

If you could grow any type of tree it would be…An English verb flashcard tree

Most excited about this season: Driving tractors

 

 

Gina Nichols

Hometown: Canon City, CO

Would you give your life for dragons to exist: Yes.

If you could grow any type of tree, what would it be?:  Ice Cream tree

Ayurvedic Dosha: Vata

Do you plan to eat the pigs: Indeed.

 

 

 

 

Julia Nelson

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Ayurvedic Dosha: Pitta

Favorite cookbook: Toss up between Moosewood and Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (silly, since she loves meat)

Favorite farm implement: The transplanter

If you could grow any type of tree, what would it be?:  Delicious fresh seafood tree

 

 

 

]]>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:59:01 -0500<![CDATA[Summer and Pick-Ups and Markets, oh my!]]>Summer is right around the corner and luckily so are CSA Pick-Ups and Farmers Markets. Pick-ups will begin next week, yippee! Please read below for detailed information on your pick-up (NOTE: NEW GJ PICK-UP LOCATION THIS SEASON!).

 

Tuesday Pick-Up at the Farm

1st Pick-Up: June 8, 2010

Time: 4:30-6:30 PM

Location: 3883 G 1/4 Road, Palisade, CO 81526

 

Thursday Pick-Up in Grand Junction (Boxed Shares)

1st Pick-Up: June 10, 2010

Time: 4:30-6:30 PM

Location: NEW! Grand Junction Farmers Market - 7th and Main

 

Thursday Pick-Up in Redlands (Boxed Shares)

1st Pick-Up: June 10, 2010

Time: 4:30-6:30 PM

Location: Home near S. Camp and S. Broadway (exact address will be e-mailed)

 

Saturday Pick-Up at the Farm

1st Pick-Up: June 12, 2010

Time: 9 AM-12 PM

Location: 3883 G 1/4 Road, Palisade, CO 81526

 

For pick-ups at the farm, please remember to bring your own bag or box to take home your produce and small plastic bags for bulk items. We will also have Cameron Place CSA bags for sale.

Aside from pick-ups, we will be selling at the Palisade, Grand Junction, Carbondale and Telluride Farmers Markets this summer. 

We are looking forward to a great season! See you soon.

-The CSA Crew

]]>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:54:40 -0500<![CDATA[Produce in shares]]>

To view a list of our 2010 Produce and when it becomes available click here. 

I read an interesting way to understand the progression of produce from our gardens in Orion Magazine: (Thomas)

Stalking the Vegetannual

 by BARBARA KINGSOLVER  http://www.orionmagazine.org/   First come the leaves:  spinach, kale, lettuce, and chard Mature heads of leaves and flower heads: cabbage, romaine, broccoli, and snow peas, baby squash, cucumbers (June), followed by green beans, green peppers, and small tomatoes (July).

Tender young fruit-set:

more mature, colorfully ripened fruits: beefsteak tomatoes, eggplants, red and yellow peppers the large, hard-shelled fruits with developed seeds inside: cantaloupes, honeydews, watermelons, pumpkins, winter squash (August– September)  Last come the root crops, and so ends the produce parade.      Below is a brief list of vegetables we will have in our shares this summer: Parade Stage Produce Leaves Arugula 2 varieties Leaves Chard 2 var Leaves Greens 2 var Leaves Kale 2 var Leaves Spinach 3 var Leaves Herbs--Include basil, parsley, cilantro,sage, thyme, chives, oregano, dill, fennel, rosemary Leaves/Heads Lettuce 14 var Leaves/Roots Scallions 1 var Heads Broccoli 4 var Heads Cabbage 4 var Heads Cauliflower 1 var Heads Kohlrabi 1 var Tender fruit Cucumber 5 var Tender fruit Green Beans 2 var Tender fruit Okra 2 var Tender fruit Squash-Summer 6 var Tender fruit Tomatillo 2 var Tender / Mature fruit Pepper-Bell 3 var Tender / Mature fruit Tomato 14 var Mature fruit Eggplant 4 var Mature fruit Pepper-Sweet 2 var Mature fruit Pepper-Chile 8 var Hard shelled fruit Melons 6 var Hard shelled fruit Watermelon 4 var Hard shelled fruit Squash- Winter 5 var Hard shelled fruit Pumkins 3 var Roots Beets 5 var Roots Onion 6 var Roots Potatoes 8 var Roots Radish 3 var Roots Turnips Roots Parsnips       Fruit Shares Mature fruit Sweet cherries, 3 var Mature fruit Apricots, 3 var Mature fruit Plums, 2 var Mature fruit Peaches, 10 var Mature fruit Pears, Bartlett Mature fruit Apples, 3 var ]]>Thu, 27 May 2010 07:35:13 -0500<![CDATA[Radio Room in Grand Junction]]>Tue, 25 May 2010 07:34:26 -0500<![CDATA[Lifelong Learning series at KAFM]]>

Please join us this Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00p.m. in the Radio Room at KAFM radio station!

Melanie Ettenger, Thomas Cameron and Billi Davis from the Cameron Place CSA will discusss the roles and significance of the various forms of community that thrive on our organic farm in Palisade.  The event is free and organic food samples will be provided as well as other products from the farm

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