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The last of the strawberries, and the first of others...

STORIES & UPDATES

We got a lot done this week! We finally finished our beet weeding project, which took us a few weeks to complete. I made a toad friend while I was out there.

Beets will be ready in a couple of weeks. Now that the area around them is clearer, they have more room to spread out and grow.


A nice surprise is that snap peas and broccoli started trickling in. The snap peas will be available as part of our members' free choice table this week, as well as available in the store. If all goes well, we anticipate that they will continue to grow for the next couple of weeks.


Strawberry season is coming to a close this week. We don't anticipate have any more available by next weekend, though we could be pleasantly surprised with one last small harvest at the end of the week. Check our Instagram stories @laurelglenfarmllc to find out for sure.


Here's "Farmer Mark" (Randy's friend and our tractor mechanic), hilling potatoes. You have to cover potatoes with more dirt periodically to make sure they continue to grow underground.


Ta da!


This week, members are receiving garlic scapes. This really wacky veggie looks like it belongs in Whoville!

Garlic scapes are harvested from the top of the garlic plant. Farmers cut off the scape, which holds the seed pod, so that it can transfer energy back down to creating a bigger bulb rather than producing a seed pod. Garlic scapes have a mild garlic flavor and can be prepared as their own vegetable, like beans or asparagus, or chopped up and used to enhance dishes as you would use a regular clove of garlic. Scapes are harvested once in June, before the garlic is harvested later in July.

I get SO excited for their arrival! My favorite ways to enjoy them:

  • Grilled whole

  • Stir fried

  • Chopped up and used as garlic

  • Made into pesto

  • Chopped up and mixed in with butter (serve over fish or use to make garlic bread!) or cream cheese

Here's Alex, harvesting them alongside me. You may recognize Alex from our store! Alex will be off to Wesleyan in the fall, and is enjoying his summer on the farm.


This week, members are also receiving kohlrabi. German for "cabbage turnip," this vegetable is a cross between a turnip and a broccoli stalk. You can eat it raw or cooked, though cooking tames the turnip flavor to caramelize it and make it sweeter. You can eat the bulb and the greens, but peel the bulb first. Our suggestions for enjoying it:

  • Roast or mash like a potato

  • Make kohlrabi fries

  • Kohlrabi fritters

  • Grate it for slaw

  • Enjoy raw, dipped in hummus


Other things we did:

  • Weeded the onions

  • Attended the first Monroe Farmers' Market of the season!

  • Planted celeriac

  • Seeded a ton of cabbage family crops for the fall

  • Filled in melon seeds if some of our transplants died

  • Planted and staked more tomatoes


We also said goodbye to Audrey, who has been a staple at our farm for the last few summers. Audrey is a rockstar in everything she does, but she's going to college for Occupational Therapy and accepted a summer job in Maine that is more directly related to her field. We're sad to lose her and we wish her the best.


But, as they say, when one door closes, another one opens. We also got to say hello to another dear Laurel Glen Farm former crew member. We'll introduce you soon...


For now, enjoy those late spring veggies!

Hanging baskets are on sale for $15 each until they're gone for the season.


UPCOMING EVENTS

  • The Shelton Farmers' Market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 100 Canal Street.


  • The Monroe Farmers' Market runs every Friday from 3 to 6 p.m at 7 Fan Hill Road.


  • The Peak Season subscription program begins Thursday, July 10th and runs for 13 weeks every Thursday.

STORE INFORMATION

Here is the fresh produce we plan to have in stock while supplies last (through Friday, 6/20):


  • Bok choy

  • Broccoli

  • Cauliflower (limited availability)

  • Collard greens

  • Escarole

  • Garlic scapes

  • Hakurei salad turnips

  • Kale

  • Kohlrabi

  • Lettuce

  • Mustard greens

  • Napa cabbage

  • Radishes

  • Romaine

  • Scallions

  • Snap peas

  • Strawberries (the last of them for 2025!)

  • Swiss chard



SPRING HOURS:

Monday: CLOSED

Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

​​Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VEGETABLE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

MAIN SEASON WEEK 2 of 20

(Tuesday, June 17th through Saturday, June 21st)


Share Contents (Listed approximately from shortest shelf life to longest)

Large:

  • 1 small head of bok choy

  • 1 head of lettuce

  • 2 heads of escarole

  • 1 head of romaine

  • 2 kohlrabi

  • 1 bunch of garlic scapes

  • 1 free choice item: kohlrabi, 1/2 pint of snap peas, garlic scapes, lettuce, scallions


Small:

  • 1 small head of bok choy

  • 1 head of lettuce

  • 1 head of escarole

  • 2 kohlrabi

  • 1 bunch of garlic scapes

  • 1 free choice item: kohlrabi, 1/2 pint of snap peas, garlic scapes, lettuce, scallions


Storage tips and recipes for all of the vegetables in this week's share can be located on our website, here.


Vegetable Subscription Pickup Policies

  • All pickups must take place within store operating hours. For many reasons, we can't leave shares outside the store. Pickup days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

  • If you need to skip your share for the week, or change your pickup day, you must provide us with 48 hours' notice for any of the options below. This is because we pack shares the day before pickup. Once your share has been harvested and packed, we can not change or cancel your pickup.

  • For Tuesday pickups being changed, we need to know by Sunday.

  • Wednesday pickups, we need to know by Monday.

  • Saturday pickups, we need to know by Thursday.

  • You have the option to choose another pickup day in a given week: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday only.

  • You can skip a pickup and receive a double the following week.

  • If you miss your pickup, we will hold your share for 24 hours after your pickup day, and then it will be donated to a local food pantry. With more members than ever before, we don't have the cooler space to hold onto shares longer than this. This is a great option if you accidentally miss your pickup - just come the next day.

  • You can always send a guest to pick up in your place by simply notifying us of their name.

  • Please send us an email to laurelglenfarm@gmail.com 48 hours before your anticipated pickup in order to make a change. A paper trail is always best!

 
 
 
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