2015 Seedling CSA list

Shows number of six packs for 2015 Seedling CSA, date of distribution, and number of bed feet required.

Two Toad Farm 2015 Summer Seedling CSA

Note: dates and availability may change due to seasonal conditions.
Crop total each 9-May-15 23-May-15 6-Jun-15 20-Jun-15 4-Jul-15 size bed feet
1 onions 120 ct 2 2 L 10
2 leeks 120 ct 1 1 12
3 parsley 1 1 S 1
4 celery 1 1 S 1
5 broccoli 2 1 1 L 4
6 cabbage 2 1 1 L 4
7 bok choy 4 1 1 1 1 L 8
8 kale 1 1 L 2
9 kohlrabi 4 2 1 1 L 8
10 lettuce 4 1 1 1 1 L 8
11 chard 2 1 1 L 4
12 egg plant 1 1 L 3
13 Basil 1 1 S 3
14 peppers 1 1 L 3
15 tomato 2 2 L 18
16 zukes 2 1 L 18
17 cukes 2 2 L 18
18 sum squash 1 1 L 9
19 patty pan 1 1 L 9
20 acorn 1 1 L 9
21 butternut 1 1 L 9
22 delicata 1 1 L 9
23 spaghetti 1 1 L 9
space between plants: 22
TOTALS: 39 7 8 10 7 6 201

 

Holidays: A great time to ensure your loved ones will eat healthily in 2015.

Things have been updated! Decisions have been made! Please email me for info until everything is updated.

 

TwoToadFarmer at Gmail

or call the farmer: 207 252 one one o three

 

Seedling CSA: List of plants

Our Seedling CSA has over 500 plants, and is for people who are serious about growing their own food. Here is the list of seedlings:

 

2014 Seedling CSA: Total number of 6 packs spread out over 2 months

Onions (about 200 plants)

Leeks (about 100 plants)

Parsley= 1

Celery =1

Broccoli=4

Cabbage=3

Bok Choy=8

Kale=4

Kohlrabi=8

Lettuce=8

Chard=4

Eggplant=1

Basil=1

Peppers=2

Tomatoes=2

Zukes=2

Cukes=2

Summer Squash=2

Patty Pan=2

Acorn=1

Butternut=1

Delicata=1

Kubocha=1

Half Shares too!

Don’t forget that we also sell 1/2 shares for $300.00. A half share is slightly more than one half of a full share.

 

Save $45.00 —Last Chance for Discounts on CSA shares!

Today is the Pay In Full Discount Deadline ($25.00 off!!!) for the 2014 season… UNLESS….

You sing up at the Berwick Farmers’ Market on 16MAR14 from 10:00-2:00 at the Berwick town hall. We are also offering a $20.00 signup bonus if you sign up at Market. That means if you pay in full at the farmers’ market you save $45.00. ANY returning CSA member automatically saves $25.00 every year…. so a returning member that pays if full tomorrow at the market (while you are shopping there ANYWAY), saves $70.00 !! We at Two Toad Farm WANT you to take advantage of these savings.

 

Teach a man to fish??? Teach your family to GROW: 2014 Seedling CSA

Take the guess work out of what and when to plant.

Our latest offering from Two Toad Farm CSA starts you off with healthy seedlings at the perfect time for planting, advice on soil and garden prep, and teaches you how to grow your own food for your family.

At Two Toad Farm, we believe that learning how to grow your own food is important, but many folks don’t know where to start. If you are serious about growing your own food, then our Seedling CSA is a great place to start. With over 475 USDA Certified Organic seedlings spread out across 10 weeks of spring and early Summer (5 pickups), the garden planning, preparation methods, and variety selection are all taken care of for you. This CSA option costs $250.00, requires a minimum 25’x50′ of garden space, and is for people who are serious about growing their own food for their family. Check out the 2014 CSA button to learn more.

The vegetable seedlings included in last year’s (2013) seedling CSA will remain much the same for 2014. They included the following veggies: Onions, parsley, celery, broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, chard, eggplant, basil, peppers, tomatoes, zukes, cukes, summer squash, patty pan squash, and acorn, butternut, delicata, and kubocha winter squashes.

Use the contact form above if you want to request a spreadsheet of last year’s distribution… what, when, and how much… the layout of the spreadsheet will not show up on the blog.

 

SEND YOUR QUESTIONS IN EARLY!! Learn how to grow your own food: at Noble High School

Berwick PTO presents:

Growing Your Own Food– Where to start, how to do it easier.

 

On Friday February 28 from 6:- 8:pm at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, Jordan Pike of Two Toad Farm will give a talk titled: “Growing your own food” and will focus on how the beginner to advanced home-scale gardener can take advantage of commercial Organic production methods. The talk is sponsored by the Berwick PTO, and topics will include soil management, weed control, fertility, pest control, cultivation, cover crops, variety selection, and more. A large amount of the time will be devoted to questions and answers, and the goal is to teach you how to make gardening easier.

 

To make this talk as informative as it can be, use the contact form above to submit questions about gardening. I will work the answers into the presentation and tailor the subject matter to what YOU want to know.

 

NEW FARM LOCATION! and EXPANDED CSA!!!!

Check out the CSA button for updates!

 

Organic Gardening Advice, Tips, and Tricks

Teach a man to fish???   Teach your family to GROW.

 

Take the guess work out of what and when to plant.  Our latest offering from Two Toad Farm CSA starts you off with healthy seedlings at the perfect time for planting, advice on soil and garden prep, and teaches you how to grow your own food for your family.  At Two Toad Farm, we believe that learning how to grow your own food is important, but many folks don’t know where to start.  If you are serious about growing your own food, then our Seedling CSA is a great place to start.  With over 475 USDA Certified Organic seedlings spread out across 10 weeks of spring and early Summer (5 pickups), the garden planning, preparation methods, and variety selection are all taken care of for you.  This CSA option costs $250.00, requires a minimum 25’x50′ of garden space, and is for people who are serious about growing their own food for their family.

 

Feel free to contact us to get a signup sheet (until the up to date sheet is available on line), or with any questions.  Also, don’t forget that many crops are direct seeded (like peas, beans, beets, carrots, salad greens… and are NOT part of the seedling CSA).

 

We have the following CSA options you can choose from in order to best serve your needs– all while supporting LOCAL AGRICULTURE.

 

Reserve your own– 2013 Summer Vegetable CSA Share:

Shareholders pay up front, and provide the farm’s operating budget for the season.   Shares cost $550.00 and must be paid in full no later than May 15, 2013.  Discounts are available when you pay early.   Shares are picked up at Great Brook Animal Care on Rt 202 in S. Lebanon, Maine from 4:-7:00 pm each Monday during the 18-20 week season (late May to early October).

or

Choose your own– 2013 Marketshares:

Buy Marketshares before the season starts for $100.00 each, and get $120.00 worth of any of our products at any of our markets.  This includes veggies, herbs, seedlings, tools, woodenware, seeds and more.

or

Grow your own– 2013 Seedling CSA:

Serious about growing your own food, but don’t know where to start?  Try our new 2013 Summer Seedling CSA, and start with a full variety of Certified Organic seedlings ready to go into your garden at the right time, and at the peak of health. The Seedling CSA offers wide variety of veggies and herbs along with expert advice on garden prep, planting, pest/disease control, weed control and harvest tips.  The Seedling CSA costs $250.00 and requires 25’X50′ of garden space (1,250 square feet, or 250 feet of 3′ wide garden bed) to accommodate the seedlings.

 

Organic Seed Garlic Planting Instructions:

Here are some good instructions on how to plant garlic.

 

Planting Instructions:

Select largest bulbs and cloves or purchase seed garlic.  Plant garlic in the fall 4-6 weeks before ground freezes (mid-late October).  Separate bulbs into cloves, and discard (eat) any with damage.  We treat our garlic with “Oxidate” (a hydrogen peroxide product used in Certified Organic Agriculture) according to label before planting… this is optional insurance against disease.  Plant in 3′ wide beds prepared with gypsum, OG fertilizer (pro-gro, cow manure, ect), and till in 6-8 inches.  Plant cloves 3″-5″ deep with tip up (root down) 8″ apart in rows that are 8″-10″ apart.  Mulch entire bed with 3″-6″ of straw (preferred), hay or horse manure (which is mostly shavings).

Harvest (Scape):

Hardneck garlic will send up a scape (flower) in June.  It is delicious– the BEST part of the garlic! Once it curls, snap the flower stalk off above the leaves.  Bon appétit!  Leave the rest of the plant to grow a nice bulb below ground.  Failing to remove the scape results in tiny garlic.

Harvest (Bulb):

Once the bottom 3-5 leaves of the garlic plant turn yellow (early August), pull entire plants up, remove/shake/wash dirt off and cure garlic for storage.

Curing:

Garlic must cure to store.  We bundle garlic on 2′ strings.  Grab 10 plants, fan bulbs out for good air-flow, and tie stems tightly (garlic stems shrink as they dry, and garlics fall out of the bunch).  Tie ten on each end of the string.  Hang bundles up in dry barn/shed/garage (not damp basement!) until leaves are crispy, and bulb wrappers are papery (about one month).

Storage: Cut off stalks and roots.  Store in mesh bag in dry cool location out of sun.

 

Good luck!