May 4, 2015 Making Bricks without Straw

No occupations is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth.
-Thomas Jefferson
Dear Friends,
     By now, we all know we’re in a water situation and we need to keep you members informed of how it’s effecting Seabreeze.  Although we’ve always been water-wise, the mandated 25% cut back on our usage is like being told to ‘make bricks without straw’, if you get the analogy..how can you grow food without water?  However, we are cutting back both on water consumption and areas to be planted.  We’ve had a lovely display of flowers this spring and through years of multiplying perennials and coaching the annuals to re-seed, we’re confident that even with less water, they’ll re-appear with the first rains of next year.  Until then, we’re doing extra mulching with straw and hoping the forecasters are correct for this week with a little ‘rain’.
Speaking of flowers, this coming Sunday is Mother’s Day and flowers are traditional.  We encourage you not to purchase flowers flown in from South America and to buy them from Seabreeze.  They’re all cut fresh and will still be lovely for Sunday if you order them for this week’s delivery.  Mother’s Day Flower Bouquet

May you enjoy and utilize all your items for this week.  If you need suggestions for use or recipes on any of your items, feel free to email me and I’ll help.

 

Members, we’ve updated our CSA Member Agreement, so please be sure to review our new terms.

 

*DELIVERY ITEMS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 4th*

Please note that some substitutions may apply from time to time.

 

Large Medium Juicing Fruit Only Petite
Valencia juicing oranges Valencia juicing oranges Valencia juicing oranges Swiss chard or Kale
Valencia juicing oranges Ataulfo Mango Ataulfo mango Ataulfo mango
Ataulfo mango Swiss chard or Kale Swiss chard or Kale Tangelos Scallions or baby leeks
Swiss chard or Kale Sprouts Sprouts Cucumbers Salad Mix with Edible Flowers
Sprouts Scallions or baby leeks Kale Fuji Apples Lettuce
Scallions or baby leeks Salad Mix with Edible Flowers Ginger Blueberries Jewel yams or Yukon potatoes
Salad Mix with Edible Flowers Lettuce Cucumbers Raspberries Carrots
Lettuce Carrots Carrots Bananas 1.75#’s Basil
Carrots Fuji Apples Fuji Apples  Cantaloupe Baby celery
Cantaloupe Blueberries Blueberries
Blueberries Raspberries Raspberries
Raspberries Basil Bananas 1.75#’s
Basil Baby celery Baby celery
Bananas 1.75#’s
Baby celery
Avocado

 

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Thank you so much to all of you loyal supporters.  We sincerely hope we have helped your health and well-being with our food and brightened your day with flowers.
Sincerely,

Stephenie

Seabreeze Organic Farm