Thursdays at Langwater Farm are now a one stop shop starting May 9th!  Jordan Brothers Seafood is back every Thursday- come down to get some fresh fish for dinner.  We are also excited to announce that we have a new vendor joining us on Thursdays, Proofed Artisan and Traditional Breads.  Some of you may already know Proofed and their delicious breads from the Easton Winter Farmers Market.

Round out your dinner with a Langwater Farm salad… we have fresh salad mix with tender baby lettuces and crunchy spinach garnished with Nasturtium blossoms.   We also have crispy heads of lettuce, crunchy carrots, mild scallions, and three early kale varieties, Red Russian, Lacinato, and Starbor- all perfect for sauteing!

Don’t forget to pick up a gift card or a flowering Nasturtium hanging basket- perfect for Mother’s Day!

After a winter that seemed as though it would never end, our farmstand will be re-opening for the season starting this Saturday May 4!  We will be open for our regular business hours, Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm, until December 24th.  These last few weeks have been busy, and the crew is excited to be back out in the field.  The slow warm up has definitely caused some overcrowding in the greenhouse.  A lot of plants were ready to be transplanted out into the field, but weren’t quite ready for the overnight low temps.  Using row cover has really helped with this.  The row cover is also a great barricade against early insect and deer pressure.  Now that it is finally warming up, we are in a mad dash to get everything transplanted out into the field.  The tractor with the water wheel transplanter has been running 5 days per week!  We are also direct seeding lots of peas, beans, carrots, beets, greens, and other early varieties in the field.

For Opening Day, we will have lots of our Certified Organic vegetable seedlings… tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, melons, lettuce, herbs & much more!  We will be harvesting our salad mix, scallions, lettuce and kale, so get ready for some great sporing salads!  We will have local maple syrup from Davell’s in North Attleboro, MA and honey from Howland Apiaries in Brockton, MA.

We are excited to be starting another great season here at Langwater Farm!  Thanks for your support!

It is January here on the farm and although the farmstand is closed for the winter, we are all very busy here!  We are already accepting sign-up sheets for next year’s CSA season (sign up here!) as we work on taking our seed inventory, ordering seeds in all sorts of exciting varieties for the coming season, and planning our crops and field layouts.

For the 2013 CSA we have many of the same popular options available again, so you can enjoy our delicious, fresh-picked Certified Organic produce the way that works best for you. This year will be our fourth growing season at Langwater Farm and you can expect the same diversity, freshness, and high quality in all of our produce.

This year’s options are:

Full Season CSA: Weekly pickups of our own Certified Organic produce will start the week of May 21st and go through the last week of October (24 weeks).  Each week you’ll get a mix of 5-10 different vegetables and the variety and quantity will change according to the season. We aim to return you at least 15% on your investment with us. Choose from a Whole Share for $625 or a Half Share for $350.

Farmstand CSA: A more flexible option: $350 gets you a $400 debit card, redeemable for any item whenever the farmstand is open, all season long.  You choose what veggies you like and when you want them.

Sunflower CSA: Ten weeks of brilliant sunflower bunches starting in July. (Only 20 shares available.) $60.

Winter CSA: Saving the best for last, the Winter CSA runs for 8 weeks, November-December. For $175, a share will include lots of greens, roots, and winter squash and average $25 worth of produce each week. We aim to return you at least 15% on your investment with us.

Ashmont Farmers Market CSA: Weekly pickups of our own Certified Organic produce at the Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers Market on Fridays, 3-7pm from July-October (15 weeks). Choose from a Whole Share for $450 or Half Share for $250.

To give an idea of what kind of quantity and diversity to expect in this year’s Full Season and Ashmont shares, here’s a few sample weeks of last year’s shares. This year’s shares will be pretty much the same in terms of quantity and diversity, although we can’t promise these exact items on these exact weeks this year.

Week of June 5^th

Half Share: 1 head Broccoli, 1 bunch Radishes or 1 bunch Turnips, 1 head Lettuce, 1 bag Spinach, 1 pint Strawberries

Whole Share: 1 head Broccoli, 1 bunch Radishes, 1 bunch Turnips, 1 bunch Kale, 1 head Lettuce, 1 bag Spinach, 1 bag Arugula, 1 bag Meslcun Mix, 1 quart Strawberries

Week of July 30^th

Half Share: 1 half pint Cherry Tomatoes, 3 pieces Summer Squash/Zucchini, 3 pieces Specialty Summer Squash/Zucchini, 2 Pickling Cucumbers, 1 Slicing Cucumber, 1 Sweet Walla Walla Onion, 1 bunch Carrots or 1 bunch Beets, 1 pint Mixed New Potatoes

Whole Share: 6 ears Sweet Corn, 3 Early Girl Tomatoes, 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes, 3 pieces Summer Squash/Zucchini, 3 pieces Specialty Summer Squash/Zucchini, 2 Pickling Cucumbers, 1 Slicing Cucumber, 1 Sweet Walla Walla Onion, 1 bunch Carrots or 1 bunch Beets, 1 quart Mixed New Potatoes

Week of September 25^th

Half Share: 1 Butternut Squash, 2 lb. Carrots or 2 lb. Beets, 1 bunch Hakurei Turnips or 1 bunch Radishes, 1 bunch Chard or 1 bunch Kale, 1 bag Arugula

Whole Share: 1 Butternut Squash, 2 lb. Carrots or 2 lb. Beets, 1 Yellow Onion, 1 bunch Radishes, 1 bunch Hakurei Turnips, 1 bunch Chard, 1 bunch Kale, 1 bag Spinach or 1 crown Broccoli, 1 bag Arugula

To reserve your spot in the 2013 CSA, download the signup sheet here and mail it back to us. Email us at langwaterfarm at gmail. com and we will happily answer any questions you may have.