Many folks with Ingham County school kids are on Spring Break this week, so I hope this CSA schedule doesn’t catch you off guard!
If you can't make it this week, you can pick up double next time by placing a delivery hold, or have a friend or neighbor pick up your share, or donate it to Food Rescuers of Ingham County by selecting "Donate My Share" in the store.
Spring and Summer CSA Update
We have reached our Spring CSA membership goal and plan to close sign-ups on April 1.
If you’ve been meaning to sign up, here are the links:
Every day is starting to feel more and more like spring! Things don’t look like much yet, but we know underfoot things are starting to wake up.
Buckets of soil samples are ready to be mixed, labeled, and sent to a lab.
The greenhouse is still mostly onions at this point, so it's not the most exciting view just yet. But in the hoophouse (our unheated space), the ranunculus are up, and the garlic outside has continued to shoot up. The 2000+ tulips we planted last fall are finally sprouting green leaves and will be showing off for Mother’s Day.
Behind the scenes, we spent a couple of long days pulling soil samples. (A huge thanks to Cari and Sophia!) It’s not glamorous work, but it’s super important to the health of the farm. Sampling over 27 acres and creating representative soil samples of over 37 fields, and 3 incredibly distinct soil textures was a daunting task, but we made it!
At the same time, we’ve started seeding for Spring CSA. Lettuce, spinach, arugula, mustard greens, kale, collards, and chard are all underway. Some of those will be ready right around that May 15 start, while hopefully many others will follow shortly after.
It’s still early, and most of our efforts will pay off later this summer with a plentiful harvest. But this is the work that sets the whole season in motion.
Getting to April feels like a milestone in itself! Especially as you head into a weekend when many will gather with family and share meals. (Our extended family always has a big potluck over Easter.) Enjoy your week!
The Menu
Choose up to 35 credits for Winter Veggie Shares.
All other shares are not customizable and are therefore not reflected in the store.
Items in Red with an asterisk* are the Farmer's Choice for this week. If you forget to customize, this share is yours.
Available for this Week's Winter Veggie Shares
Beets, Red
Black Spanish Radishes
Carrots*
Celeriac: tiny but mighty in flavor!
Curly Kale: Grown inside the hoophouse at Green Wagon!
Daikon Radish Blend*
Dried Beans and Goods from Ferris Organic Farm
Black, Navy, Garbanzo, and Pinto
Gilfeather Turnip
Kossak Kohlrabi*
Lettuce*from Blue Mitten Farms. Hydroponically grown mini heads of soft leaf lettuce.
Onions: Red, Mixed,or Yellow
Rainbow Chard*from Green Wagon Farm. Tender, small bunches of chard.
Rutabaga
Shallots- a mildly onion flavor with a light sweetness.
Spinach* from Green Wagon
Sweet Potatoes! 3 kinds available:
Orange*:the traditional flavor
'Murasaki': creamy white on the inside with a light purple skin and a delicate, sweet flavor.
Traditional Turnips
Watermelon Radishes*: white outside with a beautiful, crispy red interior.
Winter Squash:
Butternut
Starting to get a little wrinkly, but they've still been good.
Carnival
For Sale:
Dorothy's Homemade Granola! $7.50 per bag
Eggs
Homemade Jam:
Raspberry, Strawberry, and Raspberry
Pic of the Week
We've been working to fix our automatic watering and caught an emitter doing its job. This helps us water the thousands of plants automatically rather than by hand.
Remaining 2026 Winter CSA Dates
** Indicates Monthly Pickup Dates
April 1-4
April 15-18** SPRING CSA ENDS
Winter CSA Locations
Wednesday: Allen Farmers Market
Friday: The Farm or East-side Mason
Saturday: Meridian Township Farmers Market
Winter Store Hours 2026
Wednesday Pickups Opens: Sunday at Noon Closes: Tuesday at Noon
Friday + Saturday Pickups Opens: Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Closes: Thursday at Noon
