Welcome to the sixth issue of “Notes from the Farm!"
Bass Root Farm Mission - We aim to nourish our local community by producing nutrient dense food while striving to be good stewards of the land using sustainable and regenerative farming methods. We want our farm to be a site for learning, sharing, and cultivating wellness, an ideal place that provides a rich quality of life for all living things.
Notes from the Farm, Issue 6
March 2022
Anticipating Spring
Happy first day of March! Can you feel the changing temperatures? It’s a relief to see above freezing temperatures in our area (Zone 5b), which means we can start seeding our first crops in the nursery and begin working outside again. Thus far, we have started celery, kale, carrots, green beans, salad mix, spinach, and arugula. Over the next few weeks, we will start our Asian greens, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and other crops. It’s an amazing journey to see what comes forth from a tiny seed. Did you know that a single tomato plant can yield up to 30 lbs. of tomatoes?!
In addition to our work in the nursery, we have begun prepping our caterpillar tunnels for planting. We have added fresh compost to our beds, which provides a healthy dose of organic material and microbes to the soil. The addition of wood chips in our pathways provides a rich source of carbon for the soil and limits the growth of weeds. (Some say that a weed is a plant that is growing in the wrong place. Weeds are not necessarily bad and are actually an indication that the soil wants to support vegetation. We just prefer that they grow outside the garden!)
2022 CSA is Filling up!
Reserve Your Share Today!
Since announcing the start of our CSA program this year, we have received a positive response from families throughout our area. (CSA stands for “community supported agriculture” in which members of the community purchase shares in our farm in exchange for a weekly box of produce.) We still have some shares available and invite you to consider this unique opportunity to partner with our farm and receive fresh, nutrient-dense produce each week. Benefits include:
Getting to know us, your local farmers!
Exposure to a wide variety of vegetables
Opportunity to learn new recipes and approaches to food preparation
Support of regenerative agriculture in your community
Support of food resiliency and stability in the local food supply
Option to add eggs
Flexible share options
Visits to the farm
And more!
If you are interested in learning more about this program, please click the CSA Information button below. Because this is our first CSA, we have a limited number of shares available. We look forward to the opportunity to be your farmers!
If you are interested in purchasing eggs, please email (bassrootfarm@gmail.com) or call us at (810) 208-0232. We have a flexible schedule and can arrange a mutually beneficial time to meet. $5/dozen
Steak Shawarma Bowls
A few weeks ago, we tried the Steak Shawarma Bowl, a recipe by Tieghan Gerard found in her cookbook Half Baked Harvest. If you are looking for a meal with a lot of different textures, colors, and flavors, look no further than this! It features flank steak, sweet potato fries, quinoa, and a host of vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, kale, avocado, and arugula. Although there isn't a web-based recipe to share, she has a demonstration video of how to prepare it on Facebook and Instagram, and an excellent website (halfbakedharvest.com) with other recipes.
