Dear 2009 CSA-ers,

We're giving away "free food" at the farm!  All 2009 CSA-ers upon payment of an installment on their 2009 share are welcome to come to the farm and pick up a "signing bonus" share.  So if you've already paid, come on ahead, and if you haven't quite gotten around to it yet, this is an incentive to drop us a check.

So why are we giving away "free food"? Oh, let us count the reasons.  First, it is an incentive for those who haven't quite gotten around to it, to commit now.  The sooner we know that our slots are filled, the sooner we can put the recruitment phase behind us and focus in on what we truly love, which is growing good food for you.

Second, If the cool wet weather continues, the spring crops may be a little late, so if we get a little food in your hands now, it might counterbalance a slow start and maintain a little good will.

Third, we have some good food on the farm that needs to be eaten NOW!  We are learning to grow and store crops further and further through the winter, but being shy people, we haven't been very agressive about finding markets in the winter, so here we are with lots of food that we can't get around to selling.

So what do we have?  We have probably a ton of potatoes.  They are beginning to sprout a little, but most of them are still firm and quite tasty.  Don't be shy about taking potatoes, there may be more than all of us can eat as quickly as we need to.  There are four varieties: yellow finn, desiree, kennebec and red pontiac.

We have about a hundred leeks.  Jim dug them about a week ago, and has already trimmed the yellowing leaves once, so these also need to move out and get eaten.

We have a few delicata and a couple hubbard squash left.  They are nearing the end of their shelf life, but have sweetened and gained in beta caroteen in storage.

We will have a couple bags of fresh "cole-ettes" to put out each day.  These are the broccoli like shoots of brussels sprouts, kale and collard plants.

Jim is in the process of digging some parsnips that over-wintered.  We haven't tried them yet, but expect them to be sweet.

We may have some other alliums when we use up the leeks,  some green garlic, some bolting green onions and perhaps some storage onions that haven't sprouted yet.

As it sounds, some of this food are things that have been in storage and need to be eaten up, but there may be a few things that come around this time of year, that you won't be able to get during the regular season.  So we hope you'll come out and see what we have.

We'll try to keep the coolers stocked through the first week in May or until supplies run out (which isn't likely with potatoes).

HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK:  This will be a first serve, share and share alike, serve yourself distribution.  A row of coolers are setting in the parking lot at 11116 NE 156th Street marked with their contents.  Grocery bags are nailed to a saw horse.  A check off list with names of the folks who have signed up so far is on one of the coolers.  So just help yourself to as much as you can use, and check your name off.  If you need directions to the the farm, see our website at huntersgreens.com.


If you need to send us a check, just stick it in the mail before you come.  An installment of any amount will do.  We hope for the balance before the first pick up.  Call us to make arrangements if this is not possible.  Send the check to Hunters' Greens 15716 N.E. 112th Ave, Brush Prairie, WA 98606.