Main Season CSA Pick-up Schedule
Wednesday -Clagett Farm, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Thursday - Annapolis, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Saturday - Clagett Farm, 1:00-4:00p.m.
This Week’s Share
Garlic
Red Onions
Potatoes
Salad Greens
Radishes
Bell & Sweet Peppers | Okra
Chili & Mild Peppers
Tomatoes
Farm Updates
Welcome back as we head into the last 10 weeks of the Main Season CSA!
Salad greens are back and are looking lush, and many other fall crops are coming in right behind them. Last week’s break was extremely helpful for us to get a lot of field tasks behind us and start closing up summer fields so we can get cover crops seeded.
Cover crops bring all kinds of benefits. They hold the soil in place so it doesn’t wash away, they keep weeds from sprouting in freshly tilled ground, and they bring organic matter back into the soil. When we plant a mix of different types, they also help diversify the activity happening below the surface. Cover crops are one of our biggest tools for improving the health of our fields. Now we are just waiting on some rain.
It has been a bit drier these last weeks of summer, but that worked in our favor for finishing up our potato digging without much trouble. Luckily, our fall greens already had drip lines in place, so it has been nice to just remember to turn the water on and off when needed.
As we head into these last weeks, more and more fall produce will start making its way back into the shares alongside the summer crops still hanging in. Peppers are the summer all-star this year and look ready to meet the frost head-on, and we will be sure to pick them before they lose that battle. We should also keep seeing okra and of course, tomatoes!
This week we’ll harvest the last of the field tomatoes before moving back into the high tunnels, which should carry us through several more weeks of harvest. Fall is a favorite, as the overlap of produce creates a very diverse bounty on our CSA benches. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
U-pick
Updated weekly
U-picking Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00-6:00 p.m.
Closed Sundays
Please note you can drive around the gates if closed by continuing straight towards the Residence and then turning left at the corner of the fence to head back towards the 3 large barns
Larger Tomatoes (D2) - Still lots to pick! Green tomatoes that are glossy will ripen on the counter
This is a large field you pass as you first drive into the farm. Once you pass the front large gate it will be your 3 field on the right side.
VERY IMPORTANT TO ONLY PICK THE TOMATOES
The peppers are for shares for the remainder of the season and are not on u-pick
Larger flower field (F)
Right in front of the CSA in the large fence by parking lot
Sunflowers & zinnias, the large orange flowers are the tithonia and the small globe shaped flowers with the zinnias are gomphrena.
Cherry Tomatoes (F) -We did some tidying work to make this easier to pick!
Please do not take your car into the fields and be mindful when picking that we share the field with all of our CSA community.
Past the Sunflowers
Blend of smaller cherry and some plum varieties
Chilis (F)
Just below the cherry tomatoes
The varieties that have ripened are listed below; there will be a couple more later season varieties that are still to come. The only peppers that are generally picked green are the Jalapeno’s and Serrano’s which both will also ripen to red.
Herb and Flower Field (G2)
Found behind the large parking area by the CSA pick-up with no fence
Please use the aisles and not walk over the beds
Far right of the field
Italian Basil
Dill
Cilantro
Far left
Holy Basil ( Light purple flowers)
Thai Basil (Dark purple flowers & stems)
Cleland Herb Garden
Located alongside the Clagett CSA pick-up location
Lemongrass (The tall nice smelling grass in the last oval herb bed)
Basil
Dill
Cilantro
Mint (along the back of the garden)
Lemon Basil ( found in the middle flower bed)
Any Flowers: zinnia, brown eyed Susan’s, butterfly bush, salvia and more
More from the Farm
Connecting Land & Water
Ever been curious why Chesapeake Bay Foundation owns a farm?
Join us for the second segment of the Farm to Bay Learning Series we are hosting September 13 right here at the farm. Register here!
Learn how the land connects back to the Chesapeake Bay
Fun hand’s on activities the whole family can enjoy.
Join us year-round!
8 Weeks of share’s
December - March
Will include seasonal winter grown produce, many crops you will see are also grown in our Spring and Fall season, but will have a hint of sweetness only the frost brings.
Purchase before Oct 15 to secure last season’s pricing.
Act fast December will be here before you know it!
Walk-ins during pick-up are welcome
Pre-orders can be delivered to Annapolis with your CSA share
-The Clagett Crew
Please let us know if you have any questions by emailing us at Clagettfarm@cbf.org, or checking in with staff at pick-up!
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