thanks from (and to) greg

Bramble Hill Farm
(won't do you no harm - a poem)

the earth is a heart that feeds us
with roots and fruits and magic.
the earth we stand on is like this,
this hill that drinks up the sun
in big gulps
between the thunder and the rain.

look how many treasures it gives us
when loving hands pluck its fertile strings
and the earth sings sweetly beneath us.

much love,
greg

Welcome to June!

With a bit more than 2 weeks left of spring, the weather is starting to heat up and the rain is slowing down. This weekend proved to be sunny and sweaty! Our potatoes have grown tall enough to be hilled. So we hilled... and are still hilling. Hilling potatoes means to pull up the soil from between the rows of potatoes, onto the potatoes to encourage more tubers to grow. It also makes them easier to harvest.

With the onset of 90* temperatures, some of our spring crops are heading to seed and leaving our CSA baskets. This will probably be the last week for the snap peas.. what a treat they've been! I wonder how everyone is eating their spring produce? Raw? Cooked? Leave a comment and share a recipe!

We've been enjoying lots of salad and stir-fry. I usually leave the stir-fry to Bret, he does a great job of improvising sauces. My favorite ingredients are tahini, soy sauce, sesame oil, and of course garlic...

Hope to see you soon!
Stephanie