Laguna Farm CSA
1764 Cooper Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472 CSA@lagunafarm.com
Office phone: 823-0823
January 31st and February 2nd 2012
Look at this beautiful CSA box this week. The romanesco is worthy of a photograph or two! Notice the Sweet Dumpling Squash. This is the last of the winter squash from the fall harvest. We want to go through it all before February and encourage members to resist decorating the house with these cute little guys and par-bake them and eat them soon. I am going to try the quinoa stuffed squash featured on the recipe sheet for my family.
Out in the fields the greens, alliums and roots are doing very well. The Asparagus is just peeking up from the thick mulch of straw and our early strawberry crop is sending up new leaves reminding us that it is time to cut back the dead leaves so it can fruit in the spring.
Nacho and I are planning on adding some fruit trees to the orchard this year. Citrus would be nice as we could use some winter fruit on the farm.
Be Well,
Jennifer Branham
In Your Box This Week: From the Certified Naturally Grown fields of Laguna Farm, our “Naturally Grown” salad mix, romanesco, sweet dumpling squash, radish, kale or chard, garlic and Satsuma from the Sierra Foothills.
Local Medicine in Your Hands A Celebration of Local Herbal Authors
Featuring Peggy Shafer and her newly published book, The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm. Saturday, February 25 6:00 – 9:00 PM Masonic Center, 373 N. Main St., Sebastopol $15
ALSO HIGHLIGHTING local authors David Hoffmann (Medical Herbalism), Kami McBride (The Herbal Kitchen), Jill Nussinow (The Veggie Queen), Robert Kourik (The Lavender Book), Karin Uphoff (Botanical Body Care), Carol Isinpresser (The Herbal Cookbook), and Leslie Gardner (Life in the Medicine), who will be available to sign their books.
Volunteer for Laguna Farm events: We are in the early stages of planning for farm events. We are always looking for members who would like to lend a hand or special skill. If you would like to be a part of upcoming events and workshops at Laguna Farm, let us know. We enjoy involving the farm community. Some events on the horizon include the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival’s showing “Urban Roots” a film we are co-sponsoring with Slow Food Russian River. Also, we are planning on hosting the Harvest Festival in the Fall and would like to work with the Laguna Foundation in some restoration activities along the Laguna.
Sneak Peak into your CSA Box: Both our website and facebook advertize next weeks box contents. If you like to plan your meals and shopping in advance, look in one of these two places to find out what the CSA is planning on providing.
Farm Pick Up members. Notice this newsletter is not all wet and soggy! We are not putting it inside your CSA box. It can be found DRY either inside the walk-in, on the store table or on the blue weigh station. Please grab one and keep apprised of farm happenings or feel free to save paper and read it online!

January 31st, 2012
Laguna Farmer
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