CSA Week 2

Jun 14, 2026

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Last Night the Rain Spoke To Me
By Mary Oliver

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Last night
the rain
spoke to me
slowly, saying,

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what joy
to come falling
out of the brisk cloud,
to be happy again

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in a new way
on the earth!
That’s what it said
as it dropped,

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smelling of iron,
and vanished
like a dream of the ocean
into the branches

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and the grass below.
Then it was over.
The sky cleared.
I was standing

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under a tree.
The tree was a tree
with happy leaves,
and I was myself,

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and there were stars in the sky
that were also themselves
at the moment,
at which moment

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my right hand
was holding my left hand
which was holding the tree
which was filled with stars

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and the soft rain—
imagine! imagine!
the wild and wondrous journeys
still to be ours.

Yesterday, a group of CSA members joined the farm crew to plant sweet potatoes. Michelle & I spent Friday afternoon removing a truly incredible network of grass rhizomes. We believe the straw that we laid in the field last year had a significant amount of weed seeds in it, allowing for opportunistic growth this spring. After weeds were cleared, amendments were spread, beds were tilled, drip irrigation & landscape fabric was laid. All in preparation for hundreds of sweet potato slips to be tucked in. The slips look like little sticks with a bit of root & a leaf or two. They look quite unassuming & I find it amazing that in a few months, we will be digging up fully grown sweet potatoes. Once the task was completed, we sat down in gratitude for a job well done & a shared meal.

This time of year can feel a bit jarring, as the task list lengthens, planting schedules tighten, weeds grow rapidly, harvest days become more frequent. Finishing out our big plantings with helping hands felt wonderful. A reminder to us that the farm is a community endeavor <3

CSA Week 2

This is our best guess of what will be in your share! Harvest list subject to changes :)

~ Kale (from our good friend Brooke of Big Dipper Farm)

~ Arugula

~ Garlic scapes

~ Herb choice

~ Beets

Plus the following for full shares….

~ Bok choy

~ Lettuce or spinach

~ Radish or turnip

Recipes to pair