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We practice sustainability at the farm. Crop rotation, use of drip irrigation and re-using the flower water each week are some of the ways we are being kind to the earth.

We have two harvest boxes available for this coming 2019 season as of May 19th. If interested please email Lorrie at shadymaplefarmcsa@gmail.com and leave me a note. I will send you information. 18 weeks of fresh produce, herbs, berries and tree fruits when they are in season along with a weekly bouquet of beautiful flowers for $500.
We do have just flower subscriptions available.
A Full Flower Share is 18 weeks of gorgeous bouquets for $230 or a Half Share, every other week for a total of 9 weeks of flowers for $115.
Please email Lorrie at shadymaplefarmcsa@gmail.com if you are interested.

Pick up would be on Tuesdays between 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Shady Maple Farm, 8005 Portland Rd. N.E. Salem, Oregon. Our season lasts from May 28 to September 24, 2019.


Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Week 6 Flowers, berries, summer squash


First zinnias are starting to bloom. This lovely butterfly stopped for a snack.

The Marionberries are loaded.

Beautiful hydrangeas.

A wonderful variety of colors. So delicate looking.

Anna spoiled us again with this patriotic cake for our July 5th lunch dessert. Wow.

A variety of summer squash. The round ones are supposed to work really well with a spiralizer.

Anna put a new twist on our pasta lunch today. Delish. Crunchy pickles included!

Cousins, Alex and Angie are sorting the squash next to the signs that Angie has designed and made for our berry field. Pretty cool.

Monarda aka Bee Balm is pretty as a cut flower and also good for making tea.

Today's "Pick of the Day" list for the flowers picked today. Can you spot them all?

Sea Holly is in the thistle family and will hold it's blue color when dried. 

Cape Fuchsia is beloved by hummingbirds for the tubular shaped coral colored flowers.

Pink dahlias along with Queen on the Prairie that starts out as little ball buds and opens to a slightly frothy looking cluster. So pretty.

The green leaves are from a scented geranium named Mabel Gray. Lemon scented and so fresh!

There are lavender, pink and reddish-orange yarrow in this photo.

The arching greenery with purple flowers at the ends is called Pride of Gibraltar. Hummingbirds love these flowers, too.

Here the pink Monarda makes its appearance in a bouquet.
 
Today's harvest box.

We have many kinds of berries. Some of them even have names! Dad was given experimental blackberries by his friends at Oregon State for trials. Dad may have known their "numbers" as all came to him by number in the trials. We have 2-3 plants of several different blackberries that occasionally are put in the boxes without labels. We know the names of 8 varieties.

Today's contents.

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