Share Notes Aug 21, 2025
Your farmers are out of town on a super short vacation with the kids, so we don’t have a usual share notes for you. Below see a basic list of every crop on the week’s harvest list, and images from last week’s delivery identifying each one. What I can’t tell you, is precisely how our farmhands divvied it all out to you today- like whether large shares received Japanese eggplant or Italian, etc. But everyone is getting a whole lotta great stuff.
This is the final harvest for our Longview/Lindale/Athens locations. We’ve got our fingers crossed we’ll have a final harvest for DFW next week but we’ll see how things look come Monday the 25th.
And we’ve got a few really great crops coming in to help us finish off summer season: radishes Spring Mix, and arugula! We haven’t tried growing these this time of year, as they really prefer cooler weather. When temps start climbing in May, and warm weather bugs arrive, they do really poorly. But this time of year, many bugs have moved on. So while it’s still scorching hot, we gave them a shot, irrigated heavily, and waited to see what happened. They turned out pretty great! Hope you love an out-of-season treat.
Here’s your vegetable line-up:
- Arugula – Peppery and delicious! We’ve never succeeded with this crop in August!
- Spring Mix – This has a sweet heat to it- it is nutty and pungent and so delicious. It’s great for an Asian salad, or is excellent sauteed.
- Radishes – Also a first for us in August. What a delight to enjoy a spring crop this time of year! We hope you’re excited about them.
- Basil
- Cucumbers
- Garlic
- Okra
- Sweet peppers – Italian and/or Bells
- Hot peppers – Jalapenos and/or Poblanos
- Eggplant – Japanese, Italian, or Fairy tale
- Sungolds
Veggie Storage tips:
- Everything wants to be washed well before cooking, but keep the dirt on till then, to prevent faster spoilage.
- Fridge storage this week: Bagged greens, radishes, peppers, eggplant, cucumber, okra, all sealed up in a container or plastic bag.
- Counter storage: Don’t refrigerate your basil, tomatoes, or garlic
Regular Share (from Aug 14th. shown here as an example)
Regular Share – top row left to right: Basil bouquet, Spring Mix, arugula, and radishes, (2nd row) Loads of peppers! L to R: Bells, Italian, and Jalapenos, (3rd row) garlic, cucumbers, okra, and beautiful fairy tale and Japanese eggplant.
Large Share
(from Aug 14th. shown here as an example)
Large shares – top row left to right: Basil bouquet, Spring Mix, arugula, and radishes, (2nd row) Loads of peppers! L to R: Bells, Italian, and Jalapenos, (3rd row) garlic, cucumbers, sungolds, okra, and beautiful Italian eggplant.
We’d love to hear stories and recipes of your culinary adventures this week. Tag us on Instagram or Facebook, showing us how you’ve used your CSA share.
Your farmers, Jess & Justin