Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Kale, Radish, Turnips, Butterhead Lettuce, Bok Choy, Maybe Spicy Mix, Arugula, Sugar Snap Peas and/or Tomatoes

​Let's talk "maybes" and why it is on your crop list. The spicy mix and arugula are on the way out for now and the tomatoes are just starting to come in. We don't know how many pounds we will actually have until we harvest. Sometimes we don't get enough to give the whole CSA enough to make it worth it. Try dividing 25 pounds of tomatoes by 100 shares...and then half shares. We would have to cut tomatoes in half so the weights would work! We may give a crop to just one pick up site, and then the next week the other sites get it. We keep very careful records to make sure it all evens out to the best of our abilities as the season progresses.
But YES! Tomatoes are starting to ripen! ...and maybe you'll get some this week! Or next! But in the next week or two our harvests should be big enough for everyone to get them each week for many weeks!

We get asked a lot how many people work on the farm. We are now at our peak season and fully staffed. We have 14 people on payroll and 6 volunteer site hosts along with some other volunteers who work about 20 hours/month. Jed and I do our best to keep it all organized and running smoothly.
Our field crew is made up of 5 full time employees. Jacy is our crew manager. Eloiza, Gregoria, John and Sergio are there M-F, 7-4. Aspen (5th year on the farm!), Tucker and Laura each work 1-2 days a week also on the Field Crew. The Field Crew is responsible for planting, weeding, harvesting, washing veggies, prepping for markets and all the other random projects that come up on the farm. These folks work hard, everyday in all the weather. They are kind and care about the produce they grow.
Deb has carved out a very special job at the farm in the 10 years she has worked with us. Her official title is Tomato Queen. She lovingly prunes, trellises, weeds and harvests the tomatoes. Deb takes care of 3 20' X 100' greenhouses on a weekly basis. She also works at the People's Markets on Wednesdays. She knows how to cook anything and is always excited to share a recipe!
Forrest is our Wash Station Manager, a.k.a. Veggie Caretaker. Forrest receives all the veggies from the field. He then weighs, inventories and divides the produce so we get the proper amounts to each site for you to pick up. It is a job that requires a lot of math and organization in a hectic environment. 
We have 2 new positions we created this year! An evening and a morning chore person! Kirsten works mornings and Rachel works evenings, M-F. Each shift requires moving irrigation pipe, feeding pigs, chickens and cows. Collecting eggs, checking water troughs, opening/closing greenhouses and soon (when our cows calve) milking our family cow. This change in staffing has been a wonderful break for Jed. It has given him 6 extra hours in the day to oversee farm operations and work on his tasks. We are glad we made this change...and bonus: We now know Rachel and Kirsten!
Saturday and Sunday mornings we are incredibly grateful to Kelli. She does the morning chores so Jed can make it to the Saturday markets and sleep in on Sundays. Kelli has been a smiley fixture at the farm for 12 years starting out as a volunteer.
All you Jackson folks know Roberta! This is her 5th year driving the truck for us. She safely gets those veggies over the pass to Wilson and Jackson each Tuesday and Thursday. She can also be found doing evening chores for us 2X a week all winter.
Tucker and Laura each mentioned above on the Field Crew also work markets for us! Tucker, who is working his 9th season at Cosmic, also is at the Driggs Market with the amazing Emma. Laura in her 2nd year farming with us helps Jed at the Saturday Market. Rachel our evening chore person has Wednesdays off from chores so she can work at the People's Market!

Cosmic Apple is a diverse operation with lots of moving parts. We could not run this farm without our amazing employees and volunteer site hosts (please give your site host a high-five tonight!). Jed and I feel so lucky to be surrounded by the amazing folks the farm draws in. Our employees quickly become family (farmily?). I truly cherish the conversations we have and the things I learn from them. They make me laugh, show me new perspectives, are full of great ideas and hope for the future. Each of them is at the farm because they care about growing food for their community. They see the value in the work we do together. The good energy they bring to work each day is part of the reason the veggies taste so good!
If you see one of our crew members out and about, let them know a veggie you like and give them a hearty Thank You!

Lunch on the Farm this week: Burritos with Garlic Curl, Cilantro, Lime sauce. Coconut Soup with Kale and Bok Choy over Rice Noodles
Recipe Ideas: Garlicky Greens with Kale; Kale with Bacon; Bok Choy Peanut Noodle Salad;  Radish or Turnip Greens with Miso Sauce 

​We have lots of extra goodies available at your pick up. If you want something specific, please email me and I will make sure it is in the cooler, reserved just for you. Dinner just got easier!
The coolers at your site are stocked with a selection of Lifeline Cheese and Cosmic Apple Pork and Beef (listed below). I don't send every cut every week, they simply won't all fit!
​Pork Available: Grandpa's Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Pork Chops, Shoulder Roast, Spare Ribs, Boneless Loin Roast, Hock, Leaf Fat Tenderloin and Back Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Rib Eye, Sirloin Steak, Patties, Stew Meat, Sirloin Tip Roast, Round Roast, Flat Iron Roast, Beef Fat and Liver
Hunters and Huntresses: We have pork fat for your wild game sausage making. Let me know if you want to order any and I can send it to your pick up location.
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WASH YOUR VEGGIES!!
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Bring Bags to pick-ups!

If you can't make it to pick up your veggies, send a friend!
Missed shares are forfeited for the week. 

Members get 10% off at the Farmer's Markets!
The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1
The People's Market: Wednesdays 4-7
Jackson Hole Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12

Questions? Comments? Recipes to share? [email protected]

Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Green Onions, Collards, Bok Choy, Turnips, Garlic Curls and maybe Radishes

This newsletter is going to be short and sweet! I have time blocked out on Monday afternoons to write the newsletter. Truth be told...I got sick. The kind of sick that demands sleeping from 1-4:30, getting up to drink water, sleeping on the couch from 5-8 and then just going to bed for the night. It is now Tuesday morning and we are on a delivery day! I need to get out to the farm to do the delivery things. I feel much better...I just need to rebuild my strength and get some food in me. I'm in recovery mode!
We've had a week straight of truly summer weather. The garden is growing so fast right now. The sunflowers have jumped in size, the peas are starting to tease us and there are hints of red things ripening (tomatoes!!) in the greenhouses!
We wish you a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!

​​Lunch on the Farm this week: Roasted Garlic Curl Hummus on Build your own sandwiches with sliced bok choy, turnips and radish. 
Recipe Ideas: Collard wraps, but saute green onions, turnips and bok choy for the inside; Easy Collards; Roasted Hakuri Turnips with Israeli Couscous Salad; Tangy Turnips

Site Host Needed!
We are in need of a site host on Thursdays at the farm! It is a volunteer position and the volunteer receives a 1/2 share for being there! It's a great way to be on the farm and meet amazing members of our community! If you know anyone who would be a good fit, PLEASE send them our way!
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We have lots of extra goodies available at your pick up. If you want something specific, please email me and I will make sure it is in the cooler, reserved just for you. Dinner just got easier!
The coolers at your site are stocked with a selection of Lifeline Cheese and Cosmic Apple Pork and Beef (listed below). I don't send every cut every week, they simply won't all fit!
​Pork Available: Grandpa's Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Pork Chops, Shoulder Roast, Spare Ribs, Boneless Loin Roast, Hock, Leaf Fat Tenderloin and Back Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Rib Eye, Sirloin Steak, Patties, Stew Meat, Sirloin Tip Roast, Brisket,  Round Roast, Flat Iron Roast, Beef Fat and Liver
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WASH YOUR VEGGIES!!
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Bring Bags to pick-ups!

If you can't make it to pick up your veggies, send a friend!
Missed shares are forfeited for the week. 

Members get 10% off at the Farmer's Markets!
The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1
The People's Market: Wednesdays 4-7 (Starts June 18th)
Jackson Hole Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12 (Starts June28th)

Questions? Comments? Recipes to share? [email protected]

Crop List: Spicy Mix, Pea Shoots, Sorrel and Chives

I'm going to say it...This is the earliest we have EVER started shares, in 29 years. We have started the first week of June before...but never on the 3rd! What a spring! 
Welcome!
We hope this season nourishes you. We are honored to be growing your veggies. We have so many goodies already taking root in the garden. We are happy to provide you with the best tasting, freshest organic produce around. And... we hope we save you a few trips to the grocery store!
It was a tough call for us to start the shares. We generally like to have a couple more items in the first share then we do this week. The Spicy Mix was ready for harvest before everything else. If we didn't harvest it this week it would have gone to waste.
So our options were limited. Start the shares or till in the spicy mix. Since we are not fans of wasting things we grow, we decided to start. Consider this week your Appetizer Course on the summer menu! Next week will definitely be a Salad Course! As all of our returning CSA members can assure you, the shares will continue to get bigger each week.

It feels wonderful to be back in the sunshine without a down jacket on. The air in Victor smells so fragrant right now. Lilacs and Serviceberry are all in bloom and it is a reminder of how sweet life is. The poppies, apple trees and peonies are getting ready to burst. The hills are as green as they get. During spring the hope of abundance is palpable.  
The garden is full of plants that are less then 3" tall. Each full of promise of a meal to come, or a sunflower to enjoy.
Spring is the time to sow the seeds you want to harvest for the year. Literally and figuratively. Dream big. Plant your seeds with intention. May your year be full of abundance and nourishment!

​Lunch on the Farm this week: Sorrel Rice Noodles
Recipe Ideas: Sorrel Cream Sauce (a surefire way to fall in love with sorrel), Fresh Chive Dressing, Pea Shoots chopped and added to a burger or burrito.

Crop List: Sugar Dumpling Squash, Beets, Garlic, Fingerling Potatoes, Blackberry Potatoes, Watermelon Radish, Orange Carrots, Rainbow Carrots, Cilantro, Kale, Yellow Onion, Basil, Maybe Red Onion, Cabbage, Summer Squash, Parsley and/or Tomatoes

Thank you for joining us for this amazing season. 2025 was a great growing year. The weather was incredibly conducive to growing an abundance of veggies in the Tetons. Hot days, warm nights and a surprising lack of frost all contributed to a bountiful harvest all season. We have still not had a hard killing frost yet! I only remember one other year without a hard frost before the year ended. Summer Squash as a maybe in October is mind blowing for this farmer!
The highs and lows of 2025 report...
The sugar snap peas did not love the transition from cool spring to extreme heat we had in June. They are more of a cool weather crop...which is why they usually do great in the Tetons. We wish the broccoli, and cauliflower would have been better this year. They both got hit really hard by aphids, and we don't know exactly why. It is always sad to have a crop not make it to fruition. At this point in my farming career, I completely understand every year will be different.  Every year some things will be incredible, and some things will be less incredible! So, three things not making it feels like a big win!
The best news is the number of incredible crops this year is long! The beans! We have not had a bean harvest like this year's in a decade! We almost lost them in that early September light frost we had...but they made it and yielded beautifully. 
The sugar dumpling winter squash is a great treat this year. Last year the winter squash failed, so I am extra appreciative this year.
The kale and Swiss Chard were prolific.
The turnips and radishes did great too. I was surprised with the heat that the radishes did not hollow out and have bad centers, but they were yummy, consistent and spicy!
Our onions look beautiful too. I think onions are underappreciated as a veggie. Mostly because I know how tricky they are to grow here, and they are an integral base to most dishes. They did great this year; may they flavor your meals well!
And....the tomatoes!!! I hope you enjoyed eating tomatoes with real flavor. We were happy with their consistency all season making them a staple in the weekly shares for over ten weeks.
We are so proud of all the food Cosmic Apple grew this summer. We are grateful for our wonderful crew, getting it all done, day in and day out. We are thrilled with our community's ability to pitch in and get food to the Teton Valley Pantry. We are thankful for your commitment to nutritious, local food and your willingness to meet us every week. There is always so much to be grateful for in this big, beautiful life we live!
We'd be honored if you choose us to be your farmers again next year. Until then we hope you have a winter full of your favorite people, activities and meals!

​Sign Up NOW for 2025 and get a Free Cosmic T-shirt or Hat!
We have started our 2025 CSA membership drive! If you sign up for 2025's CSA at a pickup location before the 2024 CSA ends, you will receive a free organic cotton t-shirt or hat! Your site host will have sign-up sheets, or you can get one here: 2025 Sign up Link. Signing up early to gets you the best prices and guarantees the pickup location/day you really want...and did I mention the free swag?! Shirts available in Men's, Women's, Kid's, Toddler and Baby Onesies! We have some sizes in our classic purple tee, but the sizes we sold out of were replaced with black shirts with our logo in bright yellow. It was just time to mix it up a bit!  Hats are cap style or trucker style.
​The farm benefits by you signing up now...remember CSA's are mutually beneficial to you and your farmers! We get money to do winter projects and we will have money to purchase seeds before the growing season starts.
If you purchase a share online, you must show your receipt to the site host to get some swag. To pay at the pickup please print out this form, follow the link below or fill out a form the site host will have for you and bring a check or cash.
​Paying online will incur a 4% card fee. Cash or check saves you money.
We have a payment plan available too! See the form for more info.
NO VENMO FOR SHARE PURCHASES.
Speaking of Cosmic Merch...I have not mentioned it, BUT we have awesome Organic Hoodies. If you want one, you can purchase it online and we will happily bring it to your pickup site and refund the shipping cost. (We can't give these out with a share purchase, but they sure are cool!)​
Link to check out some merch: Merch Here! (I haven't gotten the black and yellow tees on there yet!)
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We will go until week 16! If anything changes, we will let you know, but right now our goal is still to get the garden completely harvested by the end of next week. 

Also, please consider a donation to help purchase shares for the Teton Valley Food Pantry. In 2024 The Cosmic Apple Community purchased 11 shares for the Pantry. Let's do it again. Any amount helps! You can just add it to your payment. Also, you can donate directly to the TVFP and tell them the money is for Cosmic Apple Shares. And THANK YOU!!

​Do you want to stock up on some meat or cheese before we stop seeing you every week? Just send me an email with what you would like, and I am happy to put an order together for you to make sure you get what you want. Even if it is only a couple items...or more! I am happy to do it.

​Lunch on the Farm this week: Kale and Sausage Soup #2
Recipe Ideas: Curry Carrot Soup; Morning Glory Muffins; Carrots, Potatoes Roasted with Onion and Garlic; Oven roasted Kale and Carrots; Colcannon; Butter Lake Root Bake (potato page)
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Click the button below to access our collection of Cosmic Apple CSA inspired recipes!

We have lots of extra goodies available at your pick up. If you want something specific, please email me and I will make sure it is in the cooler, reserved just for you. Dinner just got easier!
The coolers at your site are stocked with a selection of Lifeline Cheese and Cosmic Apple Pork and Beef (listed below). I don't send every cut every week, they simply won't all fit!
​Pork Available: Grandpa's Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Pork Chops, Shoulder Roast, Spare Ribs, Loin Roast, Neck Bones (make the real deal Ramen!) Hock and Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Sirloin Steak, Eye of the Round, Patties, Stew Meat, Sirloin Roast, Tongue and Liver
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WASH YOUR VEGGIES!!
​
Bring Bags to pick-ups!

If you can't make it to pick up your veggies, send a friend!
Missed shares are forfeited for the week. 

Members get 10% off at the Farmer's Markets!
The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1 (last one 10/4)

Questions? Comments? Recipes to share? [email protected]

Crop List: Fennel, Leeks, Shallots, Carrots, Daikon Radish, Turnips, Blackberry Potatoes, Yukon Potatoes, Beets, Garlic, Sugar Dumpling Winter Squash, Maybe Cabbage, Broccoli and/or Tomatoes

I received a question about something I mentioned in last week's newsletter. I love questions. After authoring many, many newsletters a question is great writing prompt! So thank you to our wonderful curious CSA member.
Here it is: "I particularly loved week 14's newsletter. I especially love that the veggies are giving us vibes of richness and security. My fave part is that they come with specials prayers of health for us! I would love to know more about the rituals, prayers, blessings, etc the veggies receive. I bet the other newsletter readers would, too!"
I have a pretty simple prayer I use whenever I have a moment, or remember to think about what I want a meal or the whole farm to accomplish. Sometimes I say it when I am holding seeds that will eventually bear fruit or as the truck leaves packed with produce. And any opportunity in-between those two moments that it bubbles up in me and spills out. 
"May this produce nourish all it reaches and give each being the stamina to make the world a better place." 
Like I said...sometimes it's seeds or a meal I cook, or a crate of veggies. The word "produce" is replaced with whatever is needed. Sometimes it's even the whole farm and all that is grown there. My prayer stems from one of my favorite Rudolph Steiner (founder of Biodynamic Agriculture) quotes "“So long as one feeds on foods from unhealthy soil, the spirit will lack the stamina to free itself from the prison of the body.” 
We do our absolute best to take care of the soil for your health, the animals and the planet. I don't want to just grow food for you to shovel in your mouth, feel full and move on. I want you healthy and nourished so you can be your best self, and we can all work together to make this world a better place. I know these are lofty dreams...but making the world a better place sometimes just means having the energy to smile at a stranger, or show up for our kids, sometimes it is even getting ourselves vertical and taking a deep breath. For some it could be a goal of world peace, no more hungry children, clean air and water, it just depends on what each person is working on in the moment. There are no scorecards for what we do as individuals, only we, as individuals, know when we are contributing to the light or dark forces we are always surrounded with. I truly hope our food helps you feel well enough to have energy to seek the good in the world and contribute to it in whatever way works for you...that's my prayer! Blessed be!

Sign Up NOW for 2025 and get a Free Cosmic T-shirt or Hat!
We have started our 2025 CSA membership drive! If you sign up for 2025's CSA at a pick up location before the 2024 CSA ends, you will receive a free organic cotton t-shirt or hat! Your site host will have sign-up sheets or you can get one here: 2025 Sign up Link. Signing up early to gets you the best prices and guarantees the pick up location/day you really want...and did I mention the free swag?! Shirts available in Men's, Women's, Kid's, Toddler and Baby Onesies! We have some sizes in our classic purple tee, but the sizes we sold out of were replaced with black shirts with our logo in bright yellow. It was just time to mix it up a bit!  Hats are cap style or trucker style.
​The farm benefits by you signing up now...remember CSA's are mutually beneficial to you and your farmers! We get money to do winter projects and we will have money to purchase seeds before the growing season starts.
If you purchase a share online, you must show your receipt to the site host to get some swag. To pay at the pick up please print out this form, follow the link below or fill out a form the site host will have for you and bring a check or cash.
​Paying online will incur a 4% card fee. Cash or check saves you money.
We have a payment plan available too! See the form for more info.
NO VENMO FOR SHARE PURCHASES.
Speaking of Cosmic Merch...I have not mentioned it, BUT we have awesome Organic Hoodies. If you want one, you can purchase it online and we will happily bring it to your pick up site and refund the shipping cost. (We can't give these out with a share purchase, but they sure are cool!)​
Link to check out some merch: Merch Here! (I haven't gotten the black and yellow tees on there yet!)
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We will go until week 16! If anything changes we will let you know, but right now our goal is still to get the garden completely harvested by the end of next week. 

Also, please consider a donation to help purchase shares for the Teton Valley Food Pantry. In 2024 The Cosmic Apple Community purchased 11 shares for the Pantry. Let's do it again. Any amount helps! You can just add it to your payment. Also, you can donate directly to the TVFP and tell them the money is for Cosmic Apple Shares. And THANK YOU!!

​Do you want to stock up on some meat or cheese before we stop seeing you every week? Just send me an email with what you would like and I am happy to put an order together for you to make sure you get what you want. Even if it is only a couple items...or more! I am happy to do it.

​Lunch on the Farm this week: Potato Leek Soup
Recipe Ideas: Fennel and Potato Gratin, Braised Carrots and Fennel, To Bake a Squash, any Squash recipe; Dale’s Oven Fries; Sautéed Leeks and Carrots​
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Click the button below to access our collection of Cosmic Apple CSA inspired recipes! 

Crop List: Red Onion, Rainbow Carrots, Huckleberry Gold Potatoes, Green Beans, Swiss Chard, Basil, Maybe Tomatoes, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cosmic Mix, Summer Squash and/or Cucumbers

​It feels like fall. The leaves are changing and the mornings are cold. We are ready for it and working on emptying the garden out. There's a lot of produce out there!! We used the tractor to "undercut" the this week's potatoes and carrots. It helps loosen the soil so the crops are easier to pick up. It saves the crew from using a digging fork every step of the way to manually loosen the soil and dig for treasure. We do still use the forks to move big clumps of soil and to make sure we find everything in some spots that need a bit more attention. But...yay for tractors and the labor they truly save us. The garden is looking like an archeological dig site as we go hunting for all the goods the earth has held all summer.
This is understandably the time of year when everyone starts asking us if we have slowed down yet and when the shares will end? We are still moving full steam ahead. We have 2 weeks of the full market schedule/CSA schedule. Then at least one more week of the CSA and the Driggs market. After we finish our fall delivery schedule we have a garden to compost, greenhouses to clean out and garlic to plant! Then we can slow down.
We will definitely have shares at least until October 3rd this year. I will let you know when the final date will be as soon as we know! It really depends on the weather. If it rains and gets cold...things just take longer to do. We are getting as much produce out of the garden, cleaned up and ready for you as we can each week. The crops this time of year took all season to grow and they keep for a long time, so we are not shy about loading you up with a lot! You don't have to eat it all this week!
We do have a lot of "maybes" in the crop list this week. Many of these things have really slowed down, so we don't know what we will have until we actually harvest them. We won't have enough to cover the whole CSA with some things. Please know we keep really careful records to make sure everyone is getting an equal amount of veggies.
Storage tips for some fall crops:
Onions and Shallots: Our onions are not "dried down" the season is to short for that to happen in our climate...so they are fresh onions. Cut the tops and roots off of them, keep them in the fridge. If you plan on using quickly...they should be okay on your counter for a short while.
Potatoes: This week's spuds are washed. They are not storage spuds! They will keep best in a plastic bag in your fridge.
Carrots: Also keep in a plastic bag in the fridge.
Some folks who have a space that does not freeze (garage, crawl space, cool room in house), can keep some of these items in a cooler or in boxes. We recommend plastic bags to keep the items from drying out. And keeping them dark! Light encourages them to grow...so if you use a box, throw a blanket over them. Key points: No freezing and keep them dark!
I am sure there are thousands of ideas on the internet of lots of clever ways to store veggies for the long term in every kind of living situation. This is just what works for us.
The first day of fall is on the 22nd, we are in the season of reaping all that we have sown for the year. It feels, good and rich, tasty and secure! Enjoy these crops knowing they have gathered the energy of the sun, soil and water to nourish you. They were grown here with love in the Tetons and come with special prayers for your health and stamina. 

Lunch on the Farm this week: Beef stir fry with Farmer John's ginger butter sauce and over rice; Merav's carrot soup
Recipe Ideas: Wild Rice, Fennel & Carrot Soup; Fermented Ginger Carrots; Tex-Mex Potato Cake​;Carrots, Potatoes Roasted with Onions & Garlic 
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Click the button below to access our collection of Cosmic Apple CSA inspired recipes! 

Lunch on the Farm this week: Pad Bai and Farm Curry (Summer Squash page)
Recipe Ideas: Basil Beans; Green Beans & Tomatoes in Oil; Baked Carrot Fries; Parsley Vinaigrette; Persian Chopped Salad ​ ​

Click the button below to access our collection of Cosmic Apple CSA inspired recipes! ​