Welcome to Brookwood's CSA program! Whether it's your 1st or 18th year with us, we are happy to have you as a member of our community for this upcoming season. My name is Hannah, this is my 2nd season managing the farm and I have been working at Brookwood since 2019 in various roles and capacities. I am joined by Deven as Assistant Manager, Megan as Farm Administrator, and our wonderful staff of Rachel, Sharon, Al, and Bonnie. We are also thrilled to host interns from Milton Academy for the month of May - Madden, Jackson, and Charlie. With our team we have been able to accomplish lots since starting in the greenhouse back in March. We have tilled the fields, spread compost and fertilizer, put down landscape fabric, pounded in stakes, transplanted and direct seeded dozens of different crops, cultivated, weeded, irrigated, and much, much more. We had a successful Seedling Sale the first weekend in May and hosted several different school and corporate groups for farm tours and work days. As many of our returning members know, we were challenged by the severe drought in 2022. This year we have adapted our practices to hopefully mitigate effects of drought conditions such as installing additional irrigation systems and trying a new crop rotation at different sites. We are excited to begin our CSA this year with greens from our fields in addition to organic beets and carrots from Brookford Farm in New Hampshire. As the early season picks up you should expect different varieties of baby greens, crunchy radishes and peas, bountiful bunches of kale and collards, cabbage, beans and more! Thank you very much for your support! Looking forward to the season ahead.
Recipe of the Week: Roasted Beet Salad
Ingredients:
4 medium beets, roasted and sliced
2 cups mixed salad greens
1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Wrap the beets in aluminum foil and roast them for about 40-50 minutes until tender.
Allow the roasted beets to cool, then peel and slice them.
In a large bowl, combine the mixed salad greens, sliced beets, crumbled goat cheese, and chopped walnuts.
In a small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
Serve as a refreshing salad.
Volunteer Opportunities
We currently have two openings on our Board of Directors.
We are seeking a mindful individual with solid accounting experience to join our board to maintain and broaden the scope of the current volunteer board.
We are seeking someone with farming experience and a passion for our mission. Please see the additional description for this position here.
Tuesday, ODD weeks, Arrive at the farm by 11:15/11:30 am, finish in downtown Boston shortly after 1 pm. 2 people needed to pack and deliver 20 shares together. Good for an adult assisting a student with community service hours or for 2 friends to do or to meet someone new!
Thursday every other week. Arrive at the farm at 12 noon, finish before 2 pm in Lower Mills-10 shares.
Thursday every week. Arrive between 8am-10am and drive to Rosie’s Place (around ~30 minutes) in Boston. Email donations@brookwoodcommunityfarm.org
Summer Only:
Thursday 6 weeks in a row mid-July to mid-August; pickup produce packed by farmers to deliver to Mattapan Community Health Center.
Early July to late October:
Saturday deliver 25 dozen eggs to Mattapan Farmers Market by 9:30-9:45 am. Could be good for a Saturday member who likes to get going!
We are currently seeking Workshares for the Roslindale Farmers Market!
The Market runs from 9 am-1:30 pm every Saturday from June 3rd-November 18th. Workshares pick the morning shift (7:30 am-11 am) or the afternoon shift (11 am-2:30 pm) that occurs on Saturday each week. Morning workshares will help us unload the truck, set up our produce stand, restock as the day progresses, and answer customer questions. Afternoon workshares will help restock produce, answer questions, and pack up our booth at the end of the day. During each shift, you can pick a CSA share's worth of produce (roughly $30 in value) from the veggies we bring to market that week!
