Two Small Farms
Community Supported Agriculture

What's a Mystery Item!?

When we write “mystery item” on the share box ingredient list we don't mean that you'll be mystified by what it is, only that Stephen or I are playing it safe because we're not sure if we'll have enough of a certain item for everyone, and we want to keep our options open about the substitutions we'll make. We figure that it's better to surprise people than disappoint them. We make these harvest lists for the news letter several days before the harvest, and we both like to leave ourselves some wiggle room. Sometimes crops we've been counting on get destroyed by hail, or sometimes a heat wave can push a crop past its prime before we have a chance to pick it. Sometimes deer or gophers harvest more than their “share” and our harvest comes up short. Sometimes we just make a mistake in our estimation. But don't worry. For both Stephen and I, this is the eleventh year of harvesting CSA shares, and we've gotten pretty good at eyeballing the fields. -Andy

** possibilities are below by date: these are subject to change

2008 Mystery Items List

2007 Newsletters are indexed on our Blog

2007 Lists of what was in the boxes

2006 Lists of What was in the boxes

Old Newsletters as pdf files

Two Small Farms T-shirts!

2009 Mystery Items:

Week of November 18th, 19th, and 20th: Mystery = Baby Bear Pumpkins OR Summer Squash OR Apples.

Week of November 11th, 12th, and 13th: First Mystery = Sweet Corn OR Sweet Peppers OR Sugar Pie Pumpkins OR Jack Be Little Pumpkins; Second Mystery = Summer Squash OR Artichokes OR Cauliflower OR chantenay carrots

Week of November 4th, 5th, and 6th: First Mystery = Purple Cauliflower OR Red Cabbage, OR Summer Squash. Second Mystery = Sweet Corn OR Sweet Peppers OR Sweet Potatoes.

Week of October 28th, 29th, and 30th: Mystery = Summer Squash OR Artichokes OR possibly, Shiitake Mushrooms.

Week of October 21st, 22nd, and 23rd: Mystery = Rapini Greens OR Summer Squash OR Bunched Kale OR Celery.

Week of September 30th, October 1st, and 2nd: Mystery = Strawberries OR Cauliflower.

Week of September 23rd, 24th, and 25th: Mystery = Strawberries OR Romanesco.

Week of September 16th, 17th, and 18th: Mystery = Chard and Celery, OR Strawberries.

Week of September 9th, 10th, and 11th: Mystery = Strawberries OR Romanesco AND/OR Broccoli.

Week of September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th: Mystery = Cilantro and Broccoli OR Cilantro and Fennel OR Sweet Peppers.

Week of August 26th, 27th, and 28th: Mystery = Cucumbers OR Sweet Peppers OR Anaheim Peppers from Mariquita.

Week of August 19th, 20th, and 21st: Mystery = Anaheim Chiles OR Cherry Tomatoes OR something else from Mariquita.

Week of August 12th, 13th, and 14th: Mystery = Cherry Tomatoes OR Cucumber OR Padron Peppers OR Sweet Corn OR something else from Mariquita.

Week of August 5th, 6th, and 7th: Mystery = Cherry Tomatoes OR Lemon Cucumber OR Slicer Cucumber OR Summer Squash OR Padron Peppers.

Week of July 29th, 30th, and 31st: Mystery = Tomatoes OR Cherry Tomatoes OR Cucumbers OR Padron Peppers OR a mix of Green and Yellow Wax Beans OR something else from Mariquita.

Week of July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th: Mystery = Tomatoes OR Melon OR Cucumbers OR something else from Mariquita; and Cauliflower OR something else from High Ground.

Week of July 15th, 16th, and 17th: Mystery = Cocktail Onions OR Galia Melon OR Cantaloupe OR Cucumbers OR Cherry Tomatoes OR something else from Mariquita; and Broccoli OR Mei Quin Choy OR Turnips from High Ground.

Week of July 8th, 9th, and 10th: Mystery = Sungold cherry tomatoes OR Pimiento de Padron peppers OR green beans.

Week of July 1st, July 2nd, and July 3rd: mystery = Summer Squash OR Purplette Cocktail Onions

Week of June 24th, 25th, and 26th: mystery = Summer Squash OR cauliflower OR something else.

Week of June 17th, 18th, and 19th: mystery = new potatoes, OR cauliflower (either white or purple cauliflower)

Week of May 20th, 21st, and 22nd: Summer Squash or possibly, new potatoes, from High Ground.

Week of May 6th, 7th, and 8th: Summer Squash (varieties may include zucchini, cousa, yellow zephyr, sunburst, patty pan) from High Ground.

Week of April 29th, 30th, and May 1st: Summer Squash or Artichokes or Scallions and an herb from High Ground, or Shiitake Mushrooms from Far West..

Week of April 22nd, 23rd, and 24th: Bunch of Cilantro with either Summer Squash or Bok Choy or Broccoli from High Ground.

Week of April 15th, 16th, and 17th: Mei Quin Choy or Summer Squash, or something else from High Ground.

Week of April 8th, 9th and 10th: Strawberries, or a combination of Swiss Chard and Summer Squash, or Swiss Chard and Artichokes from High Ground.

Week of March 25th, 26th, and 27th: Either Red Cabbage, Celery or Strawberries from High Ground.

Week of March 18th, 19th, and 20th: either Fennel (Wednesday for the most part) or Celery (Thursday, Friday, maybe some Wednesday) from High Ground; Braising Mix, or a cooking green, or a few basket of strawberries even, maybe. (berry note: the plants start slow: Steve and Jeanne's daughters have been dusting the entire crop so far after school in search of a snack, all will get berries soon enough, as the plants slowly start up Steve will send the smaller harvests to different pick up sites each week. thanks for your patience.) Late note: a few of you got some shiitake mushrooms!

PHOTOS of Wednesday morning Vegetable pack out, from March 18th. Thanks, Shelley!