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CSA #32


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s preassembled bag will contain Malabar Spinach, Romaine, Chives, Radishes, Peppers, Collards and Garlic. For those of you placing custom orders, you may do so between now and Tuesday evening on the website at: http://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

The fencerows ignite fiery red as the sumac trees harken the arrival of Fall. Black gum has bronzed to burgundy, while sweetgum, ash, maple, and all the others quickly follow suit in the colorful dance of Autumn. This year, the conditions necessary for a beautiful Fall have aligned. We have had cool temperatures, adequate late summer rain, and little in the way of violent storms. Great Fall colors also mean that conditions have been ideal for the growth of Fall vegetables. It is always impressive to see how quickly our cool season vegetables grow at this time of year.

Yet, with agriculture, there are trade-offs. As crops like arugula, carrots, kale, and swiss chard return to form- others like squash, cucumbers, peppers, and eggplant begin to reach their end. Thus the cycle of “seasonal eating” turns anew. There are people who believe that eating seasonally better prepares the body to meet the challenges of each time of year. Indeed, it makes sense that as overcast days increase and weather grows cooler, the rich mineral content and high vitamin C of the leafy greens do our immune systems well. While it is difficult to objectively prove a supposition like this, we do hope that our service makes eating locally and seasonally both easy and accessible to you and your loved ones.

A vegetable we are excited to have returning this week is the French Breakfast Radish. This variety was first documented in 1879 and was popular in Parisian markets where it became a mainstay of French cuisine. How it became associated with the word “breakfast” is a little more nebulous, as radishes seem to be more often enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or midday snacks. Try them French style, sliced longways and spread with a bit of butter, salt, and pepper. They are also an excellent addition to salads and stir-fries. Remember that the tops of the radishes can also be eaten, cooked in the same way one would prepare mustard greens. This rotation of French Breakfast Radishes looks great, and we are excited to be bringing this popular variety back.

As always, we would like to thank you for your support of our farm. It is your interest and participation that allows us to grow CSA and expand the variety of items we offer through our service. We wish you and those you hold dear the best in this week to come.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #31


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s preassembled bag will contain Arugula, Carrots, Muir Head Lettuce, Swiss Chard, Oregano, Parsley, and Mixed Eggplant. For those of you placing custom orders, you may do so between now and Tuesday evening on the website at: http://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

This week brought cool, dry weather, but also our annual USDA Organic inspection, which occurred this past Friday. In order to maintain our status as a Certified Organic farm, we undergo a yearly inspection which includes an on-farm inspection by a third-party agency, and a tremendous amount of record review. Likewise, preparing for our Organic inspection occupied much of our time this week. We organized our receipts, input labels, seed labels, feed labels, planting maps, and did a lot of in-general tidying of the farm. The amount of documentation required for USDA Organic Certification can be truly stressful on-top of operating the farm itself. Nevertheless, the inspection went very well, and we are grateful to the systems we put in place for organization this year.

It seems appropriate to touch briefly on what “USDA Organic Certification” means this week. Fundamentally, USDA Organic is a standard for agricultural production maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture. Some of the conditions of this standard include forbidding the use of synthetic fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Additionally, the standard has conditions which aim to increase animal welfare, food safety, and the environmental sustainability of agricultural practices on farms bearing this label. There are people that ignorantly believe that “USDA Organic” is a meaningless label, but this could not be further from the truth. USDA Organic is meticulously defined and there are many practices common in conventional agriculture that we do not use in compliance with the standard. We sought out USDA Organic Certification because it is aligned with the way that we want to grow vegetables and raise animals. Though the standard is not a substitute for a sound environmental ethic, we hope it conveys some confidence to customers, that have not yet gotten to know us as the individuals behind the farm.

This week, we would like to highlight our eggs, a venture we have been working to expand since we first started listing eggs earlier this year. Our organically raised eggs are delicious and have been immensely popular to the point that it was quite competitive to get eggs when we were only producing 5 dozen a week. Since then, we have added more chickens, all of which travel about the back pasture, protected from predators in the safety of their mobile “chicken tractors.” Different heritage breeds result in eggs that range from hues of brown to olive, and sky blue. We feel these “Easter Eggs” make for a fun and beautiful carton. The chickens receive plenty of organic feed and fresh water daily, and often get fresh vegetable scraps from the other side of the farm. This diet makes for eggs that are rich in flavor and nutrition with dark yolks and strong shells. Over the next few weeks, the amount of eggs listed will be increasing as our current rotation of layers reaches maturity. We hope that this allows many of you who have been wanting eggs the opportunity to receive them. Please remember that these eggs have been washed, candled for defects, and refrigerated and need to stay refrigerated in your home. We have added the chicken meat and eggs on our 2020 Organic Certification and expect that they will be certified soon.

As always, we want to thank you for your support of our farm. Ultimately it is you, our community and customers who empower us to grow the farm. We are grateful for the opportunity you have given us to bring the benefits of Organic agriculture to Western Kentucky.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #30


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s preassembled bag will contain Cucumbers, Green Beans, Spring Mix, Kale, Pest Basil Portion, and a Mix of Peppers. For those of you placing custom orders, you may do so between now and Tuesday evening on the website at: http://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

This week brought cool, dry weather, but also our annual USDA Organic inspection, which occurred this past Friday. In order to maintain our status as a Certified Organic farm, we undergo a yearly inspection which includes an on-farm inspection by a third-party agency, and a tremendous amount of record review. Likewise, preparing for our Organic inspection occupied much of our time this week. We organized our receipts, input labels, seed labels, feed labels, planting maps, and did a lot of in-general tidying of the farm. The amount of documentation required for USDA Organic Certification can be truly stressful on-top of operating the farm itself. Nevertheless, the inspection went very well, and we are grateful to the systems we put in place for organization this year.

It seems appropriate to touch briefly on what “USDA Organic Certification” means this week. Fundamentally, USDA Organic is a standard for agricultural production maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture. Some of the conditions of this standard include forbidding the use of synthetic fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Additionally, the standard has conditions which aim to increase animal welfare, food safety, and the environmental sustainability of agricultural practices on farms bearing this label. There are people that ignorantly believe that “USDA Organic” is a meaningless label, but this could not be further from the truth. USDA Organic is meticulously defined and there are many practices common in conventional agriculture that we do not use in compliance with the standard. We sought out USDA Organic Certification because it is aligned with the way that we want to grow vegetables and raise animals. Though the standard is not a substitute for a sound environmental ethic, we hope it conveys some confidence to customers, that have not yet gotten to know us as the individuals behind the farm.

This week, we would like to highlight our eggs, a venture we have been working to expand since we first started listing eggs earlier this year. Our organically raised eggs are delicious and have been immensely popular to the point that it was quite competitive to get eggs when we were only producing 5 dozen a week. Since then, we have added more chickens, all of which travel about the back pasture, protected from predators in the safety of their mobile “chicken tractors.” Different heritage breeds result in eggs that range from hues of brown to olive, and sky blue. We feel these “Easter Eggs” make for a fun and beautiful carton. The chickens receive plenty of organic feed and fresh water daily, and often get fresh vegetable scraps from the other side of the farm. This diet makes for eggs that are rich in flavor and nutrition with dark yolks and strong shells. Over the next few weeks, the amount of eggs listed will be increasing as our current rotation of layers reaches maturity. We hope that this allows many of you who have been wanting eggs the opportunity to receive them.

As always, we want to thank you for your support of our farm. Ultimately it is you, our community and customers who empower us to grow the farm. We are grateful for the opportunity you have given us to bring the benefits of Organic agriculture to Western Kentucky.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #29


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s preassembled bag will contain Green Beans, Mixed Peppers, Malabar Spinach, Swiss Chard, Roselles, Chives and Beets. For those of you placing custom orders, you may do so between now and Tuesday evening on the website at: http://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

At a little more than a week out from Autumnal Equinox, changes in day-length are becoming quite noticeable. As the angle of the sun becomes lower in the sky, mornings warm up slower, and evenings cool more quickly. The farm periphery is lighting up with Fall wildflowers: bright yellow goldenrod, vivid violet ironweed, and stark white boneset. We have seen migrating monarch butterflies, and the caterpillars of swallowtails eating voraciously to accumulate the energy to overwinter as chrysalises. Though we are not seeing any color change on the tree leaves yet, it will come soon. If you are able, we would encourage you to spend some time observing the outdoors during this beautiful window of the year.
SPINACH SALAD WITH MAPLE RANCH DRESSING, BACON AND BEETS

INGREDIENTS
DRESSING
• ¼ cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 2 teaspoons dark maple syrup
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried buttermilk powder, such as SACO or nutritional yeast
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
SALAD
• 1 pound small or baby beets (weight is with no greens attached)
• 8 cups baby spinach
• 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
• Chive blossoms for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Make Dressing: Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, chives, maple syrup, buttermilk or yeast, salt, dill and pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine. Alternatively puree in a mini prep. (If doubling the dressing a blender works well.)
2. Make Salad: Place beets in a large sauce pan, cover generously with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until the beets are tender when pierced with a fork, 40 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes depending on size. Drain and cool. Trim, peel and cut into wedges or slices.
3. Arrange spinach in salad bowls. Top with the beets, bacon and ranch dressing. Garnish with chive blossoms.

Naturally, the changing of the seasons will affect the composition of the CSA bags and online market. The disappearance of some items and the reappearance of others is what is meant by “seasonal eating.” For millennia, this was the way in which humans ate, perhaps imbuing a greater sense of the seasons, a deeper appreciation for food, and a heightened connection with the Earth from which all food comes. We hope that in some small way, your participation in the CSA Online Market helps you reconnect with these deeply human rhythms.

Our featured vegetable, Swiss Chard, really comes into its groove during Autumn. This season we’ll be offering a rainbow Swiss Chard that is a blend of 3 different varieties, which includes a new favorite called ‘Pink Passion.’ The leaves of Swiss Chard are best removed from the stem and eaten cooked. While the stems themselves are fibrous, they can be chopped crosswise in quarter to half inch slices and cooked with the leaves or separately in stir-fries. Chard stems are also great for juicing. Nutritionally, Chard is great choice for powering up your immune system with Vitamins C and K as well as many trace minerals. We hope that you are as happy to have this one back from its summer hiatus as we are!

Sauteed Swiss Chard with Raisins and Pine Nuts

Ingredients
• 2 bunches (about 1 1/2 pounds total) Swiss chard, stalks cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, leaves torn into 2-inch pieces (keep stalks and leaves separate)
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/3 cup golden raisins- I would use the Rozelles from this weeks bag
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions
• Step 1
Wash chard, leaving some water clinging to stalks and leaves; set aside. In a large saucepan with a lid, toast the pine nuts over medium-high heat, shaking pan to brown evenly, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from pan; set aside.
• Step 2
In same saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add stalks, and cook until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add leaves, raisins, and garlic. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until tender, 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Step 3
Pull lid back slightly, and tilt pan to pour off water. Stir in vinegar and pine nuts; season with salt and pepper. Serve.

As always, we would like to thank you for support of our farm. We have been opting to forgo farmers’ markets in efforts to strengthen our presence in CSA. It is your enthusiasm that has led this decision, and we feel blessed to be serving such a wonderful community.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #28


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s Preassembled Bag will contain Spring Mix, Mixed Eggplant, Tulsi Holy Basil, Garlic, Green Beans, Banana Peppers, and Acorn Squash. Orders may now be placed on the online market at: https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

After a week of soaking rains, we are enjoying some splendid weather this weekend. The hum of cicadas remains on the air, but the signs of Autumn are arriving quickly. Days grow noticeably shorter while mornings seem to stay cooler for longer. We see the cornfields of the surrounding region drying to signal the time of harvest.

On our own farm we notice the changing of the seasons as well. The leaves of pumpkins and winter squash are starting to wither, revealing the colorful treasures they have stored away for us over the summer. This past week, we put a respectable harvest of winter squash in the warm, dry greenhouse to undergo their curing process. Sadly, some vegetables have hit their wall, we have likely reached the end for our cherry tomatoes for this year. However, there are other vegetables returning from a long summer hiatus. Beets are back in a big way, and there will be many leafy greens to follow soon.

While we have not been able to attend Farmers’ Markets as much as we would have liked, we are pleased to be serving more of you through CSA than ever this year! Connecting with our customers one-on-one is much of what makes agriculture fulfilling for many of us here at the Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team. In many ways this has been a year of growing and learning. While there is still much work to be done to prepare our tunnels for their winter crops this year, we already have many ideas for the year to come. On this note, we warmly welcome your feedback on the CSA and the service we provide. You share in our farm’s bounty and likewise your input on its direction is valuable to us.

As always, we thank you for all you do to support us and our efforts at brining organic, sustainable agriculture to our West Kentucky region. It has been immensely rewarding to see support for this way of agriculture to grow here. We wish the best to you and those you hold dear in this week to come!

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #27


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s Preassembled Bag will contain Malabar Spinach, Head Lettuce, Beets, Mixed Peppers, Green Beans, Roselles, and Chives. Orders may now be placed on the online market at: https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

As we prepare to enter September, we’re feeling blessed that the remnants of hurricane Laura that reached the farm on Friday were mild. Rain is usually good, but the chance for high winds is always nerve racking. Winds can threaten tunnels and potentially wreak havoc on the movable “chicken tractors” that protect our flock. Overall the Fall vegetables are looking very healthy, and we are excited to see the youngest rotation of hens beginning to lay eggs. This will allow us to achieve our goal of listing more eggs from our organically fed and raised chickens on the online market.

We would like to highlight that there are still some portions of meat chickens available for sale on the online market. Since this is a special high value item, the delivery fee will not be charged. Unfortunately, the delivery fee will still show up when you click purchase, but we manually remove it before the item is billed. This is a limitation of the locallygrown.net platform we are using. Admittedly, there are many things we would like to change about how the online market works. However, we have not yet found a better platform for delivering the level of CSA customization that we desire to offer to you. We appreciate your patience with the site.

This week’s featured vegetable took some patience to grow, but it is sure to be a conversation starter! Planted in April and just now fruiting, it is called “Roselle.” Roselle is a type of edible hibiscus flower, that is popular in the food and beverage of the tropics. We decided to try a couple rows in our high tunnels, and the plants seem to love it there. The edible portion is the outside covering of the ripening seed pod called a “calyx”. The calyx bright red and claw-like, having a tangy flavor akin to a sweet-lemon mixed with cranberry. We recommend using the calyx peels as an exotic salad topper. Additionally, there are a number of refreshing beverages that use Roselle steeped, juiced, or muddled. Try it in juicing blends, cocktails, or simply enjoy their sweet-tart flavor as an out of hand snack.

As always, we would like to thank you for the support of our farm. We have drawn in a bit lately for the purpose of bolstering our CSA. Now more than ever we are grateful to be serving you and those you hold dear by directly delivering freshly harvested food from our farm and local area.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #26


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s Preassembled Bag will contain Green Beans, Spring Mix, Watermelon Radishes, Aji Dulce Sweet Peppers, Eggplant, Basil, & Oregano. Orders may now be placed on the online market at: https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

It is hard to believe that we’re near the end of August already. Summer’s heat is starting to lose its edge; cool nights move in quickly and the air is beginning to just barely smell like Autumn. Slowly but surely we’re beginning to move back into one of our stronger seasons for crop production. For those of you who have missed us at our physical farmers’ market locations, know that we’ve been doing some rebuilding and striving to keep the CSA online market the best that it can be. You are our priority. We want you, who have taken a personal interest in our farm, and trusted us to bring produce to your home, to have the best of all that we grow.

One of the most exciting projects we have been working on internally is foraying into pasture-raised chickens. The Magney Family has a great deal of experience raising pastured chickens in Georgia where the family lived previously. Some of you have already had the opportunity to enjoy our fresh farm eggs; we are now offering a very limited amount of meat bird portions as a trial. The chickens are raised and fed organically on our farm, protected from predators in mobile chicken enclosures (chicken “tractors”) that move to fresh pasture daily. The chickens forage through the grass where they achieve a diverse diet which is further supplemented by scraps from processing the vegetable portion of our CSA. For food safety reasons the chicken operations take place on a separate portion of the farm from where the vegetables are grown. What we like is that chickens help compliment the ecology of the farm allowing us to reduce the waste created internally and utilize portions of the farm with terrain unsuitable for vegetable production.

Again, chicken shares are extremely limited this time around, and we are only listing 4. We chose to offer a larger portion as there are special considerations with chicken as it must be delivered and received frozen for food safety reasons. If you choose to buy one of the trial portions you will receive a phone call or email this week making sure that we can coordinate a delivery time when you will be able to accept your chicken. Additionally, we will be able to answer any questions you may have. If you want chickens but miss out this time around, there will be one more round this year in October. Please inquire if you wish to reserve one of those. There is other good news on the chicken front as the new rotations of laying hens have begun to produce their first eggs. Likewise, the amount of egg portions listed will increase within the coming weeks.

Maintaining a diverse CSA year around is hard work. For this reason, we are grateful to our farm team, who work diligently at their components to make the system work in rhythm. Yet ultimately, it is the support of you, our customers and community who make such a unique system possible. We thank you for your support and welcome your feedback always. It is our intention to keep improving our CSA and the online market offerings. It fills us with joy to see sustainable organic agriculture begin to take root where we live.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #25


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s Preassembled Bag will contain Muir Head Lettuce, Malabar Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, Tulsi Basil, Corno Di Torro Peppers, Chives and Radishes. Orders may now be placed on the online market at: https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

New plantings on the farm are looking good and we are positioned well to enter a strong Fall. The coming rotations of lettuce, beets, carrots, beans, and leafy greens all look very healthy. Despite this, some difficulties from two months ago are coming to haunt us now. We had counted on having an additional employee that didn’t work out, which has put much of our planting and maintenance behind. Compounded with the fact that late August to early September is already a difficult window for our timings, we are left being personally disappointed with the selection that the farm is able to offer this week.

For this reason, we have chosen to supplement the selection of the online market with vegetables grown by the neighboring Amish communities. Amish grown items will be denoted clearly on the online market. The Amish do not adhere to the USDA Organic standard as our farm does, and if you are striving to eat exclusively organic than you should avoid these items. Nevertheless, the Amish are excellent farmers and manage their lands in a generally Earth-friendly way. Additionally, this allows us to deliver some of the fun summer things that are extraordinarily difficult to grow organically, such as sweet corn.

Keeping 6-7 different vegetables producing in the quantity required to fill CSA is a difficult endeavor. Every year we work towards expanding the breadth of the farm. This year more than ever, we have more vegetables we feel solidly about. It is our goal to keep expanding the offerings through the online market. We are just a week or two away from being able to offer significantly more eggs each week from our maturing laying hens. Additionally, there are lots of good vegetables on the way if you are prepared to stick with us for a bit.

As always, we thank you for your support of our growing farm. We love to hear your thoughts and feedback on our vegetables, and the decisions we make as a business. You’re very much a part of our extended team and your input is always welcome.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #24


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s Preassembled Bag will contain Malabar Spinach, Ahi Dulce Peppers, Pesto Portions of Basil, Carrots, Garlic, Banana Peppers, and Oregano. Orders may now be placed on the online market at: https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

We have reached the point in the year where each day brings noticeably less daylight. Though it is still hot, the edge of Summer feels somehow blunted. Cool mornings laden with the spicy-sweet aroma of ripening walnuts and juniper foretell the coming of Fall. At this time, the aggressive Summer weeds become more reluctant to sprout and managing outdoor plantings becomes easier. The high tunnels become more frequently pleasant to work in. Lots of change-over of planting beds is taking place. Yes, the worst of Summer is likely over, but that also means we are looking backwards at the worst of summer.

The farm had some misses last week. For these, we apologize. We anticipated much better results on our beans, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes. Additionally, it was not initially our intention to forego the Paducah Farmers’ Market. Yet the yields just weren’t there. It is hard to talk about failures. They make us question our own competence, and at times, our very identities. Failures tend to blot the successes from our minds and make us forget how far we have come. The CSA membership has grown a lot this year. For that we are grateful, but it has brought with it some growing pains. There are things we have excelled at this year, and others that we have devoted a lot of time to that have come to naught. That is the nature of agriculture. Yields are always looking backwards. So those most difficult parts of the Summer through June and July are reflected by what comes out of the farm right now. There may still be difficult weeks ahead but know that we are pulling together and working diligently towards an excellent Fall.

On the topic of excellence, we have a featured vegetable this week, the Ají Dulce Pepper. This is a sweet variety, with individual peppers ranging from completely heatless towards the lower end of Jalapeño-like heat. You wouldn’t guess that by looking at the Ají Dulce as they resemble their close botanical cousin, the fierce Habanero. What they do share with the Habanero is their distinctive smoky-fruit flavor. If you’ve always wanted to get the delicious flavor of Habanero in a dish without the oppressive heat, this is your pepper! This variety came to us as a suggestion from team member Caroline who recalled them from Venezuela and the cuisine of her youth. We decided to give them a go and they have become remarkable plants. Use them in salsa, roasted peppers, soups, stir-fries, or as cream-cheese stuffed “poppers”. The possibilities for this one are endless, and we hope you fall in love with them the same way that we have!

As always, we thank you for your enduring support of our farm. Through good times and difficult ones, you make what we do possible. Organic agriculture will never be easy, but it is made fulfilling the beautiful souls of our community.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team

CSA #23


Dear CSA-ers,

This week’s Preassembled Bag will contain Spring Mix, Muir Head Lettuce, Radishes, Green Onions, Fennel, Starlight Tomatoes, and Parsley. Orders may now be placed on the online market at: https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market

We come into August through a spell of wet, cool hurricane weather. This is not unheard of for our region, though it does feel unusual to be wanting a jacket on August 1st. July has been a month of seemingly non-stop rain. This has its pluses in reducing our need for irrigation, but it also increases the maintenance the farm needs in terms of mowing and weeding, as well as delaying plantings and harvestings during heavy downpours.

As the name implies, the whole farm is located along the spine of a geologic ridge, meaning many of our growing spaces have significant slope. This is as often a blessing as it is a curse. Though many implements that would make production easier struggle with the steep slopes, we also drain excess rainwater very quickly. While flat land would have become flooded by recent downpours, our fields are back to being plantable within a day or two of heavy rains. Though it was not initially our intention, our grow spaces have begun to look and behave something like terraced agriculture from around the world.

The dedication to farming with the land instead of “against it” is starting to really show dividends in ways we never imagined. The soil health is visibly better than when we began, darker, fluffier, and full of the beneficial lifeforms that help plants grow. I remain personally astounded by the quality of radishes and arugula that are coming out of the farm this week. For context, these are typically early spring and late fall crops, not expected to perform well during summer. There are still a lot of farmers’ market customers who are incredulous to field grown lettuce mid-summer in Kentucky. All this is testament to the power of nurturing the land through organic practice. At this point, growing any other way is unthinkable.

None of this would be possible without your support of our farm and by extension, sustainable agriculture in Western Kentucky. We tell you this every week, but it cannot be expressed enough. Our gratitude is immense. Whether you are just interested, order sometimes, or every single week- we appreciate you! Thank you for empowering us to grow the way we love.

Sincerely,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team