Weekly Newsletters


FINAL WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS pie pumpkin kale ginger sweet potatoes acorn squash apples onions dill THIS WEEK’S RECIPES (please click on the highlighted link to view the full recipe) *Projected […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #22


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS green tomatoes bell peppers rosemary spaghetti squash ginger watermelon radishes onions pears yellow squash potatoes garlic THIS WEEK’S RECIPES (please click on the highlighted text to […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #21


THIS WEEK’S CONTENTS sweet potatoes onions cucumbers zucchini apples butternut squash mustard greens poblano peppers lemon balm concord grapes THIS WEEK’S RECIPES *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #20


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS acorn squash eggplant thyme rosemary bartlett pears yellow squash colored bell peppers green beans cabbage broccoli turnips lettuce   *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #19



THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS potatoes tomatoes zucchini green beans apples bok choy cucumbers hungarian hot wax peppers oregano *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply a projected list […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #18


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS sweet marjoram leaf lettuce poblano peppers tomatoes cucumbers sweet potatoes apples spaghetti squash yellow squash golden wax beans dragon tongue beans HIGHLIGHTED RECIPES *Projected Cooler Contents* […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #17


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS bell peppers acorn squash roma snap beans candy onions easter egg radishes okra summer squash rosemary lemon basil asian greens potatoes THIS WEEK’S RECIPES *Projected Cooler […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #16


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS tomatoes homemade pico de gallo cucumbers sugar cube cantaloupe zucchini jalapenos candy onions garlic jonathan apples butternut squash tarragon thyme HIGHLIGHTED RECIPES (please click on the […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #15



THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS eggplant colored bell peppers banana peppers spaghetti squash cantaloupe zestar apples red potatoes green beans onions sweet basil tomatoes THIS WEEK’S RECIPES *Projected Cooler Contents* (please […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #14


This week it’s all about salsa! It’s just so quick and easy, but yet packs a ton of flavor. It has made it into the “must eat column” here at […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #13


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS yellow watermelon dragon tongue beans lemon basil bell peppers tomatoes redfree apples okra garlic cucumbers red potatoes onions *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #12


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS sugar cube cantaloupe eggplant cherry and/or grape tomatoes rosemary peaches slicing tomatoes patty pan summer squash cucumbers onions grande jalapenos tomatillos SPOTLIGHTED RECIPES *Projected Cooler Contents* […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #11



THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS slicing tomatoes white potatoes basil bell peppers cherry and grape tomatoes blackberries cucumbers beets cantaloupe summer squash *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #10


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS Blue Vates kale brad’s atomic grape tomatoes slicing tomatoes sweet corn cantaloupe candy onions hardneck garlic hungarian hot wax peppers thyme zucchini THIS WEEK’S RECIPES *Projected […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #9


THIS WEEK’S COOLER CONTENTS red potatoes cucumbers slicing tomatoes golden detroit beets goddess cantaloupe green bell peppers rosemary dill mint cherry and/or grape tomatoes *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #8


THIS WEEK’S COOLER INCLUDES: cherry and grape tomatoes rutabagas cabbage jalapenos slicing tomatoes onions hardneck garlic yellow summer squash newton basil onion chives blue vates kale *Projected Cooler Contents* (please […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #7



THIS WEEK’S COOLER INCLUDED: blueberries cucumbers tomatoes rosemary red potatoes napa cabbage cylindra beets cinnamon basil leeks graffiti (purple) cauliflower snow peas lemon balm SPOTLIGHTED RECIPES *Projected Cooler Contents* (please […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #6


This week’s cooler contents: cabbage cauliflower tomatoes fresh onions toscano kale Japanese turnips zucchini carrots with tops eggplant This week’s recipes. *Projected Cooler Contents* (please remember that this is simply […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #5


Week #4 Cooler Contents new potatoes rhubarb fennel green beans kohlrabi zucchini tomatoes broccoli oregano lettuce cucumbers You may notice some marks on the kohlrabi, lettuce, broccoli stems, fennel, and […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #4


WEEK #3 COOLER CONTENTS strawberries chioggia beets Italian basil slicing tomatoes leeks zucchini sugar snap peas asparagus RECIPES FOR THE WEEK (click on the highlighted link to view the entire […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #3



Week #2 Cooler Contents strawberries bok choi broccoli lavender garlic scapes japanese turnips sugar snap peas cucumbers new potatoes red russian kale RECIPES OF THE WEEK (please click on the […]

2019 SBF CSA Week #2


Projected Cooler Items (subject to change): strawberries, spring onions, leaf lettuce, kale, asparagus, thyme, radishes

2019 SBF CSA Week #1


Hi!!  It’s the last week of the season!  We hope each of you have enjoyed sharing this CSA season with us at Shared Bounty Farm.  We know that at times, […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #22


Things are winding down here at the farm. It’s been a while since we had jackets and cold fingers while picking vegetables. It looks like our planting schedule worked well […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #21



The fall weather is moving in slowly, but surely.  Maybe, just maybe we will have brussels sprouts this year.  Only time will tell.  They have a super long growing season […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #20


Hello Everyone. It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of September. The weeks just seem to fly by. We have something on the CSA menu this […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #19


Happy week #18 and fall!  It sure feels like fall and we love it here at the farm.  Fall brings with it the importance of cover crops and soil maintenance […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #18


As our summer crops are slowing down, we will be spending a lot of time clearing out hoop houses, and planting appropriate cover crops. It is also time for one […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #17



Not getting the 3-6 inches of rain that was predicted was a pleasant surprise!  We hope everyone had a great Labor Day!  The weekend was filled with relaxation and family […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #16


Hello Everyone. We are two thirds of the way through this CSA season, and most of the early summer crops are about worn out. We do a lot of succession […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #15


Hi SBF Friends!  It’s that time of year, when the transplanter gets it’s second good workout of the season.  It gets a work out all season long, but the two […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #14


Greetings Everyone.  We have some items this week, that bring thoughts of fall. One of them, is our favorite squash which is called Delicata.  Delicata is an heirloom variety squash.  […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #13



Wow!  August already!  As the kids prepare to go back to school, us farmers prepare to go back to school too.  And just like every kid, we get those mixed […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #12 Newsletter


Hello Everyone, I hope you all used up all of your excess produce during the off-week. We stayed busy here at the farm with all of the normal chores, and […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #11


Hi SBF Subcribers!  Did you recognize the flower above?  If you were thinking it looks like a hibiscus flower you have growing in your landscape, you are correct.  However, this […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #10


Happy Week #9 Subscribers! It’s been a busy week here at the farm. We have been transplanting the fall cole crop seedlings that will get planted outside soon. These crops […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #9



Happy Independence Week!  Tomato season is in full swing here at the farm!  Tomatoes are one of those items that are only worth eating when they are in season and […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #8


Greetings from the farm. Believe it or not, we are at week seven already. The crops are in full summer swing now, and more new veggies are ripening every day. […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #7


We’d like to introduce you to June.  June and her cousin Anita joined our younger flock of chicks today.  Both June and Anita are crested cream legbars.  You can see […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #6


Hello from the farm. We are at week 5 of the CSA season. The crops are progressing nicely. At least they like the heat and humidity. 😊  We have switched from […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #5



HELLO RAIN!  And hello to each one of you!  Even though we spent some of our Saturday picking veggies for the coolers in the rain it was well worth it.  […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #4


Happy week #3 SBF Subscibers!  Soon spring crops will be done and we’ll be moving into our summer crop harvests.  But while we’re thinking about what we’ll be harvesting next, […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #3


It’s been a pleasant week at the farm.  We received some needed rain for the germination of the buckwheat (summer cover crop) we planted earlier in the week.  Strawberry season […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #2


Hi All!  And once again, welcome to Shared Bounty Farm!  The season is finally here!  We were beginning to wonder when it was still cold well into April.  We had […]

2018 SBF CSA Week #1



It’s that time of year SBF Subscribers, the last week of the season time of year.  Thank you all for putting your trust in our farm to deliver produce to […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #22


Hey there SBF friends!  As mentioned in a previous newsletter our end of the season open house will be on Saturday, November 4th.  Open house will be from 12pm-4pm at […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #21


As the sun sets earlier each day, we farmers really begin to connect with the sun — both the farmers and the sun are feeling a need to rest (but […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #20


Hello SBF Subscribers! We hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of summer weather. We have been extremely dry here at the farm. It was just about to […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #19



Hello SBF friends and welcome October!  October marks the last month of our CSA season.  At the end of each season we like to invite all of you out to […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #18


Hello SBF Members!  September is coming to a close and October marks the last month of the season.  We hope everyone is enjoying being a part of a CSA and […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #17


Greetings Shared Bounty Members, You just have to love the weather here in Missouri. We went from beautiful, cool, fall-like weather, to summer heat again. While “hot and dry” is […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #16


Happy September SBF friends!  We hope everyone had a nice break and enjoyable Labor Day.  We are absolutely loving these cooler days and nights we’re experiencing.  We are also very […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #15



Hi SBF Subscribers!  We hope all that had planned to view the eclipse on Monday were able to do so!  As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we were anxious to […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #14


Is everyone ready for the eclipse?!?!  We’re super excited here at the farm!  It’ll be interesting to see how or if the chickens react.  We’ll be sure to let you […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #13


Hello from your Shared Bounty farmers!  This week at the farm has been so pleasant.  Most days there was a nice breeze that made August farming in the Midwest feel […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #12


Greetings Shared Bounty Family.  This week marks the mid-point of our CSA season.  The summer crops are in full swing, and the majority of our fall crops are in the ground.  The cool […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #11



I We hope everyone survived the week off without Shared Bounty produce, and stayed cool in the extremely hot and humid weather!  Not that we expected any different, but it […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #10


Hi Shared Bounty Friends! Most of the items in the garden continue to love the summer heat!  However, we are very thankful to have a deep well that allows us […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #9


Hi Locavores!  It was a productive, yet celebratory holiday week here at the farm.  We got the last planting of tomatillos, peppers, and tomatoes planted and the first planting of […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #8


Hi Shared Bounty Farm Folks!  This week we’ve got quite a few summer crops for you — some summer favorites that will compliment your holiday celebrations nicely.  We may not […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #7



Hello Subscribers! We are sure enjoying a couple perfect days. The heat we were experiencing earlier in the week puts a lot of stress on the crops, and makes it […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #6


Hello Shared Bounty Subscribers!  Despite the rain, it’s been another busy week here at the farm — pruning tomato plants, preparing for a field trip, weeding (the job that never […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #5


  Here we are, already arriving at week #4 of the season!  We hope everyone is enjoying the season as much as we are here on the farm.  It’s such […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #4


Hello!  Whew, did it get hot this week.  Looks like summer temps are here to stay — thankfully the tomatoes like hot!  Ripe cherry and grape tomatoes should be just […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #3



Greetings Shared Bounty Farm Subscribers!  We hope everyone enjoyed the cool spring weather this past week — we sure did love it at the farm.  We’ve got a nice variety […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #2


Welcome to our 2017 CSA season!  We’ve been planning and anticipating our first week of the season for quite some time and it’s finally here.  The extremely warm, early spring […]

2017 SBF CSA Week #1