Planned, naturally grown, vegetables and herbs for the 2012 growing season.....

This page was upated on January 5, 2012.

Beans

  1. Provider Bush Bean
  2. Royal Burgundy Bush Bean
  • Beets
  1. Chioggia (heirloom)
  2. Detroit Dark Red
  3. Shiraz
  4. Touchstone Golden
  • Broccoli
  1. Belstar
  2. Nutri-bud
  3. Calabrese
  • Brussels Sprouts
  1. Nautic F-1
  • Cabbage
  1. Fargo F-1
  • Carrots
  1. YaYa Hybrid
  2. Red Core Chantenay
  3. Napoli
  4. Zanahorias Scarlet
    Cauliflower
  1. Cassius F-1
  2. Veronica Romanesco
    Cucumbers
  1. Burpee Hybrid II
  2. Sweet Marketmore
  3. Northern Pickling

Sweet Corn

  • Flowers
  1. Sunflowers
  2. Dahlias
  3. Lavender
  • Greens
  1. Champion Collard
  2. Vates Collard
  3. Mizuna Mustard
  4. Red Russian Kale
  • Herbs
  1. Cilantro - Slowbolt
  2. Catnip
  3. Dill - Gold Krone Tetraploid
  4. Oregano - Borage
  5. Basil
    1. Sweet
    2. Super Sweet Chen
  6. Parsley - Italian Flat Leaf
  7. Garlic Chives
  8. Lemon Balm

Lettuce

  1. Cos Ridgeline Romaine
  2. Lechuga Romaine
  3. Simpson Black Seeded - leaf lettuce
  4. New Red Fire - leaf lettuce
  • Melons
  1. Watermelons Sugar Baby
  • Onions
  1. Pompei Sweet Italian
  2. Valencia yellow
  3. Borrettana - off-wite cipollini
  4. Cortland Hybrid
  5. Parade Bunching
  • Peppers
  1. Bell Peppers
    1. Sweet Keystone Giant - green - 1-*
    2. Yankee Bell - red - 1-*
  2. Spanish Padron - 1/6* (10% are hot, the rest are mild)
  3. Jalapenos
    1. Mucho Nacho F1 (jalapeno gigante) - 3+*
  4. Serrano Chili - 4+*
  5. Habenero
  1. Caribbean Red Habenero - 8* (heirloom)
  2. Red Savina Habanero - 9+* - (formerly worlds hottest pepper)
  3. Chocolate Habenero - 9*

Dorset Naga - 9+* - (formerly worlds hottest pepper)

Black Naga Jolokia - 9+*

Trinidad 7 Pot- 9+*

Trinidad Scorpian (possibly the "Butch T" variety) - 9+*

  • Potatoes
  1. Yukon Gold
  2. Red Norland
  3. Canela Russett
  4. Beauregard Sweet Potato
  5. Georgia Jets Red Yams
  6. Japanese Sweet Potao

Pumpkins

  1. Small Sugar (good for pies)
  2. Cinderella
  • Radishes
  1. French Breakfast
  2. Mantanghong F-1 Hybrid
  3. Asian Watermelon
  4. Plum Purple
  5. Crimson Giant
  6. China Rose
    Spinach
  1. Giant Winter
  2. Bloomsdale
  3. Corvair
    Squash
  1. Partenon Zucchini - summer squash
  2. Goldy Yellow Zucchini - summer squash
  3. G Star Green Patty Pan - summer squash
  4. Y Star Yellow Patty Pan - summer squash
  5. Carnival - winter squash
  6. Butternut - winter squash
  7. Acorn Squash - winter squash

Swiss Chard

  1. Fordhook Giant
  2. Ruby red
  • Tomatoes
  1. Roma
  2. Brandywine
  3. Beefsteak
  4. Green Zebra (aka "Mr. Stripey")

 

Notes and comments:

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Pepper heat in Scoville units and examples:

9* = 855,000–1,050,000 (Naga Jolokia)
8* = 350,000–580,000 (Red Savina)
7* = 100,000–350,000 (Habanero)
6* = 50,000–100,000 (Thai, Pequin)
5* = 30,000–50,000 (Cayenne, Tobasco)
4* = 10,000–23,000 (Serrano, Chipotle)
3* = 2,500–8,000 (Jalapeno, Anaheim)
2* = 500–2,500 (Anaheim, Poblano)
1* = 100–500 (Pepperoncini, Pimento)

Have you seen what you like? If so, you can obtain one of the CSA Shares right on this page with the drop down menus and the PayPal "Add To Cart" buttons below. 

Vegetable CSA Options
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Fruit CSA Options
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Egg CSA Options
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Chicago Delivery

Please rember that shares delivered to, or picked up in Chicago require a 2.25% tax.

We offer two ways to obtain your CSA share - pick up and delivery. Our pick up location for the 2012 season is on Saturdays at the Southport Farmers Market in the parking lot of Blaine School, 1420 W. Grace Street Chicago, IL. It runs June 23rd through October 6th, from 8 am until 1 pm (as of 1/5/12, the Southport Farmers Market has not updated their website to include the 2012 dates/times). Also, our season is longer than the farmers market (6/2 - 10/27) so we will be in the pay lot just north of the Blaine school play lot on Saturdays when the market isn't open.

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