CamelBackyard

Another CSA recap! This is the second to last box of the season, and boy is it a beauty! Winter harvesting has begun, and this box included specialty ingredients such as Bok Choy, Radishes, Turnips and a grapefruit! 😋😁

Sign up for Winter 2023 today on our website 😄

Did you know it can frost overnight in Phoenix?🥶🥶

It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does it’s important to protect your plants! Frost can seriously damage or even kill fruits and vegetables.

CamelBackyard helps keep plants warm with frost cloth. Frost cloth traps humidity and heat to insulate plants, placed in a manner that creates a tent around them.

Cloth is beneficial as it dries faster than other materials, is breathable and lightweight for delicate plants 🌱

We eat our greens here at CamelBackyard! The produce box this week contained mixed peppers, thai basil, chard, arugula, salad mix, a crookneck pumpkin, oregano, parsley and kale! All for $25 🤯

Thank you to our subscribers, supporters and farmers! Do you want to buy local organic produce from the Phoenix area? Great news! We are holding our monthly New Roots farm stand December 17th 8am-12pm. We hope to see you there 😀

Chores are an everyday thing when maintaining a farm! 💪🚜

Each day the tilapia are fed which provides nutrient rich water to the aquaponics system and plants. These little (or big) guys are always eager to see us with a cup of food in our hands!

A byproduct of this system are snails, which can clog up the pipes in the greenhouse, blocking water going to the vegetables. New Roots community outreach intern, Makenna, is completing a “snail check” in the photo, to clear them out. 🐌

While most plants and vegetables at the site run on irrigation, potted plants need watering weekly in order to keep our garden looking fresh and beautiful. ☀️🌼

Weekly CSA Box Recap🥬🌶️🥒

We had our second CSA box this week, for our customers subscribed to 10 weeks of fresh weekly produce! Based on the items in the box on the first slide, can you guess the mystery produce on the second slide?? Comment down below ⬇️⬇️

Thank you to our produce box customers! Our team works hard each Wednesday to make your boxes, and we are so glad to be able to give people access to organic local produce!

If you are interested in signing up for our Winter CSA, the waitlist is on our website.

Sign up now for the Fall 2022 New Roots CSA at CamelBackyard!

We made some changes to the CSA this season and are now offering $25/box for a full 10 week CSA share or a half 5 week bi-weekly CSA share from October 19th - December 21st.

Plus 50% off CSA subscriptions when using EBT with Double Up Food Bucks!

Check out the CamelBackyard website for more information and sign up by October 14th.