CSA Box #5 • August 2026
This week's CSA Box #5 features heirloom Diamond Purple eggplant, Purple Magic Molly potatoes, Music garlic, herbs, colorful vegetables, fermented jalapeño sriracha, and vibrant midsummer bouquets. Plus, read about our first long-awaited rain, lessons learned from this season's onion and zucchini trials, and the ongoing battle to outsmart the deer.
CSA Box #4 - July 2026
CSA Box #4 features freshly harvested Music garlic, Japanese cucumbers, red potatoes, colorful heirloom beets, fresh herbs, and some additional seasonal surprises, along with farm-made goodies and beautiful summer bouquets.
CSA Box # 3 - July 2026
CSA Box #3 is bursting with summer abundance! This week's harvest includes green garlic, kohlrabi, colorful carrots, beets, fresh herbs, golden oyster mushrooms, fire-roasted salsa, and festive July bouquets.
CSA Box #2 - June 2026
CSA Box #2 is here! This week's harvest includes baby beets, Tokinashi turnips, frisée, Scotch curled kale, bok choy, fresh herbs, strawberry rhubarb jam, and garlic scape pesto, plus fragrant early summer bouquets filled with stock, calla lilies, and more.
CSA Box #1 — Welcome to the 2026 Season!
The 2026 CSA season has officially begun! This week's box is bursting with sweet spring greens, garlic scapes, rhubarb, fresh herbs, and more. After months of planning, planting, and caring for the soil, we're excited to share the first harvest of the season. Learn more about this week's vegetables, flowers, farm-made goodies, storage tips, and recipe inspiration.
Where to Find Us in 2026
Wondering where to find Prairie’s Edge Garden this season? Here’s where we’ll be popping up in 2026, from our summer farmers markets to Friday nights by the lake, along with other ways to shop our naturally grown flowers, produce, plants, and farm-made goods.
The Joy of Growing
Spring invites us back into the garden AND into the joy of planting, growing, and harvesting from our own backyards. Explore why gardening brings so much happiness and learn how to kickstart your season with our farm-grown plant starts.
Our Dahlia Collection
Explore our curated dahlia collection, featuring some of our favorite varieties for bouquets and pollinator plantings. From bold dinnerplates to open-centered bee magnets, this lookbook showcases colors, forms, and notes from our fields. Grown with care at Prairie’s Edge Garden.
Dahlia Growing Guide
Dahlias are one of the most rewarding flowers you can grow, especially once you understand their rhythm. This guide covers the basics you need to know to plant, grow, and store dahlias successfully in our Zone 5b climate, plus tips we’ve learned through years of tending our own collection. Whether you’re new to dahlias or expanding your patch, this post will help you grow with confidence.
A Year in Flowers 2025
The 2025 flower season was full of color, creativity, and the simple joy of sharing local, pesticide-free blooms. From harvest days to arranging CSA bouquets, each week brought new beauty to the farm. Step into a look back at last season’s flowers.