December  2008

 
Greetings!
Windcrest Farm Transplants are USDA Certified Organic
Windcrest Farm is booking our Custom Grow Program now to provide quality transplants for 2009 to our farm, garden and retail customers. We have added a new webpage with more information about our program:
  • Order Forms in Adobe Acrobat and Excel
  • How to save 10% using our Community Support Plant Share Program
  • Resources for selecting plant sizes
  • NEW! Grafted Heirloom Tomatoes
  • Video of our transplants
We are always ready to answer your questions about what we can do to help you have a bountiful 2009 growing season.
 
For those of you who took advantage of our program last year, you will find our pricing has not increased across the board. Instead we have restructured our pricing and now offer pricing based on the type of plant we grow. You may find you will save money when ordering through our new pricing structure.
 
We are currently talking with suppliers about developing biodegradable packaging for our retail customers. We experimented with biodegradable pots last year with limited success. There are a few more options available this year but no perfect solution. Our goal is to provide a healthy plant in a plant-able pot with an environmentally friendly carry-home tote and an information tag that will return to carbon. We will keep you posted on our progress.
 
The response to our Custom Grow Program in 2008 filled our greenhouse bench space very quickly! With the interest in sustainable gardening growing rapidly, we expect this trend to continue.
 
Please consider reserving your space early. 
Custom Grow Program
 
We grow from our seed inventory or yours. Let us know how we can help you get a jump start on the season with quality organically grown plants.

Plants are available by the flat or by the plant. Quantity discounts are available. 
 
Why Use Windcrest Farm Transplants? 
  • Using quality transplants extends the growing season. Transplants are ready to set out immediately after reasonable risk of frost is past.
  • Transplants allow more efficient use of fertilizer and irrigation water during early growth stages.
  • Earlier harvests are attainable by using transplants vs. direct seeding in the field. Generally, an earlier harvest is more valuable to the market therefor costs associated with buying transplants can easily be recouped.
  • When transplants are planted in the field, plants are more uniform since they start off in the field at the same growing stage.
  • With our Custom Growing Program, any variety of seed can be ordered for transplant production. This give you a much wider selection of varieties than are available through commercially producted transplants which are limited to the most popular varieties.
  • Using Windcrest Farm Transplants eliminates the additional expense, expertise and time needed to run a greenhouse and coordinate sowing dates with planting dates in the field.
 
Best regards,
 
Mary Roberts
Windcrest Farm
 
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