Greetings from the farm. While this photo may look like it is taken in a field of weeds, it is actually the first flush of wildflowers that we planted in our pollinator habitat. This half acre plot lies directly between our main vegetable field and our potato and pumpkin field. The flowers provide food for pollinators all season long, keeping them in our neighborhood to pollinate our crops as they bloom.
 | | An array of flowers bloom in the pollinator habitat. |
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Garter Snake
The Garter Snake is a native insectivore, and the most widely distributed reptile genus in North America. We welcome him and his kin to the farm, where they dine on insects and rodents that would otherwise be pests to our fields. This photograph caught the snake using his forked tongue to gather particles from the air, which are then passed to his mouth where they are analyzed to sense prey and predators in the surrounding area.
 | | A Garter Snake |
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We're looking forward to June 15th. Here's an update:
 | | Jason readies the seeder to seed a bed of green beans |
With the warm weather and the timely rains, things are really growing.
This past week we continued to transplant cucumbers, spaghetti squash, cauliflower, corn, celery, and flowers. We seeded corn, green beans, wax beans, lettuces, basil, kale, cauliflower, and cilantro.
The photo above shows our Jang Clean Seeder, new this year. It is one of the nicest walk-behind seeders that I have ever used, and makes direct seeding a pleasure. The hopper in the photo is full of "Provider" green beans.
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CSA Shareholders: Receiving your first share
When: Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Pick up: Pick up from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hunter Farms 7269 Sterrettania Road, Fairview, PA, 16415
Deliveries: Our driver will begin deliveries at 9 a.m. We will contact each site before next week to make arrangements.
What to expect: The address shown above is for the house, but you will actually come to the Farm Stand and Office. This building is located south of the house on Sterrettania Road, and the driveway is marked with a large Hunter Farms sign. I will greet you, and I will have a helper on hand to retrieve your box from our cooler where it will be held until your arrival.
Your share will packaged in a FDA approved, food-grade plastic crate. Each shareholder will borrow their crate for the week, and the expectation is that you will return your clean, empty crate each week in return for the full crate. While we initially hesitated to use plastic, unlike packaging used in other CSA operations (i.e. waxed cardboard or wood) these crates are food grade, easy to clean and sterilize each week with certified organic hydrogen peroxide, and should be useful to our farm for years to come. When they reach the end of their usefulness, they are recyclable in Fairview Township.
Your share will also include a printed newsletter that will provide a list of box contents, news from the farm, and some recipes that will inspire you to cook with the contents.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.
E-mail: hunterfarms@yahoo.com
Office: 814.840.4370
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"Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl Hash out the Food Revolution"
This article, featured in Smithsonian Magazine's latest "Food Issue" follows a conversation between Ruth Reichl, writer and editor who was the Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine for ten years, and Michael Pollan, author of "Omnivore's Dilemna" and the newly released "Cooked".
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Sincerely,
Jessica
Hunter Farms
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