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April 16th, 2015
Farm News

 
  Assembly Line

After attending the Penn State workshop on Shiitake Mushroom propagation, described in the 3/19/2015 newsletter, we located suitable trees for the project, cutting them while they were still dormant.  Now, after selecting the strain of mushroom we believe will be the best producer, and securing the necessary tools, we set up an assembly line to inoculate the logs with an actively growing mushroom culture.



Stacked and Ready

The inoculated logs are stacked at the end of the assembly line.  Next, they will be taken to a heavily shaded site in the woods that is well protected from drying winds.  The first harvest should be in a little over a year from now.


Nature
Spring color

When walking along the field edges, or into the woods, it's impossible not to notice these beautiful rose colored hues dotting the forest floor.  Last season's acorns have absorbed the spring rains, expanded, and ruptured their coats.  Prominent in the photo above are the tentacle like radicals, the embryonic roots.


CSA News
  
2015 CSA

Reminder
Full payment for the full season share is due on, or before May 1st.


The 2015 USDA Certified Organic shares will be distributed in returnable, half bushel, food grade, sanitized bins.  This volume is roughly equal to a full paper grocery bag.  Distributions will be on Saturdays. 

We offer two options:  A full season membership will consist of twenty weekly distributions beginning on Saturday, June 13th. with the final distribution on Saturday, October 24th. 

A core membership will consist of ten weekly distributions beginning on Saturday, July 11th, with the final distribution on Saturday, September 12th.

The cost of the full season membership is $600.00 
The cost of the core season membership is $300.00

The number of memberships is limited.

Full payment for the full season share will be due on or before May 1st. 
Full payment for the core season share will be due on or before June 1st.

We are using the same drop sites as last season.  Competitive Gear Bicycle Shop in Millcreek, and  the Whole Foods Co-Op in Erie.  We are looking into the possibility of adding others in the east and south county.

We are continuing our home delivery option.  We are very much looking forward to serving our 2015 CSA members. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Additional information is available on our website,     
   
Available at the Farm Store
  

 

Open 9:00 to 5:00 Saturdays 
Or By Appointment  

Local Products: 

Certified Organic Blueberry Bushes
Happy Mug Organic Coffees 

Old State Farms Maple Syrup

Beelzebub's Salsas
Wool Dryer Balls By Kyra Miller
Divani Organic Chocolates 
Middlefield Original Cheese CO-OP Cheese 
Aivilas Dog And Cat Food 
"Buzz" Run Honey From Hunter Farm's Hives 
Hand-thrown Pottery by Mel's Pot Shop
Frankferd Farms Pastry Mixes
ReCap Regular and Wide Mouth Jar Lids 
Fresh Little Farm Girl Handmade Soaps and Sundries
Simply Body Soap Nets
Local Honey and Beeswax Candles 
Grabski Farm Eggs and Antibiotic & Hormone-Free Meats
NOW Aromatherapy Essential Oils 

Interesting Links

In last week's newsletter we featured a story about drones being used as a tool addressing the problem of reforestation on an planet wide scale. Keeping with a high tech, planet wide theme, and acknowledging the 45th anniversary of Earth Day coming up next Wednesday, the article linked below tells how the USDA is using satellite technology to gather soil moisture data around the world.
   
Hunter Farms Crew

Hunter Farms | | [email protected] |
7269 Sterrettania Rd, P.O. Box 478
Fairview, PA 16415