Playing Defense
In the photo above, granddaughter Autumn deploys our bird exclusion nets along the tops of the blueberry rows. Our friends at the Audubon Society dislike the idiom, "killing two birds with one stone," but that is exactly what we are doing. The nets are stored in and on top of our walk in cooler. We need to be ahead of the hungry birds looking for berries and we need to do our spring cleaning and sanitizing of the cooler for our CSA produce. Both tasks were completed this week.
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 2016 CSA
Reinforcements The final wave of spring lettuce was planted this week. The Bib Lettuce pictured above is more heat tolerant than some other varieties, but all lettuce prefers cooler temperatures than we normally experience in mid summer. If the summer turns out to be on the cloudy and cool side, we will grow this batch out to mature heads. If hot temperatures prevail, especially warmer than normal nights, we will harvest it early as loose leaf and bag it accordingly. Either way, the lettuce in this week's CSA distribution should only be the start of a steady base for summer salads.
In addition to Red Butterhead Lettuce in this week's shares there will be the normally expected early season greens including, Green Kale, Collard Greens, and Rainbow Chard. Also, thanks to our partners at Clarion River Organics we are able to include the season's first Zucchini!
Attention Full Season Members:
This Saturday, the first shares of the season will be distributed.
For farm pick up the hours are 9:00 to 5:00
Shares at the Whole Foods Co-op and Competitive Gear are available after 9:30 am until each business closes.
Home deliveries are scheduled individually. We will contact you directly with your approximate delivery time.
Additional items are available to add to your weekly distribution with pre-payment at a discounted price. If you wish to take advantage of these savings please let us know ASAP.
Items include:
Grabski Farms eggs, regularly $4.00 per dozen are $3.60 per dozen, $64.80 for the season
Beelzebub Salsa one pint, regularly $6.99 are $6.29, $113.80 for the season
Middlefield Cheeses 8oz, regularly $5.49 are $4.99, $89.82 for the season
Happy Mug Coffee one pound package, regularly $9.99, $9.29, $167.22 for the season.
Salsa, Cheese, and coffee will be random varieties and flavor selections each week.
Please let us know if you would like to add any of these items to your weekly share.
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Knots, Gnarls, and Beads by Debbie Yeaney
Fresh Little Farm Girl Soaps and Body Care Products Porter "Buzz Run" Honey From Our Farm's Hives
Happy Mug Coffees
Old State Farms Maple Syrup
Middlefield Original Cheese CO-OP Roll Butter Middlefield Original Cheese CO-OP Cheeses Hand-Thrown Pottery by Mel's Pot Shop
Simply Body Soap Nets
Grabski Farms Antibiotic & Hormone-Free Meats
Grabski Farms Free Range Chicken Eggs
Miller's Country Jam
Vorisek's Handmade Pure Beeswax Candles
Beelzebub's Salsa, Pickles, and Golden Eggs
Store Hours: 9:00 to 5:00 Saturdays, or by appointment
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 New research confirms continued, unabated, large-scale amphibian declines
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Even though amphibian populations are declining sharply worldwide, there is no smoking gun to indicate a cause and thus no simple solution to halting or reversing these declines.
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Hunter Farms
hunterfarms@yahoo.com
7269 Sterrettania Rd, P.O. Box 478
Fairview, PA 16415
814-840-4370
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