this week's 
HARVEST  LIST

This list may change,
Rushton Farm Bag but here's our best guess of what you'll be getting in your share this week.
 
    
Beets
Broccoli
Garlic
Hot Peppers
Onions
Radishes
Red Potatoes
Salad Mix
Sweet Peppers


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Rushton Farm is located within the 85-acre Rushton Woods Preserve on Delchester Road, just south of Goshen Road in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. 

Address: 
911 Delchester Road Newtown Square, PA 




Fred de Long- Director 
Noah Gress- Field Manager
Chelsea Allen- Field Manager
Eliza Gowen- Outreach Coordinator
Todd Alleger-  Agroecology Project Coordinator
Jared Ingersoll-  Rushton Farm Apprentice
Katie Pflaumer- Research Student- U. of Penn.
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Week of September 29, 2015 Issue No. 19
IN THE BAG Tidbits 
 
Here Comes Trouble

It started with a texted picture of a puppy. "Cute?" was the text. "Yes" was my reply. Three hours later there was a puppy at my door delivered by neighbor, friend and general chaos causer Sandie Perkowski. She claimed the puppy was on "loan" for a week and I could return it to its home in Smyrna, Delaware if I decided I did not want it. I don't know many people who can return an eight week old puppy after living with it for a week but I was set on the idea that I would be sending the puppy back. After all, I had decided that after our farm dog Max passed I would wait until next summer to look for another farm dog.

For the one week the dog went nameless. I tried to ignore it and half heartedly went through training exercises figuring I could always claim the dog was a slow learner thus not practical for a life on the farm. It learned to come in a couple of hours, sit in a day and learned to retrieve the next day. The dog was house trained almost from the start with only one accident. It slept through the night with nary a whine. It followed me around the farm on harvest day quietly watching me harvest tomatoes, peppers and okra, occasionally eating the refuse from the compost pile. The thing actually enjoys vegetables.
Put the broccoli down!



I was set on sending the pup back even telling the kids not to get used to the dog. Try telling a thirteen year old girl that the fuzzy ball of cuteness in her arms is temporary, but that's the kind of tough guy I am. It was about day five that I realized I am in reality a weak, weak man. The night of day five I awoke to the pitter patter of paws from the living room downstairs. I immediately knew that the little hellion had figured out how to get out of his crate and was tearing up the house. I launched down the stairs with the resolve that this was the excuse I needed to send the puppy home. I found the puppy curled up on the dog bed with our other dog Hackett. Since Max's passing Hackett has been depressed, not eating and showing a lack of energy. On this night it seemed the puppy had found a friend in Hackett and he was more than willing to oblige. The two have been inseparable since that night.
 
So the puppy's name is Jed and he is here to stay. He is a really smart dog and I am quite sure that the intelligence and good instincts are going to cause me trouble. A lot of trouble. But struggle and reward are what makes life worth living and without challenging ourselves through relationships both human and canine we cannot meet those who can fill our lives with joy. For some of us finding these relationships is not easy and you need to take advantage of them when you can.

Also the puppy is really, really cute. 
-Fred 
  Bad to the bone 
THE DIRT
Notes from the field  
 
The puppy Jed is occasionally running around the farm (when not in training) and generally resembles the dirt and field so be aware when walking and driving. He has an orange collar but he does blend in with the landscape and he is in a constant state of exploration.

 

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