Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Email to 2012 members
Here is the email I sent out last week to our members. I am posting it here also in case somebody didn't receive it and also for new members that were not signed up at the time I sent it.
Hello all you wonderful Falun Birch Organic Farm CSA members-
Just thought I'd give you an update on what is happening on the farm. One of our coolest events was that our miniature horse had a baby boy. We named him Cresent after the little cresent on his forhead and that he was born under the cresent moon. He joins his brother Eclipse and his mother Luna. Charlie and Chancey (the big guys) still aren't so sure they appreciate this miniature invasion, so we are keeping a fence between them for now. Thanks to the gernerosity of one of our employees we are now the proud owners of the most entertaining ducks around. Grey duck-1, Grey duck-2, Black duck-1 and Black duck-2.
By now most of you should have had at least one delivery of spinach, lettuce and possibly some rhubarb. That was just a little teaser (and a thank you for subscribing) of what is yet to come when the regular deliveries begin.
Speaking of regular deliveries, I am sure you are wondering when that will start. I have said not to expect anything until the first week in July and anything before that is a bonus. We are almost completely at the mercy of mother nature so we go by her lead.
We started out SO dry and were watering every day for a solid month, while planting. That is a big job on a 2 acre garden if you can imagine. Then the 3 inches of much needed rain came-about an inch more than what we needed at one time-but we are not going to complain. We were able to get some things done in the greenhouse and in the herb/flower garden that was on higher ground, while waiting for the the main garden to dry out. Presently we are weeding, weeding, weeding. Nothing like 3 inches of rain to get the weeds on a rampage. Of course the upside of that is the produce looks wonderful as well.
Last night I figured out a delivery schedule so here it is. Let me know if there is a conflict for any of you.
Monday- U-PIC Customers and Bonus Picks.
Tuesday- Court House and Social Services between 3:30-4:30pm
Wednesday- Warroad
Thurday- Delivery to everyone else-NOT working at the Court House or SS between 3:30-4:30pm
Friday- U-PIC Customers and Bonus Picks.
One request I have from each of you is that you email me back a list of your likes and dislikes. When I make out the labels for your delivery boxes I would like to add this information to the label, and then I have a better idea of whether or not I should or should not include something in your weekly delivery. I have more help this year so we are going to make a big effort to taylor the packages more than we were able to last year.
I have a friend that is setting up a facebook page for our CSA so if anybody would like to share information such as recipes, that would be the place to do it. I'll get you that address when she confirms it has been done.
Also I have already set up a blog to communicate with everyone so if you would look there weekly I will try to keep that current regarding what is available and what to expect in your delivery.
So, I know this is long but I just wanted to get a few things ironed out. Please contact me with questions or concerns at
rebecca.lisell@gmail.com or 463-7117 (h) 242-4729 (c) our blogsite is falunbirchfarm.blogspot.com
Thanks again for your membership and we look forward to seeing you all this summer,
Take care and God bless,
Becky
Hello all you wonderful Falun Birch Organic Farm CSA members-
Just thought I'd give you an update on what is happening on the farm. One of our coolest events was that our miniature horse had a baby boy. We named him Cresent after the little cresent on his forhead and that he was born under the cresent moon. He joins his brother Eclipse and his mother Luna. Charlie and Chancey (the big guys) still aren't so sure they appreciate this miniature invasion, so we are keeping a fence between them for now. Thanks to the gernerosity of one of our employees we are now the proud owners of the most entertaining ducks around. Grey duck-1, Grey duck-2, Black duck-1 and Black duck-2.
By now most of you should have had at least one delivery of spinach, lettuce and possibly some rhubarb. That was just a little teaser (and a thank you for subscribing) of what is yet to come when the regular deliveries begin.
Speaking of regular deliveries, I am sure you are wondering when that will start. I have said not to expect anything until the first week in July and anything before that is a bonus. We are almost completely at the mercy of mother nature so we go by her lead.
We started out SO dry and were watering every day for a solid month, while planting. That is a big job on a 2 acre garden if you can imagine. Then the 3 inches of much needed rain came-about an inch more than what we needed at one time-but we are not going to complain. We were able to get some things done in the greenhouse and in the herb/flower garden that was on higher ground, while waiting for the the main garden to dry out. Presently we are weeding, weeding, weeding. Nothing like 3 inches of rain to get the weeds on a rampage. Of course the upside of that is the produce looks wonderful as well.
Last night I figured out a delivery schedule so here it is. Let me know if there is a conflict for any of you.
Monday- U-PIC Customers and Bonus Picks.
Tuesday- Court House and Social Services between 3:30-4:30pm
Wednesday- Warroad
Thurday- Delivery to everyone else-NOT working at the Court House or SS between 3:30-4:30pm
Friday- U-PIC Customers and Bonus Picks.
One request I have from each of you is that you email me back a list of your likes and dislikes. When I make out the labels for your delivery boxes I would like to add this information to the label, and then I have a better idea of whether or not I should or should not include something in your weekly delivery. I have more help this year so we are going to make a big effort to taylor the packages more than we were able to last year.
I have a friend that is setting up a facebook page for our CSA so if anybody would like to share information such as recipes, that would be the place to do it. I'll get you that address when she confirms it has been done.
Also I have already set up a blog to communicate with everyone so if you would look there weekly I will try to keep that current regarding what is available and what to expect in your delivery.
So, I know this is long but I just wanted to get a few things ironed out. Please contact me with questions or concerns at
rebecca.lisell@gmail.com or 463-7117 (h) 242-4729 (c) our blogsite is falunbirchfarm.blogspot.com
Thanks again for your membership and we look forward to seeing you all this summer,
Take care and God bless,
Becky
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