CSA Pick-up 8/22 and 8/25
August is full. So full that I can hardly keep track of everything! But that is what August is for: fullness. And the full moon last night surely shone bright enough to hold all that is happening and all that is coming.
The Good Heart t-shirt fundraiser is up and running, and we invite you to join us in raising money to subsidize CSA shares for low-income families. We are excited about this fundraiser because it not only gives you a Good Heart shirt, but all the proceeds will go directly to increasing local food access. The fundraiser ends on 9/11, and our goal is to sell 100 shirts. Will you help us reach that goal? You can purchase a shirt on our fundraiser website here: Good Heart Farmstead: Making Local Food for Everyone!
Friday and Saturday we are participating in Open Farm Week, and you are welcome to come up to the farm for tours, taste tests, and pick-your-own flowers.
Here’s the Open Farm weekend schedule:
- Friday: 12:00-6:00 pm, farm stand open, bring a picnic lunch to eat, taste tests, farm tours @1:00 and 5:00
- Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, farm stand open, bring a picnic lunch to eat, farm tours @11:00, 2:00, cooking demo @ 1:00
- Sunday: Katie will be presenting at the High Mowing Organic Seeds Field Day on “The Young Farmers Experience.” Come learn what it takes to get started farming in VT; co-presenter is Taylor Hutchinson of Footprint Farm
You can learn more about Open Farm Week here: Dig In VT
Fall Harvest CSA sign-ups have begun! You can get the discounted rate when you sign up and pay by 8/31. Our website is now updated with details and example shares of the Fall Harvest, plus a PayPal option for folks who’d like to pay online. Get more information and sign up here: Fall Harvest CSA
You can now register for the Bread Oven Building Workshop on our website. Are you interested in a hands-on workshop to learn and work beside a professional mason? This three-day workshop will give you the information and skills to build your own oven, using local resources. A local farm-made lunch is included each day! Register on our website today!
Next week’s Harvest (recipe suggestions below):
- Potatoes*
- Tomatoes
- Beets or Carrots
- Leeks
- Mesclun Mix
- Green Beans
- Herbs
*The potatoes are from our friends at Bear Roots Farm. We’re teaming up this year to support each other’s strengths. We’ve been growing salad greens for Bear Roots, and in turn they’re growing potatoes for us. We love working with our fellow farmers to get the best local foods to our customers!
In the Farm Stand this Friday & Saturday, 3:30-6:30
- Onions
- Cucumbers
- Zucchini
- Squash
- Green Beans
- Lettuce Heads & mesclun
- Tomatoes
- Basil & Parsley
Recipes to try:
Roasted Tomatoes (My favorite way to process tomatoes, either for a fresh sauce or for the freezer)
Raw Tomato and Green Bean Pasta
Spicy Pickled Green Beans
We wish you all a delicious weekend!
In Good Heart,
Katie and Edge