Mulberry Creek Farm CSA

Hi all -

I actually attempted to get a newsblog on the website not long ago but ... sigh ... lost it all as I was posting and haven't been able to get back to it!

So here's a brief update:

The last week of summer shares will be October 12-18.

The new egg share season will begin the following week so don't forget to renew your egg share!

We have re-worked the poultry shares so you can actually buy a share for a chicken a week or every other week, etc. They're $8 each. Ducks are $10 each. Glenn is processing the ducks himself so please give us a few days notice when you want one. We will let you know when we have freshly processed chickens so you can work that into your plans if you'd like. After a couple days, we freeze everything. We are taking another batch of chickens to the slaughterhouse next week so will have fresh/non-frozen chickens from about the 9th until the 11th of October. You'll need to come to the farm to pick them up.

Turkeys are selling quickly - if you have told uis you want one, we MUST have your $25 deposit immediately! We will not hold a turkey for a word only request. There aren't that many of them. Turkeys will be processed on November 21st. If you have made a deposit on one, we will be sure to let you know pick-up arrangements ... it wouldn't hurt for you to contact me, though;-)

We will also have turkeys available for December holidays, but not very many. If you're interested, let us know right away.

Some of you have asked about winter shares. We're still working out the details since, as you know, the heavy rains this summer damaged or destroyed many of our winter crops. We had planned on providing winter shares through February but will not be able to go that long. Here's our plan: We're looking at a two month share (you can certainly purchase one month and not the other) in Nov & Dec with a once per month pick up prior to the holidays. November it would be the week of the 22nd, December it would be the week of the 21st. Due to the size of the shares it would be beneficial if you came to the farm for pick-up. If you need yours earlier or coming to the farm is a hardship, let us know and we'll work something out. Since these will consist mainly of storable stuff we can be pretty flexible. It also means there is one size only, but you can certainly double if you'd like. That way you might have squash well into the winter months, for instance.

Between spring freezes and summer heavy rains, we lost our fall greens, popcorn, some squashes, dry beans, about 2/3 of our onions and a considerable chunk of our potatoes as well as our tree fruit. We will be looking to other local farms to supplement what we are able to provide. It will still be quality produce at very reasonable prices.

If you have questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to drop an e-mail or give a call! BTW Glenn will be out of town for the next few days obtaining materials for our barn - come on by on Saturday, October 10th to lend a hand getting the barn up!

This week: it's supposed to frost sometime this week so we are keeping a close eye on less hardy plants and you may see a wealth of peppers, celery and herbs! Otherwise, expect a Long Island Cheese Squash (never had it - looks a bit like a butternut variety), carrots, peppers, sweet corn, herbs, celery, kale, and ... drum roll please ... a bit of honey! Yes, we spent several hours yesterday collecting it and will have 4 oz. for each of you this week to try!

We still have LOTS of jams so don't forget your pre-orders for those and for poultry.

Pass the word around!

As our home page states, we are considering / hoping to add goats and/or sheep to our little farm operation here. We'd like some input from our potential farming partners, the members of our CSA.  Please respond to any or all of the following questions.

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Would you purchase goat dairy products?

Would you purchase goat or sheep meat products?

Would you purchase goat or sheep wool?