Welcome to Week 4 of the 2016 CSA Program!
Happy belated 4th of July to everyone! We hope your holiday was exciting and filled with laughter. As you see in the main picture today, Rick drove our Ford 5000 in the Peachtree City Parade yesterday (drove the wagon and tractor from the farm and back) for the Peachtree City Farmers Market. Special thanks to one of our customers for this great picture she sent to me yesterday.
Things at the farm are warming up. We're looking forward to the rain. Our orders of seeds came in at the end of last week and they will be quickly going into the ground so the rain can sprout them. It gets harder and harder to keep things growing with the temperatures going up like they are these days plus the lack of rain we've had here. That's the main reason we took off the majority of August and September for the CSA Program - it is extremely difficult to keep good plant growth going through the heat. So 105 is hot now... who knows what August will be like!!!
One of the biggest issues we've found in the past is how to store and freeze the produce you receive in your share. I will have a few documents printed for you at the pick-up location. They will be regarding freezing vegetables, freezing fruits, and storing produce. Ask me for one if you would like a hard copy.
DON'T FORGET YOUR BAGS - we will be refilling your cloth bags with your food items. Of course we will have a few with me this week in case you do forget them. And hopefully soon, we'll have our Minter's Farm bags. Also, bring back your empty jars and the rings - we can sterilize them and reuse!
***TAKE NOTICE: We have changed the pick-up location at the farm PERMANENTLY to the commercial kitchen across the road from the blue house. Directions: once you're on Hill's Bridge Rd, you'll travel about 3/4 of a mile. Once the pavement ends, take the first gate on the left (white painted boards). Look for the vehicles parked beside the grey barn. I will be inside the kitchen (brown painted side).
This week's bounty:
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