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Early Spring Farm News

April 1, 2016
Dear Farm Friends,

We’re having a nice cool week, but things are starting to heat up on the farm. April through mid-July is our busiest season. While we have been planting since January, now the pace and amount of planting increases quite a bit. Over the last few weeks, we planted out our first two waves of greens, did tons of ongoing work on the greenhouse, including seeding and tending hundreds of trays of baby plants, potting up peppers and tomatoes, and grafting tomatoes. Next week, the new crop of five interns joins our regular crew of eight. We will start off next week with large potato and onion planting days, followed by summer squash (in hoop houses for frost protection) and planting out our third wave of greens. Between rain storms, there is also plenty of tractor work: mowing the lush cover crops, spreading compost, and preparing the soil for all that planting.

FARM FESTIVAL IS BACK!

For the past two years we have taken a break from hosting a harvest festival, but now it’s back! This year’s farm festival will be on Sunday June 26 from 12-5pm. Harvest festivals traditionally happen in the fall, but since we start harvesting in May, we decided to celebrate when the farm is still lush and green and full of the season’s promise. We are going all out this year to try to make the festival a bigger and better event. As in the past, there will a focus on kids games and activities as well as farm tours, food, beer, hanging out under the big oak, music and maybe even contra dancing! Please put it on your calendars and bring your friends!

Your Farmer,
John Tecklin

Curious about our CSA?

Now is a great time to try us out without a big season commitment… prices for only the final 6 weeks of Winter Veggies, through mid-May:

$148.50 Western Nevada County
$166.50 Truckee/Tahoe/Reno

Sign up by Thursday night to start on the following week's delivery. Last week our boxes brought asparagus, leeks, young green garlic and potatoes, rainbow chard, yellow carrots, dandelion, and black radishes, plus the peas will start soon. So many delicious crops this time of year!

Mother's Day is
May 8

A subscription to Angie's summer flower share is a gift that keeps giving for 18 weeks.

If your subscription is a gift, please send us an email so we can mail you a beautiful card to present with your gift.

Save the Date:

 

Harvest Festival

Sunday June 26, 2016

12 noon til 5:00pm

Lots of kids activities!
Face painting, hay bale fort, farm slide, photo booth, plus food, beer, music, dancing, and farm tours! 

Summer Signups are OPEN!

Payments (or payment plan arrangements) for the summer season are due by May 15 for the first delivery, but if you miss this deadline we'll just prorate your order. Join anytime!

Click each photo below for more information on our website:

Vegetable Share

WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY

Summer 2016: May 23 – October 31
2 sizes: $27.75 or $21.75 per week

Prorated subscriptions are still available for Winter 2015-16, through May 18
One size only, $24.75 per week

TRUCKEE / TAHOE / RENO

Summer 2016: May 26 – November 3
2 sizes: $30.75 or $24.75 per week

Prorated subscriptions are still available for Winter 2015-16, through May 19
One size only, $27.75 per week

Fruit Share

WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY

Summer 2016: June 6 - October 3
$17.50 per week

TRUCKEE / TAHOE / RENO

Summer 2016: June 9 - October 6
$20.50 per week

Flower Share

WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY

Summer 2016: June 6 - October 3
$15 per week

Early Spring Bulb Share 2015-16, through April 27
$20 per week

TRUCKEE / TAHOE / RENO

Summer 2015: June 9 - October 6
$16.50 per week

Early Spring Bulb Share 2015-16, through April 28
$21.50 per week

Mark your Calendar

Wednesday, April 6, 5:30-8pm: Sierra Harvest Soup Night, Miner's Foundry, Nevada City
Saturday, April 16, 11am-5pm: Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Celebration, The Village at Squaw Valley
May 23 & 26: First Summer Veggie Box Deliveries
Thursday, June 2, 5:30-8pm: Sierra Harvest Farm Tour & Potluck at Mountain Bounty
Saturday, June 4, 8am-1pm: First Nevada City Downtown Farmer's Market
June 6 & 9: First Summer Fruits & Flowers Deliveries
Sunday, June 26, 12-5pm: Mountain Bounty Harvest Festival
Heritage Breed, pastured, organic fed pork is now available. Please call Cory at (530)721-7035 or email corwynleejones@yahoo.com.
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