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Comments have been disabled for months now, and I can’t get it resolved. I’m in the process of moving the blog over to blogger and will update all necessary links at our website and in the newsletters.
I’ll also do my best to transfer relevant information from this blog over to there so we don’t lose [...]

The hens are beginning to increase production as the days get longer, meaning we have eggs for sale again. Please call for availability and to schedule pick up. Eggs are $3.50/ dozen.

Welcome to new and old members. I’m looking forward to working with you all throughout the next year.
Things are already gearing up here for the 2009 season. Our seed orders have all been placed, we have spring greens growing in the high tunnels, and the sweet potato slips are thriving. Over the next two months [...]

…depending how they come in. I could take one more large or two more small—out of those I have room for just one small extended share, the rest are openings for seasonal shares.
Happy Eating!

I’ve updated the website so take a moment to check it out if you have time. I’ve made the sidebar easier to navigate and added several pages and new photos. Please let me know if there’s something you’d like to see that’s not there. Winter tis the time for this kind of work.
Just a reminder [...]

Here’s an excellent opinion piece from Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times today. Please consider signing the petition at www.fooddemocracynow.org.
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As Barack Obama ponders whom to pick as agriculture secretary, he should reframe the question. What he needs is actually a bold reformer in a position renamed “secretary of food.”
A Department of Agriculture made sense [...]

A recent article about the growing number of dead zones around the world over the past two years demonstrates that just because we can grow more food doesn’t mean we should. Here’s one more argument for local, sustainable farming practices that don’t rely on heavy fertilizer applications.
“We’re not finding enough oxygen to support life, aquatic [...]

Drumroll, please….
I’ve place the 2008 seed order, and together with the seeds left from ‘07, we have quite a line up:
Seeds left from last year:

artichoke (saved seeds)
arugula
bean: royal burgundy snap, isar French fillet, genuine cornfield pole, Kentucky wonder pole (saved)
bok choi
broccoli: calabrese
brussels sprouts: catskill
cabbage: early jersey wakefield
carrot: red core chantenay
cauliflower: snowbell
celery: conquistador
chervil
chives: garlic, purly
cilantro
cucumber: Boston [...]

Welcome to all our new members! We’re already gearing up for the season and looking forward to working with all of you. Check back soon to see our seed order for the 2008 season—we have some exciting new varieties in the line up.
For those who missed a slot this year, email us to be put [...]