September, 2007 - ISSUE #12
Come and see us at Fall-O-Ween!
We will be at the Fall-O-Ween festival at Coney Island on Saturday and Sunday, September 29th and 30th. Hours for the farmers' market at the festival are 12 noon - 6PM.
See you there!
What's Available??
I have provided a link on the website to show everyone what is currently available and what to expect in the upcoming months. I will also review it here:
Here is a list of what is available:
- * Salad Bar Eggs (from Pastured Poultry) - $2/doz.
Items growing well and soon to be available:
- * Lettuce, Spinach, fall veggies soon
- * Pasture raised broilers (by appointment only) will be ready Mid-October - $2.50/pound.Only 5 left available!!
- * Pasture raised turkeys (by appointment only) will be ready around the middle of November - $3.25/pound.
We are planting the "winter greens" this week in the greenhouse. We will be winterizing the greenhouse to keep the lettuce, spinach, herbs and spices growing through the winter as long as possible.
Food, Health and Farming News
What is a CSA?
We have recently received many questionaires about a CSA food coop.
It seems that not many in our area know much about them, even though its popularity is growing nationwide.
I will elaborate a bit on what a CSA is and how it works. And also, how we intend it to "grow" in our area, if we can get enough support!
- CSA stands for COMMUNITY Supported Agriculture - and BIG on the community part!
Imagine a community where everyone helps each other in acquiring good, healthy, wholesome food. Where some people, who may not be able to afford good foods, get their fair share of food by helping those that grow the food - the local farmers, with such tasks as weeding, digging, planting in the garden plots or harvesting and bagging the produce.
Others, pay the farmers in advance, for the season's worth of produce, while others will pay in monthly installments for their fresh local produce, all to be picked up or delivered once per week.
And what, exactly do these people get for their money? Let's give a partial list here:
Raw local Honey, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, herbs, spices, salad bar eggs (from free range chickens), corn, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, flowers ( potted and fresh cut), blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and the list goes on, depending on the number of farmers' involved and what they all grow...
Sound good? It is good for the farmer, good for you, and good for the community. You get to know the person that grows your produce, visit his farm, and see what it takes to actually grow the foods you eat.
You make new friends, and become an integral part of your community. You help the community by helping the farmers and each other.
So what do we need to do to start?
if you haven't done so, fill out one of our
farm surveys about the CSA. Tell us what you want us to grow. Tell us if you want to help! Stop by the farmers' market in Covington and meet us! Come and talk to us! We want to know what you want us to grow, and we want other farmers involved, so there is a constant flow of produce, and a variety of items available. And we can help the other farmers learn the value of not using chemicals on the foods they grow - we want good, nutritious, chemical-free foods!
To your Health,
PWeber
Weber Farms
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