Farm Message for Saturday, February 13, 2010

Star Hollow Farm News

For the week preceding Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Hi folks,

Well, we're having some fun with the weather this winter, aren't we? While Chris, Sam and I were away at our annual PA Sustainable Agriculture conference last weekend we got the “big snow” -- for us about 20-24 inches. I spent all day Sunday plowing. Monday we took Sam to the Altoona Hospital for a scheduled operation (reconstructive jaw surgery). He did well, but he and Chris will be there until near the end of the week. I'm now back home, trying to keep the house warm, the pets fed, the roads plowed, and my mother checked on, (as well as run a business). Chris wanted us to cancel everything, but I put up a fight. We canceled the Tenleytown delivery location because that is harder to get to, and we purposely limited our availability to keep things simpler, as Sam won't be helping pack orders as he usually does, Chris will only be available a bit on Friday, and Chris' sister Kathy may not be able to make it in to work at all. So it's going to be mostly Randy, and any mistakes will surely be mine.

We're going to go ahead and take some orders, and try to make it in on Saturday. Hopefully the roads will be clear enough by then, and I'll be able to get my usual spot by the bank.

This is definitely going to be tricky, so I hope it all works out. If there are any problems, let us know, but please try to be understanding, as we know we're pushing things here to try at all. (Mostly it's my ego wanting to continue to be able to say: “I've never missed a market.”) I hope I don't make a mess trying, and I hope it's not more trouble than it's worth!!!

Tenleytown site: No delivery this week due to the weather. PLEASE do not place an order for pickup there. If you wish, you are welcome to order and pick up at Adams Morgan.

This week's planned produce: We have purposely greatly reduced the variety of items in the store this week for the reasons mentioned above.

Why are some pages blank? If you go to a page (“Greens,” for example) and there is no produce available to buy there, it is not because there is something wrong with the store. It is because whatever produce we had there initially is already sold!

Winter Schedule (NOTE: deliveries are every other week):

Delivery dates remaining: Feb. 13 & 27. Mar. 13 & 27. Orders are placed on the Wednesdays prior to delivery. Mark your calendars, and remember to order for two weeks instead of just one. Pick-up hours in the winter are 10 AM until 1 PM.

CSA-Specific Information

Planned CSA produce for this week:

This week: red and green leaf lettuce, purple carrots, celeriac, turnips, shallots, red potatoes, garlic, vegetable preserves, apples.


Thanks for your support!

Randy, Chris and all at Star Hollow Farm

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