Happy 4th of July! on July 4th, 2010

We hope you and your family had a fantastic 4th of July.  Thank you to all of you that invited us to be part of your celebration by including healthy, local food.

We Are Growing! on July 4th, 2010

On Monday we had a lunch meeting to introduce our expanded team.  It was exciting to look out at the group gathered and realize our years of planning are now being put in action.  We had 12 full time employees come to learn each others expanded and or new roles as we work to grow a local foods distribution company.  Though we know it will take time to train, we are thrilled with the new folks that joined us for their first week.  Please stop in or call to say hello.  In the coming weeks we will highlight our employees and how they can help you find the good food you are looking for.

Class Time-Wild Crafting on July 4th, 2010

We have been harvesting in a cultivated garden but there is plenty that can be harvested from the wild.

This week we will be looking at Wildcrafting do’s and don’ts. 

What can be harvested?
What should be avoided?
Let’s pick from our own land here at the farm, “free food”.

Please RSVP to jessica@thisoldfarminc.com

Cost $15 with a $5 discount for any good farm implement (ie shovel, pitch fork, hose etc.)   This class is also part of an educational CSA that offers a workshop series as well as a produce allotment.  For further information email jessica@thisoldfarminc.com

CSA Update on July 4th, 2010

This weeks box shows the beauty of a full summer allotment.  The spring crops are fading and the summer favorites coming on strong. 

This weeks selections included:

Eggplant, new potatoes, kale, cabbage, broccoli, summer squash, new onions, basil and for those that joined us at class time, apricots. 

A perfect summertime dinner is ratatouille, a stewed vegetable dish.  It would be perfect with this weeks vegetable selections.  Cole Slaw has been our dinner accompaniment with the cabbage.  Try making kale chips this week as an easy snack.  Zucchini is best sauteed when it is young but the large zucchinis make great zucchini bread.  And with the apricots think desert.  Evan, our son, just turned nine and usually requests a wild raspberry cake for his birthday.  The early season brought the berries on early this year and they are now gone so we switched to an angel food cake with apricot glaze.  It looks fantastic. 

We enjoyed gathering apricots at the beginning of class.  The kids shook the branches and then gathered the tree ripened fruit; oh so sweet.  We finished up with a study on rotational grazing, the key to nutritionally dense foods.

Just a Few Days Left for Early Season 10% off discount. on June 27th, 2010

This week marks the last week for prepaid orders to recieve 10% off.  Preseason orders greatly help us determine how much to grow.  Early season payments help us take care off all the upfront costs early in the season when the return is low.  Many traditional farms look towards financial institutions to offer operating loans preseason to cover the costs of production and then pay those loans off at harvest time.  Here at This Old Farm, we look towards the community of supporters we have gathered to help cover the early season costs of producing healthy food.  We are then able to pass along a discount as a form of thanks.  We also have a monthly budget plan with a 5% discount.  To access an order form scroll to the bottom of  “Our Products” page.  Always remember there is a season for all things.  We appreciate the support you give the farm in any way you are able.