tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67365985122795448212024-03-14T03:50:16.750-04:00Sweet Morning FarmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-84217297880074452592023-04-22T09:54:00.001-04:002023-04-22T09:54:49.900-04:00NO FARM SHARES THIS YEARSweet Morning is not offering farm shares this year. Moving ahead from the pandemic and now that the farm has changed into a one-woman operation, there are many changes taking place. I look forward to creating a new vision of the farm. One thing that remains the same is my dedication to and enjoyment of growing and sharing nutritious, delicious and beautiful vegetables, fruit and flowers! Stop by the farm stand and see what's available.
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Once again, our farm stand has evolved. The farm stand is now in a new building, funded in part by an award from the <a href="https://hgf.org/" target="_blank">Harold Grinspoon Foundation</a>. We are so grateful to have a winter-proof building available all year round. Stop by anytime between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM and choose what you would like. We always have eggs and meat and some type of vegetables. Right now the vegetable choices include Brussels sprouts, onions, potatoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, leeks, winter radishes, radicchio, kale, mustard greens and chard. Other items will be added as they are available. The stand is still evolving; inside lights were added just yesterday and more improvements will be forthcoming. If you have suggestions, let us know!</span><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">We encourage you to follow basic safety guidelines, for your health and ours. Unless you are alone, please wear a mask while shopping inside the stand.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />We have a good steady supply of storage vegetables, eggs, pork, and beef.<br />We check the stand daily and stock as needed. If you have special requests (a certain cut of meat, a large amount of a vegetable, pick up at a special time, need to use an EBT or credit card, etc.)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />To find out what has recently been stocked in the stand, <a href="mailto:sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com" target="_blank">SIGN UP</a> to receive emails about new items and changes. We welcome your ideas and we are very glad to share our produce with you. We wish you health and happiness!<br /></span><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BASIC INFORMATION:</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">One customer/household at a time.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Winter hours are 12:00 - 5:00.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Call or email if you need assistance.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pay by check, cash, venmo ("sweetmorning"), credit card, or EBT card. We need to be present at the stand in order to process cards and to process HIP, so it is best to call or email ahead to set that up.</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are unfamiliar with HIP, it is a terrific program to get fresh food to people without reducing your EBT monies. More information is available <a href="https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-hip-gives-you-money-back-when-you-use-your-snap-benefits-to-buy-healthy-local-fruits" target="_blank">HERE</a> or just ask us. You can get HIP for all vegetables. EBT can be used for meat and eggs as well.</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Email is the easiest way to contact us in general.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com">sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com</a></span></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We encourage you to consider buying farm credit. Spend $100 and receive a $105 credit to use towards any of our products. Keep track of your balance as you use your credit. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We currently have steady supplies of eggs, pork, and beef. If you want particular cuts of meat, get in touch via email and we'll get it ready and let you know when it is ready to be picked up. Bear in mind that that process may take us a day or two.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We aim to serve you and keep everyone healthy. If you have any suggestions on how we can do better, please let us know.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you so much!</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: x-small;">Laura Timmerman &</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Robin Creamer </span><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><div style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: x-small;">Sweet Morning Farm, LLC<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #222222;">910 Greenfield Rd</a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #222222;">Leyden, MA 01337</a><br /><a href="tel:413-773-8325" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">413-773-8325</a><br /><a href="mailto:sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com" target="_blank">sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com</a></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888;"></span></span><br /></span><div style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://sweet-morning-farm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Farm Blog/Website</a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888;"></span></span></span><div style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SweetMorningFarm" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sweetmorningfarm/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLuQaKITtdk/XoyMcHQSmXI/AAAAAAAADBk/WrY4anZ2eR0bF6APIYYcAY7dYsc57oplQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/0595B0BA-6C12-46E7-832D-F485DFBC262E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLuQaKITtdk/XoyMcHQSmXI/AAAAAAAADBk/WrY4anZ2eR0bF6APIYYcAY7dYsc57oplQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/0595B0BA-6C12-46E7-832D-F485DFBC262E.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-69344616205282428412021-02-01T16:48:00.006-05:002021-02-01T16:48:31.968-05:00A NEW YEAR, A FRESH START<p>PLANNING & RESTING</p><p>It's a cold and snowy winter day. Our farming activities are focused on caring for the animals (pigs, cows, chickens, cats, rabbit, wild birds), looking back and looking ahead, resting, dreaming, and planning. Seed planting has begun in a small way. We're warming up for the spring! </p><p>FARM STAND</p><p>This winter we've been offering vegetables, eggs, and meat at our open-air farm stand. The stand runs on a pre-order system. We send an email twice a week listing what we have available and people place orders to be picked up on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Send us a message if you are interested. sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com</p><p>Once the weather is warmer we'll go back to stocking the stand continuously and people will be able to stop by at their convenience. For now, anything we leave in the stand is at risk of freezing, hence the pre-order system. We are hoping to be able to build a larger, stronger, weather-proof, year-round stand later in the spring. We'll keep you posted about that.</p><p><br /></p><p>NEW GREENHOUSE</p><p>We are very grateful to have been awarded a Food Security Infrastructure Grant from the state of Massachusetts. This will enable to to build a second high tunnel almost twice as large as our current tunnel. We're so glad that we'll be able to grow more food for our community.</p><p><br /></p><p>NO FARM SHARES THIS YEAR</p><p>We have decided to focus on our farm stand here in Leyden and selling at farmers' markets this year. So no CSA in 2021 but we are planning on keeping the farm stand well stocked with the vegetables you have enjoy in your shares from previous years. Look for bok choy, spinach, carrots, radishes, mesclun and lots more this spring. In the meantime, enjoy the snow and quiet time. 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In the winter we had decided to focus on farmers' markets this year but life and our plans have changed!<br />
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So the shares are back on for 2020.<br />
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We are happy about it because we have the food and want to share it with people and feel confident we can do that safely. We also found it very hard to let go of the shares so now we get a reprieve from that tough decision. <br />
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There's more information about the shares at the <a href="http://sweet-morning-farm.blogspot.com/p/farm-shares.html" target="_blank">'farm share'</a> page of this blog and you can see pictures of past shares at the <a href="http://sweet-morning-farm-csa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">'what's in my share?'</a> page.<br />
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Someone asked us recently about what we grow for the shares. We made a list and you can see that we like growing vegetables and we like sharing them with people. Here is an incomplete list of what we are growing in 2020. <br />
(Really, there are other things we also growing!) <br />
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<b>Greens</b> - kale, chard, escarole, mustard greens, collards, calalloo, Malabar spinach, New Zealand spinach</div>
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<b>Asian greens</b> - bok choy, napa, pak choy, bekana</div>
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<b>Salad </b>- mesclun, head lettuce, arugula, radicchio, pea shoots</div>
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<b>Roots</b> - carrots, beets, salad turnips, radishes, winter radishes, rutabagas, parsnips, onions, daikons</div>
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<b>Alliums</b> - red onions, yellow onions, sweet onions, leeks, scallions, Asian onions</div>
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<b>Legumes</b> - beans (several colors and types), soybeans, snap peas</div>
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<b>Herbs</b> - parsley, dill, cilantro, chervil, basil, cutting celery</div>
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<b>Fruits</b> - summer squash, winter squash, cucumbers, pickling cukes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, tomatoes (many kinds), ground cherries, tomatillos</div>
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<b>Brassicas</b> - cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, Asian broccoli, Brussels sprouts</div>
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<b>Other </b>- fennel, celery</div>
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<b>Flowers </b>- too many to mention</div>
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<b>We will no longer be posting what we stock at the farm stand on this blog. If you want to know what and when we stock, sign up for our <a href="mailto:sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com" target="_blank">EMAIL LIST.</a></b></div>
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We stocked the stand with sorrel, radishes, pea shoots, mesclun, and arugula. We will pick spinach tomorrow morning.</div>
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Pea shoots taste like peas and can be used fresh or cooked. They are a nice addition to a stir fry or use instead of lettuce in a sandwich.</div>
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We picked lots of radishes today so enjoy them! Remember that the radish tops are edible, tasty and nutritious. Add them to eggs, soup, stir fry or whatever you like. When violets are in bloom, we like to make a salad with sliced radishes, chunks of cucumber, chopped chives or scallions, and violets, dressed with oil and lemon juice. It's delicious and pretty. What do you like to make with radishes?</div>
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<b>Remember, we decided that in order to simplify our system, we will no longer post what we stock at the blog. We'll just send an email. </b></div>
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Enjoy the first day of May and the flowers to come.</div>
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We wish you continued good health,</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-5960582427061742852020-04-24T20:25:00.002-04:002020-04-24T20:25:45.222-04:00April 24 updateGreens are all gone!<br />
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We sure wish we had more for you.<br />
Hopefully the harvest will pick up soon.<br />
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We'll stock more parsnips and meat tomorrow.<br />
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There should be more radishes next week.<br />
And the pea shoots are looking great and really close to being ready!<br />
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We planted more lettuce, chard, and kale in the garden this week...<br />
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Added to the stand:<br />
10 bags spinach<br />
3 bags mesclun<br />
4 bunches of radishes!<br />
Quantities of vegetables are still pretty small but they taste good.<br />
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There are plenty of eggs, parsnips, pork and beef.<br />
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9:00 - 6:00<br />
1 customer at a time<br />
Cards or checks only, call us to use a credit or EBT card<br />
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By the way, you can get HIP awards (Healthy Incentive Program) at our stand for the vegetables. Email or call for more information.<br />
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That's it for greens this week until the weekend.<br />
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Spinach, Tokyo bekana, arugula, snap peas, radishes and mesclun are sprouting in the garden but remember, good things take time.<br />
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We have LOTS of eggs and lots of pork and beef.<br />
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9:00 - 6:00<br />
One customer at a time.<br />
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Credit cards, EBT cards, or checks only.<br />
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Plants are $3.00 each. So far there is just cilantro and catnip but there will be more in the future.<br />
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Let's all stay safe and healthy!<br />
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We picked spinach, mesclun, claytonia, arugula, sorrel, leaf fennel, and cilantro for you. Mostly there is spinach. That is in good supply. There are parsnips and there will be for the next week or so but their season will be ending soon. Thank you, parsnips!</div>
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As usual, there are lots of eggs and meat cuts.</div>
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If you want a particular cut of pork or beef, you would like a pork bundle, <a href="mailto:sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com" target="_blank">email us</a> and Robin will help you.</div>
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Thanks, everyone for your support of our little farm stand. And for patience as the crops start up here in the spring. We've got lots of things planted and it looks like there will be pea shoots and radishes soon, hopefully next weekend. The spinach looks nice in the high tunnel and we are happy to share it with you! Our greens eating has included some of what we grow but also what we can gather like dandelions and ramps. (Sustainably harvested, of course!) Soon there will be some nettles ready to pick. Do you harvest any wild greens?<br /></div>
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Be well, keep fighting for the health of us all!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-51763571938038343052020-04-13T09:32:00.001-04:002020-04-13T09:34:12.085-04:00April 13, 2020<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's a rainy day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want a particular cut of beef or pork, or would like a <a href="https://sweet-morning-farm.blogspot.com/2019/03/pork-bundles.html" target="_blank">pork bundle</a>, get in touch and we'll get that ready for you.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One customer at a time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Please sanitize your hands before entering the farm stand.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hours are 9-6.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you see us around, feel free to wave and shout, but please don't try to find us for any reason. Call or email if you need assistance.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Payment by card or check is preferred. We can take credit cards and EBT cards over the phone. NO CASH PLEASE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Email is the easiest way to contact us in general.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com">sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's hard to wait for the spring bounty of vegetables but we are working hard to grow lots of good food for you all.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-18337059165912039822020-04-11T09:46:00.001-04:002020-04-11T17:19:51.506-04:00April 11, 2020We just added 7 more bags of spinach.<br />
That's it for greens for at least a few days but there are lots of eggs, including white ones, parsnips, pork, and beef.<br />
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The canopy has been replaced. Let's hope this one can handle the wind and rain!<br />
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The stand is open 9:00 - 6:00.<br />
We sanitize for opening, in the afternoon, and again at closing.<br />
Please remember to follow our safety guidelines (posted at the stand).<br />
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Thank you all for your support and consideration.<br />
Together we will get through this challenging time.<br />
Wishing you health and joy,<br />
Your farmers at Sweet Morning Farm<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-91229884993189657282020-04-10T16:23:00.001-04:002020-04-10T18:22:33.236-04:00Farm Stand - April 10, 2020<div class="gmail_default" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: small; text-size-adjust: auto;">
We just put out 12 bags spinach, 4 bags of mesclun, 2 bunches of cilantro, and 8 bags of parsnips. There are lots of eggs, pork, and beef as well.</div>
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There are several dozen all-white eggs, for decorating fun. Keep in mind that fresh eggs will hard boil but can be very difficult to peel. </div>
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<a href="https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2012/01/hard-steamed-eggs.html" target="_blank">The trick is to steam your hard cooked eggs instead of boiling them.</a> </div>
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Then they peel just fine!</div>
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Happy Easter to all who celebrate it.</div>
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Happy Weekend to everyone!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-39600343562273714582020-04-09T17:22:00.000-04:002020-04-09T17:22:38.086-04:00Farm Stand update - April 9, 2020Oops! It is so rainy and windy today that the canopy over the stand broke down.<br />
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One person at a time.<br />
Use hand sanitizer before you use the stand.<br />
No cash please. Checks or credit cards are fine.<br />
Open 9:00 - 6:00.<br />
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Parsnips<br />
Claytonia<br />
Sorrel<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-23405759095554957032019-03-04T15:41:00.000-05:002020-04-07T10:16:40.067-04:00Pork BundlesWe are now offering 20lb pork bundles for $200<br />
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How it works: contact us and we'll give you a list of available cuts. Let us know what you like best, and we'll put together a 20lb mixed bag based on your preferences. </div>
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Most cuts are in stock now, so get in touch to order any time!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-26343308212718701792018-12-23T14:11:00.001-05:002018-12-23T14:11:20.491-05:002018 in PICTURES<br />
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We had a busy year, tried some new endeavors and made new friends. It was a good year full of food, flowers, family, and friends. We are looking forward to 2019 and </div>
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These pictures show just a few of our activities and joys of 2018.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robin with three of our young pigs. We really enjoy raising pigs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of love in our family for this little girl. And she loves her da-da.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our newest farm animals - cows!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruth with George and Rocky.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had pretty nice summer squash this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chloe learning to climb stairs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This green daffodil popped up in the yard!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duroc pigs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year was the first time this apple tree bloomed. Sadly, no fruit this year but we look forward to crops in the future. (<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18px;">NIEDZWETZKYANA planted 2015)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice turnips, including a new variety, Violet Queen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">R & R enjoying R & R</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was logging around here this year, creating new growing space for vegetables, fruit, and pig. And and more sunlight and sky!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese Forget-Me-Nots - a new flower and so pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We won first prize for our farm share at the Franklin County Fair. Golly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical late summer share.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A volunteer in the garden - datura</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bitter Melons - We've been enjoying learning about, growing, and eating them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big early fall share.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pac choy - This was a new crop for us and we will definitely grow more next year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladioli! An experiment this year with a happy outcome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter squash did well this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new fun crop, Extra Dwarf Pak Choy. More coming in 2019.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've been working on the perennial flower beds (thank you, Ruth!) and adding new plants as we are able. These are chrysanthemums.</td></tr>
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What is a farm share? What does CSA mean? What's good about getting a share? What's odd or challenging about being a farm member? What makes Sweet Morning Farm's shares/farm special?<br />
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1) What is a farm share?<br />
A farm share is a portion of the harvest at the farm. When you buy a farm share, you are reserving some of the coming harvest. Your money is an investment in the farm that the farmers use to buy seed and supplies and tools and mulch and soil amendments, etc. in order to grow the food that we all enjoy. In return, you get a share of the season's harvest.</div>
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More than that, when your buy a farm share you are choosing to be part of our farm and the growing season. Each plant goes through a cycle of growth and you get to enjoy that cycle.<br />
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2) What does CSA mean?<br />
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. But more than that it stands for people who like good, fresh, locally-grown food helping their local farmers thrive.<br />
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3) What's good about getting a share?<br />
Fresh food and plenty of it! A wide variety of produce. A chance to try new vegetables and fruit. Being part of a farm community, meeting farmers and other farm members, people who care about the land, our health, and our happiness. Opportunities to visit the farm and see the gardens. A chance to learn how things grow and be closer to the process of growing food, without actually getting your hands dirty. (Unless you want to!)<br />
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4) What's odd or challenging about being a farm member?<br />
Each week the farmers (Robin and Laura) pick what is ready in the garden. Then we divide it up among the farm members. We try to choose a good sampling of what is available and and an assortment of kinds of produce. And we make sure that farm members get to choose many of their items based on personal preferences. For example a share might include a choice of kale or chard, your choice of an herb, a bag of mesclun or head lettuce, some scallions, a bag of spinach, some beans, some carrots, and a choice of a mix of things. That means that to some degree, the farmers are choosing what will be on your menu that week. I've never gotten a farm share anywhere but I imagine that it might be odd to have someone else deciding what will be in my fridge each week. On the other hand, it might be a fun surprise and interesting challenge to figure out what to do with the veggies in the share. Lots of people tell us about cool things they made with their farm share items, smoothies, pizzas, roasted bok choy, new recipes, current favorites, new vegetable discoveries. That's really great. We love hearing about your experience.<br />
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Many people find it challenging from time to time to use all the produce in their share. The most content folks set up a regular routine of examining and storing their share the day they get it and making sure that everything is used up before the next pick up day. (Stir-fry or soup works well here.) Of course, some things just disappear immediately because they are favorites! (Ground cherries, cherry tomatoes, and peaches all come to mind.)<br />
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5) What makes Sweet Morning Farm's shares/farm special?<br />
We are a very tiny farm. It's just two people who love to grow things. Our farm has a fairly personal feeling. When you pick up your share, chances are you will get to talk to your farmers and fellow farm members. We're always happy to show you the crops and animals or you can walk around yourself and see what's growing. Over time, people get to know each other and enjoy visiting. People are kind to each other and help one another. That feels great.<br />
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MORE QUESTIONS? Just ask! And if you have thoughts to share, we'd love to hear them.<br />
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It's early February and the planting season has started. We've gotten most of our seeds in the mail and are excited to be trying some new varieties. This year we'll be growing fava beans again, as well as soybeans and a few types of shell beans. We are also growing both watermelons and cantaloupes! The Iceland poppies were so lovely last year that we are growing a bunch more, including some Italian ones that are extra big and gorgeous. We are growing fresh plants of Sweet William. The old ones were getting kind of worn out last year (small flower heads and fewer of them). I guess that it what is meant by a short-lived perennial. We created a new herb garden in 2016 and will be expanding it this year. We're growing lovage, lots of Greek oregano and rosemary, calendula and more. It's fun to make new garden where there used to be grass.<br />
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This winter we've been trying to get caught up on paperwork and home improvements (aka cleaning and decluttering). There is a ton more to do and the available time for such projects is nearly over. Robin has started tapping for sugaring, I have seedlings to tend every day, we're selling farm shares and going to the Greenfield Winter Market, and there is a baby coming in our family soon. Robin will be an uncle and I'll be a granny! </div>
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The high tunnel that Robin put up last year is growing delicious spinach. We bring it to market and do our best to keep some picked and ready at the farm in the egg/extras fridge. The spinach has been really great to have and to share.</div>
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Our hens are laying pretty well. We have a range of colors and we're enjoying the new birds, Whiting's True Blues, that we got last spring. Blue eggs are pretty! We'll be getting more chicks this spring, including some Blue Andalusians, Delawares, and Araucanas. We always refresh the flock each year so we have hens of various ages and production stays more even. We're still increasing the flock size each year as well. We sell eggs at the farm, at farmers' markets, and at Atlas Farm Store in South Deerfield. We are also considering getting more ducks for more duck eggs. How does that sound?<br />
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Last Friday WRSI played an interview with us as part of their Local Hero Spotlight series. It was fun, easy, and good to meet both Phil Korman of <a href="http://www.buylocalfood.org/" target="_blank">CISA</a> and Monte Belmonte of <a href="http://wrsi.com/" target="_blank">WRSI</a>. They are both professional, supportive, and inspiring people. Interview will be posted here: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.buylocalfood.org/press-room/wrsi/&source=gmail&ust=1486413084007000&usg=AFQjCNFnds46sKsj0GEK_XFsjBeJiaeNOQ" href="http://www.buylocalfood.org/press-room/wrsi/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.200000762939453px;" target="_blank">http://www.buylocalfood.org/pr<wbr></wbr>ess-room/wrsi/</a><br />
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A couple of days ago the pigs (Spot and Spotless) got out and wandered uphill into the woods. They really enjoyed rooting about near the evergreens and really didn't like walking downhill on the crusty snow. It took both of us 4 1/2 hours to get them home and used every bit of patience we could muster. It was a workout!<br />
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We plan on getting more pigs this spring and will be adding pork to the extras that people can get at the farm later in the year.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Laura Timmerman & Robin Creamer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">March 25, 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Once a year we like to send an email to lots of friends and family, near and far, farm members, farm friends, and colleagues. This is one way of letting people know what we and our little farm are up to, and to invite people who live nearby to become farm members. Somehow 2015 went by without this annual email so there is even more to report than usual!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">A note from Laura: "The main thing for me is how much Sweet Morning Farm has become a shared project, especially in the last two years. In 2007, I had the idea of trying to sell some vegetables to a few willing friends. (Thank you, dear guinea pigs!) That year I discovered that I loved growing food for others and the following year started our CSA. Since then the farm has steadily grown and it has been a lovely journey. Over time, Robin has become more and more involved in the farm so that now it is a truly a shared enterprise, as well as a shared life. It is an unexpected blessing to be able to share this love of growing things with Robin."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">As our little farm grows in size, knowhow and variety, one of the deepest pleasures is connecting with people who also enjoy and value good, nutritious food. People who recognize the specialness of really fresh, locally-grown food. Eating locally-grown food strengthens our community while filling our bellies with goodness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">We hope this email finds you all well! We are well, and have enjoyed a mild winter with a good balance between farm work, socializing, and some much needed rest. Every year we continue to grow, and we are very excited for some projects we have planned for this year including construction of a new high tunnel and expansion of our growing space. While we slowly grow in a physical sense, we are also learning about and trying better methods of growing produce, which helps us to increase production in the limited space of our tiny farm. This continual learning and improvement is part of what makes farming fun for us. It is always exciting to grow quality crops, and we feel that we get better at that every year. In 2016 we plan to focus on producing some favorites like cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, and summer squash earlier in the season, as well as having more variety and reliable favorites throughout the main farm share season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Another area where we continue to expand is our tiny orchard! Tree planting season is just around the corner, and we plan to put in about 20 new trees of all sorts in early April. While most of our trees are still too young to bear, We are very excited about what we have growing, and fruit is something we plan to include more and more often in the shares in years to come. We like to try new varieties of vegetables and fruit for fun. For example, this year we are putting in some Olallie berry plants and paw paws. Most of the apples we grow are heirloom types; they are just so appealing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Speaking of expanding, we are hoping to sell more FARM SHARES this year, and now is the time to sign up! We are again offering two sizes of shares. People have been signing up and there are only 8 shares left! Please call or email if you'd like to sign up or want more information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">A short description of the Farm Shares:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">20 - 22 weeks, starting June 2 or earlier</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Pick Up Thursday afternoons at the farm in Leyden</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">$400 - Big Share</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">$135 - Mini Share</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">All shares include flowers and PYO garden</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">SIGNING BONUS - Pay in full by April 1 for a free dozen eggs! (Bonus period extended from March 20 due to the lateness of this email)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2015:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">New farm members & friends!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Shiitake mushrooms! - Last year we were very excited to pick our first crop of log-grown shiitake mushrooms! This is a new enterprise for us and we are still learning the ropes, but we expect to harvest more this year and to gradually increase production over the next few years. In fact, some new spawn arrived in the mail just the other day so we will be inoculating some more logs soon! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Going to the Greenfield Winter Farmers’ Market</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Being interviewed by CISA for a farm profile </span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.buylocalfood.org/local-hero-profile-sweet-morning-farm/" style="font-family: Georgia; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">http://www.buylocalfood.org/local-hero-profile-sweet-morning-farm/</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Being interviewed for an article in Edible Pioneer Valley magazine (2014) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://digitaleditions.sheridan.com/publication/?i=212853" style="font-family: Georgia; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">http://digitaleditions.sheridan.com/publication/?i=212853</a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Finding new places to bring our ducks and chickens for quality processing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Connecting with other farmers more and more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Going to the New England Vegetable and Berry Growers’ conference in December 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">No Late Blight on our 2015 tomatoes! - a reminder of what the tomato season should be like every year</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Learning new techniques to help us grow healthy food, more efficiently and with fewer weeds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Applying for a grant to build another high tunnel and getting it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Learning a lot about maple sugaring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Hosting a Farm Picnic for our farm members and friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Raising some turkeys</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Starting to wholesale a few things, mostly eggs and microgreens, so far</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Putting most of the farm into a Conservation Restriction, protecting the land from development forever (2014) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.recorder.com/home/12781177-95/pact-to-preserve-the-land" style="font-family: Georgia; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">http://www.recorder.com/home/12781177-95/pact-to-preserve-the-land</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Getting a kitty! (2014)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">LOOKING FORWARD TO 2016:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Building our new high tunnel and using it to grow more winter crops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Trying out some new varieties of chickens, especially Whiting’s True Blue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Planting some paw paw and mulberry and dwarf cherry trees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Developing a farm business plan/long range plan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Growing some oyster mushrooms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Clearing more space for vegetables and fruit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Doing our very best to grow really fantastic food to share!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">We both feel enormously lucky and grateful be able to farm. It’s a pleasure every day. The work feels good. It’s challenging physically and mentally, and so satisfying. We live in a beautiful part of an amazing planet. We are nurtured by the beauty and awesomeness of the natural world. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Thank you for being part of our journey, for encouraging and supporting us on the way. Just sharing our news with you and knowing you are “out there” is a big help. If you are interested in taking part in the farm in other ways, you are welcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Robin and Laura</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Sweet Morning Farm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">910 Greenfield Rd</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">Leyden, MA 01337</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; line-height: normal;">413-773-8325</span><br />
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PS If you would like to receive more frequent emails about our farm activities, just let us know.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-80423228493711318072015-12-02T10:03:00.000-05:002015-12-02T11:07:42.499-05:00Reflecting, dreaming, thinking, planning<br />
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The late fall is often a time for people to look back over the year and think about goals and plan for the future. That is certainly true here at Sweet Morning Farm. Robin and I love our work. In fact, it doesn't actually feel like work; we just want to do it and do it and do it. That is an incredible blessing, to find work one truly loves.<br />
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We strive to learn and improve our farming all the time and this is a season of the year to review our successes and weaknesses, to research solutions and increase our knowledge, to plan delicious and varied farm shares for next year, to strategize about how best to grow that good food and how to make it possible to "work" at home as much as possible. We also let our gardeners' minds wander and dream a bit. What new plants and methods do we want to try out in 2016? New crops and tools and practices are a fun part of our garden each year.<br />
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We've already ordered chicks to refresh the laying flock and look forward to a wide range of colors to share next fall. We've chosen about 8 new fruit trees, mostly heirloom apples, and placed our orders. *We've learned the hard way to reserve what we want early on to be sure we get the varieties we want to plant.<br />
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One of our next projects is to plan what we want to be in the farm shares each week, and from there to make sure our planting plan will help meet our harvest goals, allowing plenty of time and space for the vegetables to grow for the shares. And then make sure we have all the seeds and supplies we need to plant the crops. All this needs to be done lickedy-split. (See the note above about ordering early!) Early planting of seedlings starts in January, so that's only 1 month away and we are already planting microgreens and sunflower shoots on a weekly basis. And did I mention that we are still putting away fences and row cover and general stuff, quick before the snow flies? So it is still pretty busy around here but it's a different kind of busy than summertime.<br />
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Planning is fun because although very practical, it is in part based on dreaming. It's like a bulb underground in winter, or an apple bud waiting for spring. Hope, faith, optimism, longing. These things feed our souls in wintertime.<br />
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"Before the seed there comes the thought of the bloom."<br />
E. B. White<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">58 young chickens, mostly pullets</td></tr>
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Not pictured: 1 white duck and 2 roostersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736598512279544821.post-90245047444175677502015-05-18T20:31:00.000-04:002015-05-18T20:31:56.156-04:00Our drake was lonely...So we found him a friend.<br />
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All of our female ducks are setting on eggs and rarely get off their nests. (Ducklings hatching in a few weeks!) As soon as the last one started to set, the drake changed his behavior. He started flying over the fence so he could go hang out with the chickens, either outside or inside the coop. Rob noticed that he was going in the coop to stare at the wall, the one with a mirror. So now the mirror has been moved to the duck yard. The drake spends most of the day keeping company with his handsome, but flat, friend. First thing each morning, he heads over to say hello. It's funny and interesting and sort of sweet. Problem solved.<br />
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One of the ongoing challenges for me and Rob, and I think for many farmers, is record keeping. What's planted, where and how, what's harvested, yields, income, time spent on various farm activities, etc. Oh, and then there would be analyzing that data and thinking about the future. <br />
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Hmmm...<br />
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Well we do the best we can. I keep trying various methods of tracking information so we can learn from what we do each year. A lot of the challenge is just being persistent and consistent. And then there is the contrast between entering data in a spreadsheet on the computer and grubbing around in the dirt outside. If there were a way to just think out in the field and have those notes to oneself automatically be entered into whatever documents one uses for record keeping, that would be awesome. Most of the time my hands are full, covered in dirt, wet, or all three. Note-making takes a back seat.<br />
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Actually, this post is about PLANTING. I think it might be fun to record what gets planted here on the blog so anyone reading this can see what's happening. My plan is to write down what gets planted and add to it as the season goes along. <a href="http://sweet-morning-farm-csa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CSA members</a> can look forward to harvesting and eating these goodies.<br />
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You may click here: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sweetmorningfar/" target="_blank">Sweet Morning Farm on Pinterest</a>, to see pictures of many of these veggies and flowers.<br />
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2015 Outdoor planting:<br />
(numbers are approximate, names are varieties, list does not include hoophouse planting)<br />
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As of April 30 we have already planted, either by seeding or transplanting:<br />
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1000 LEEKS, mostly Tadorna and Bandit with trials of Striker and Chinook<br />
350 feet of SPINACH, Tyee<br />
175 feet of CARROTS - Nelson, Mokum<br />
600 SWEET ONIONS - Walla Walla, Yellow Spanish, Candy, Red Candy<br />
350 feet of LEAF LETTUCE - Black Seeded Simpson, Red Rumple, Red Tinged Winter, Tango, Red Salad Bowl, Green Salad Bowl, Flame,<br />
48 HEAD LETTUCES - Mayan Jaguar, Buttercrunch, Speckled Amish, Kinemontpas<br />
BROCCOLI - Packman<br />
RED CABBAGE<br />
ASIAN ONIONS - Shimonita<br />
DILL<br />
RADISHES - D'Avignon, White Icicle, Pink Beauty, Red Head, Giant Butter<br />
100 feet PEAS - Green Arrow, Alderman, Mr. Big<br />
125 feet of BEETS - Yellow Touchstone, Red Ace, Early Wonder Tall Top<br />
1200 STORAGE ONIONS - Copra, Red River, Rosso di Milano, Dakota Tears<br />
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It's spring planting season, more to come soon!<br />
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May 2:<br />
32 feet SNAP PEAS - Cascadia<br />
40 poles POLE BEANS - Northeaster, Golden Gate, Rattlesnake, Kentucky Wonder Wax, Kentucky Blue<br />
20 feet CILANTRO - Santo<br />
May 3:<br />
20 PARSLEY plants - Giant Italian, Curly (variety?)<br />
12 Valley Girl TOMATOES (on black plastic, in a tunnel)<br />
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May 7:<br />
150 feet of KALE & COLLARDS - Red Russian, Winterbor, Winter Red, White Russian, Tuscano, Rainbow Tuscano, Vates collards<br />
200 feet of CHARD - Bright Lights and three kinds from <a href="http://www.growitalian.com/" target="_blank">Seeds from Italy</a> seed company. It's hard to know what the varieties are called, the seed packets are mostly in Italian.<br />
2 HOT PEPPERS in the hoophouse attached to the chicken coop - an experiment<br />
12 SQUASH PLANTS - Golden Arrow and Jack Pot. This is another experiment, some really large plants grown with black plastic mulch and a clear plastic tunnel. We are hoping for squash in June.<br />
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May 9:<br />
(In the Pick-Your-Own Garden)<br />
25 feet SUNFLOWERS - Valentine and mixed<br />
10 feet CILANTRO - Santo<br />
5 feet NASTURTIUMS - Kaleidoscope<br />
5 feet SHUNGIKU & CALENDULA<br />
21 CHERRY TOMATOES - Super Snow White, Chocolate Pear, Black Cherry, Chadwick, Gardener's Delight, Lemon Drop, Esterina, Sun Gold, Sweetie<br />
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18 SUPER HOT PEPPERS - King Naga, Orange 7-Pot, Bhut Orange Copenhagen, Trinadad Scorpian, Scotch Bonnet, Habanero Big Sun, Hanoi Cayenne, Pimento Lisa<br />
9 EGGPLANT - Listada, Ping Tung, Diamond, Orient Express<br />
3 CUCUMBERS - Socrates<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.strollingoftheheifers.com/" target="_blank">Strolling of the Heifers</a> CSA & Farm Showcase</td></tr>
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Trying out new things intrigues me. Renewing favorite pastimes interests me. I get these ideas, like many people, that I will do certain things, and then life continues and those ideas remain ideas. Dreams. For some reason, luck, optimism, stubbornness, impracticality, take your pick, I don't give up.<br />
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So here is my current cookery bucket list:<br />
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1 - Make some fresh cheese using raw milk.<br />
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2 - Make some jelly from dandelion flowers.<br />
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3 - Make some rhubarb wine (preferably before the next batch of rhubarb needs picking)<br />
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4 - Make violet jelly.<br />
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The first two will be new endeavors. The second two are revivals. I'll have to wait for violets and dandelions to be in bloom to make the jellies. I've made violet jelly quite a few times but not lately. I use Euell Gibbons' recipe from his book Stalking the Healthful Herbs. It's pretty easy. You start out by sitting on the grass on a sunny day in May. The hardest bit is picking LOTS of violet flowers.<br />
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Next you pour boiling water over the flowers. <br />
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Then strain the liquid and add lemon juice. The lemon juice changes the color to a beautiful pink. After that it's a basic jelly recipe with sugar and cooking, etc. (I don't actually have the recipe in front of me at the moment. I spent time searching for the book but it's in hiding.) <br />
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Here's another blogger's version of the <a href="https://nicholsgardennursery.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/violet-jelly/" target="_blank">RECIPE</a>.<br />
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Violet jelly is delicate in flavor and nice on a cracker with a bit of mild cheese or served with meats like lamb. It would probably be good in sandwiches for a fancy tea party.<br />
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I am not promising anything about my bucket list. I just have it. And I have the hope that I'll be telling you about my cheese, wine and jellies before too long.<br />
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What are your dreams? <br />
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