Friday, November 26, 2021

FARM STAND UPDATE - November 2021

                          








November 2021 - One thing the past two years have taught us all is to be flexible. Once again, our farm stand has evolved. The farm stand is now in a new building, funded in part by an award from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.  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!

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.

We have a good steady supply of storage vegetables, eggs, pork, and beef.
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.)


To find out what has recently been stocked in the stand, SIGN UP 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!


BASIC INFORMATION:
  • One customer/household at a time.
  • Winter hours are 12:00 - 5:00.
  • Call or email if you need assistance.
  • 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.
    • 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 HERE or just ask us.  You can get HIP for all vegetables.  EBT can be used for meat and eggs as well.
  • Email is the easiest way to contact us in general. sweetmorningfarm@gmail.com

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. 

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.
We aim to serve you and keep everyone healthy.  If you have any suggestions on how we can do better, please let us know.

Thank you so much!

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Monday, February 1, 2021

A NEW YEAR, A FRESH START

PLANNING & RESTING

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!  

FARM STAND

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

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.


NEW GREENHOUSE

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.


NO FARM SHARES THIS YEAR

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.  Stay healthy and warm!












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