CSA Sign-Ups Have Begun! (for returning members)
It’s Monday, February 9th and I am sitting in
my snow pants and boots in our cozy classroom space in the barn, watching the
snow fall and swirl outside the windows around me. My face is still rosy from having been waist
deep in the snow around the greenhouse, pulling and throwing the endless flakes
from the side of the “hot houses” trying to keep the weight off of what seem
like such delicate structures. I think
this may have been the 100th time in the last couple weeks that I have
found myself crawling around our greenhouses, freeing them from their snow
cover. Each time I scoop and dig, I peer
inside at the empty tables and am reminded that in just a few short weeks, I will
be inside, filling trays, sewing our onions, making roots for the 2015
season. It’s about to begin again!
Yes! The 2015 season is coming up quick! As you hopefully already know, we have begun
sign-ups for the season (open now for all returning members). And I hope you will join us for another great
season at Powisset Farm. Like most
seasons, we are making a few changes and adjustments.
Here are some of those changes:
·
Online
Sign-ups! It finally happened. We are moving into the technological
age. We can now take your payments
online. You should have received an
email that gave you access to our sign-up form.
If you didn’t, please let me know and I will forward it to you.
·
Price
increase for full shares: Full
shares were $625 last season; the price is $650 this season. Throughout The Trustees of Reservations, we
are making changes to standardize some of prices and policies. One of those changes is making our full
shares $650 statewide. At Powisset, we
feel good about making this increase for our full shares, as the value that we
distributed last season, far exceeded the cost of the share. This price increase will bring our share
price and share value closer together.
The small share will remain the same price at: $400
·
Membership
to the Trustees of Reservations required.
Another statewide policy change at TTOR operated farms is that all CSA
members are now required to become Trustees members. As you know, the Trustees are a member
supported organization and dues from membership facilitate every facet of the
important work that we do in connecting people to places. Including our work at
Powisset Farm! When you purchase your
share, you are investing in a season's worth of fresh local produce. A membership demonstrates a further
commitment to ensuring access for all to our beautiful farm. This also means
that we now have only one cost for a share, the member price. Plus, whatever membership level you join
at. You can sign up for a membership on
the same form as your CSA sign up. For
more information about our membership options and benefits, please visit: http://www.thetrustees.org/membership/
·
Paper
sign-ups: These are available upon request. If you are more comfortable or happy signing
up via check/paper registration, please let me know and I will email or snail
mail you a form.
As always, please feel free to
be in touch with me about any of these changes that you may have questions
about. Things we won’t be changing for
this season; we will continue to grow top quality, healthy produce for you and
your family. We will continue to hold
events, special dinners, and workshops that engage you and your community with
food, land and each other. We will
continue to be stewards for this beautiful land by following growing practices
that prioritize healthy soil, without the use of pesticides or chemical
fertilizers. We will continue to nurture and nourish our community as you
nourish us!
I hope you will join us for the
2015 season! We will open our CSA to new
members beginning March 1st, so please sign up soon to ensure your
spot with us this year!
In the meantime, come by the
farm for a ski, snowshoe or to do some shoveling with me!
I’ll see you out in the snowy
fields or in the Spring!
Meryl (on behalf of all of us
at Powisset Farm)
CSA Sign-Ups For Non-CSA Members (who would
like to join):
If you want to join our CSA for
the 2015, (and are not a current member) we will open up registration on March 1, 2015. We will first invite people off of our
waiting list. Please make sure your name
is on our waiting list. Or, add it now,
if you would like an opportunity to join our CSA program.
Waiting list link:
Winter Fun at Powisset!
It's snowing! Again! While I'm clearly overstating the obvious I mention the snow because the novelty has not worn off. Snow days, working from home, shoveling, wearing snow pants, wondering how long I can get away with saving my parking spot beyond the allowed time period, trudging around in my snow boots all the time...the list of things I'm enjoying about winter is long. At the top of my list of things I'm psyched about this winter: SNOWSHOEING! My dad gave me his old snowshoes and I've thoroughly enjoyed walking atop enormous mountains of snow and exploring the winter wonderland in a new way-- thanks dad!|
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| Look at that glorious sunshine! |
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| Sunbathing in the snow Here are a few shots of snowshoeing at Powisset with friends. It was so nice to tromp around the farm on a quiet Sunday and visit all the nooks and crannies of the property that I don't usually make time to explore. Remember the property is open to the public all year from dawn to dusk! |
MORE REASONS TO COME TO THE FARM:
Venture out on a glorious winter night of school vacation and join us in the Farm Kitchen for a fun-filled evening of pizza making, eating and board games!
Wednesday
February 18th
Venture out on a glorious winter night of school vacation and join us in the Farm Kitchen for a fun-filled evening of pizza making, eating and board games!
Email rachel if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Hope to join the farm.
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