Hello friends–Just a quick note to alert prospective CSA members and employees that we have filled our openings for both.
Farm News
CSA Open Houses, Seeds, Eggs, and Beers!
From the Field:
Things are starting to stir around the farm, Spring is coming fast! Our first seeds have sprouted in the greenhouse–over 17,000 onions and 2400 leeks are among them. Onions are our first crop to plant, but won’t be harvested until August–I always tell the students in my farm-to-school volunteer work that it takes longer to grow an onion than it does to grow a chicken. It blows the mind…:)
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We are Hiring!
Blue Moon is looking for several crew members for the 2012 season. See details HERE and contact the farm if you’re interested!
Now accepting 2012 CSA Memberships!
Happy New Year everyone! In a typical year I am posting this information while mountains of snow sit outside my window–hardly an easy time to be thinking Spring. Today isn’t much easier, with winds howling and the temperatures dropping to the single digits. To be honest though, I spend MOST of my off-season thinking about spring: planning our crops, budgetting, making supply and equipment purchases, hiring employees, planning for our land and fertility needs, and you guessed… read more »
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Turkey Tips and Resources
Whether you are preparing to roast a pasture-raised turkey from Blue Moon, a bird from the farmers market or food coop, or the one your office gifted you, there are lots of choices–and lots of debate–about how to prepare it. The origin of the turkey should be taken into account, as most grocery store varieties will have added salt and water already. They also have very large breasts that are thick enough that they quite… read more »
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Giving Thanks
Our last official week of distributing vegetables has arrived, and I have many to thank for a great season here at the farm! You all are at the top of of the list of course! Without our fabulous customers and loyal CSA members, I would not have the opportunity to pursue this life of farming–Thank you! This year’s crew worked hard and brought lots of energy and humor to the field–thanks Dan, Toby, Kiera, Joshua,
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CSA Week #23 (EOW Group #1)
This Week’s Harvest: Potatoes, Carrots, Spinach, Salad greens, Beauty Heart Radishes, Shallots, Delicata or Carnival Squash, Butternut Squash, Pie Pumpkins, Rutabaga, Garlic, Celeriac, Brussels Sprouts, sweet potatoes, beets, onions. EOW Members Only: Cipollini onions, Butercup Squash
This week you’ll receive a supply of shallots to carry into the winter. These small, rich onion-family vegetables will keep well into the winter, so no rush. Peel and toss a few in a with a beef roast, and quarter… read more »
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Winter Markets and Turkeys
This weekend marks the end of our season at the Westside Community Market. THANK YOU to all of our fabulous customers and Market Share members who have helped make this a successful year for us! We will continue to sell vegetables at the Dane County Farmers Market at Monona Terrace in Madison through Thanksgiving. Come visit us there! We may be back in December as well if our produce supply warrants it.
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The “Off” Season
Often I am asked what I do during the winter, once markets have ended and snow starts to fall. As the business has grown, my answer has changed substantially. In my first years running the farm, I had 2 other jobs. When winter came around, I was freed up from farming and I would shift my time more fully to my other work. Up until the winter of 2010 in fact, I had a job… read more »
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Spring Open House and Plant Sale this Sunday, May 20!
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