The Madison Area CSA Coalition (MACSAC) prints a fabulous calendar each year to support some of its programs, and the new edition is out! We’ll have a supply of the calendars ($10) to sell along with their cookbook, Asparagus to Zucchini ($15). They both make great gifts!
We at Blue Moon also have our embroidered canvas tote bags ($16) and hats ($12) to add to your list as well! Just email kristen@bluemooncommunityfarm.com… read more »
Announcing our Fall Harvest Party! I hope you all can join us on Sunday, October 16 to celebrate the bounty of the year and our season together! Party starts at 4pm (plenty of time to see the Packer game beforehand!). We’ll have a farm tour at 4:30 and a potluck dinner shortly after. We’ll provide smoked pork from this year’s herd–bring a dish or drink to pass, or just yourself! We’ll have a campfire and sing-along… read more »
This has been a week of unpredictable activity on the Pork front. First off, our processor is still delayed in smoking our cuts of meat, and so we will not be distributing pork until NEXT week (they promise!) Oct 5. Sorry for the confusion! This week I also fielded calls from several neighbors who have spotted our pigs “out and about”. Several of them (the pigs, not the neighbors) have decided to roam the countryside and… read more »
The farm felt very different to me today. Early this morning I drove the first of our pigs to the processor, always a bittersweet experience. Since the pigs did so well on their pasture, many of them were large enough to go. Eight pigs will return to the farm next week as roasts and chops, delicious sausage and the best bacon on the planet (that’s the sweet in the bittersweet). We will have LOTS of pork… read more »
Now that our planting is done (and most of our weeding as well!), we are beginning to turn our attention back to some building projects. A coverless hoophouse frame has been standing in our field all summer, and may very soon receive a roof! Farm employee Daniel is heading up the project, and once finished the house will provide a late-season home for greens such as spinach and salad mix. Next year, our U-pick cherry… read more »
For the past few years, some market customers of ours (thanks Chris, Marie and fam!) have been collecting the wormy apples in their yard, lugging them down to the farmers market, and filling our crates so that the pigs can feast on them… and feast is definitely what they do! I’ll let the video say the rest. Have a great week!
Video link: Pigs and Apples
p.s. I was eating lunch yesterday when… read more »
The rain started just as our crew arrived this morning. Tuesdays are a busy harvest day on the farm and it was clear that this one would not be business as usual! What started off as a heavy rain lifted to a steady soaker and the farm breathed a sigh of relief–the rain was much needed. We began our day instead by cleaning onions and garlic in the barn for the CSA and market stand this… read more »
There’s a chill in the night air these days, Moving Day has come and gone in Madison, and all signs point to the coming of Fall. To many, this feels like the end of summer and the winding down of the growing season. In truth, we only halfway through! We are in Week 11 of 20 for our on-farm CSA, and halfway through our middle session at the Market Stand. There are so many delicious… read more »
The First Goodbye to the Season
This week marks the end of the regular CSA season, a bittersweet time when the pace of the farm relaxes and makes room for other pursuits despite having to say goodbye to so many friendly faces. Our Late Fall CSA will continue next week and the market as well, but this week is the first benchmark of the season’s end. Thank you very much all of you for supporting the farm and enriching… read more »