FALL SHARES and ONLINE SALES for the end of the 2012 Season
I hope you have all enjoyed the spring and summer produce we have offered in 2012. It has been another season for Shannon and me to better understand the art and science of farming. So much to learn! That is one of the aspects we both love about it. We have had a bountiful harvest of storage crops (potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, winter squash, and pumpkins), and we are planting salad greens, lettuce heads, spinach, arugula, kale, chard, radishes, and turnips in the hoop houses for fresh produce this fall and winter.
We have decided to offer a 4 week FALL SHARE this November. We will have 15 shares available on a first come first serve basis. We will also be offering ONLINE SALES like we did last winter so Market Share members will have more opportunities to use the rest of your balances before the end of the year when they expire. We are also moving the pickups for the Fall Share and Online Sales to the farm on Musch Rd. I have included details about the Fall Shares and Online Sales below.
Here is how the FALL SHARE will be structured:
Cost: $100
Payment Deadline: $50 when you sign up, and the remaining $50 due by October 31st.
Pick Up Dates: Wednesdays – November 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
Time: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: Stone Coop Farm – 9615 Musch Rd., Brighton, MI 48116
Number of Shares available: 15
What will be in the share? Here’s the items that may be provided each week. You will get 5 items, one from each category, and it will be at least $25 in value.
1. Root Crops – carrots, radishes, turnips, rutabaga, or beets
2. Potatoes or sweet potatoes
3. Pumpkin or Winter Squash
4. Leafy Greens – salad mix, spinach, kale, chard or lettuce head
5. Miscellaneous veggies – kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, onions, cabbage, celery or frozen tomatoes (from our wonderful abundance of tasty tomatoes this summer).
Here is how we will be offering the ONLINE SALES:
On Fridays we will send out an email listing the produce we have to offer and the price for each item. You will place your order via email by MONDAY at noon. Orders are filled by first come first served. We will harvest the produce and send you an email by the end of the day on Tuesday letting you know which items on your order we can provide and the total cost. You pick up your order on Wednesday at the farm on Musch Rd.
Location: Stone Coop Farm – 9615 Musch Rd., Brighton, MI 48116When: Wednesdays – November 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
Pick Up Time: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
We may have some December online sales, but it will be weather dependent.
No need to sign up for the Online Sales, just let us know you want to be on our weekly email and you can pick and choose which weeks you want to purchase something.
If you are interested in purchasing a Fall Share, or are not yet on our email list and wish to be, please email me, joannee@stonecoopfarm.com, with your request. Thank you!
-Joannee
