Happy Holidays!!!

Happy Holidays from Stone Coop Farm!  We hope you have a joyous season and take some time to enjoy family and friends.  We are taking a little time off right now as well, but will be busy again in no time.

Just wanted to share a photo of the farm at night.  Not something many of you get a chance to see.  The moon is reflecting on the side of one of our hoop houses. It looks like Christmas lights!


Also we have some hungry visitors - sheep! Our visiting sheep are warm, fuzzy and pregnant. They are eating our old crops in the fields and providing us with some wonderful manure that brings lots of fertilization and micro-organisms into our soil. They will be here for a couple more weeks and then will come back in the spring with their lambs.  I can't wait to see those cute little lambs!

THANK YOU to everyone that supported Stone Coop Farm in 2014!!  We are planning another wonderful and abundant year for 2015.

Holiday Herbal Wreath Class - December 6, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30PM

We recently met Suzanne Graves, who owns Nellie's Lavender Farm in Grass Lake, MI. She grows herbs and creates wonderful herbal products that we are now offering through our online sales. Suzanne has agreed to teach us how to make an Herbal Wreath on December 6th here at Stone Coop Farm.

If you cannot attend the class but would like to purchase one of these beautiful wreaths, they can be ordered through Stone Coop Farm for $24.95.  These are fresh herbal wreaths that can be used fresh or dried, so please let us know when you would like to pick yours up.

Herbal Wreath Making Class

Learn how to craft a "tastefully simple" herbal wreath for the upcoming holiday season. This assembled 12" diameter living wreath of fresh herbs is a unique gift for that budding or professional cook to prepare holiday meals.  Makes a great hostess gift!!  Perfect for a unique entryway greeting or can be used as a candle wreath to adorn the holiday table.  

This class includes:
6" Oasis wreath form

Fresh herbs -- (all grown in pesticide-free, organic soil)
 - lavender foliage
 - dried lavender buds
 - thyme
 - rosemary
 - sage
 - marjoram 
**may also include oregano 

Date & Time: Saturday December 6th from 1:00 to 2:30 PM

Where: Stone Coop Farm in the Greenhouse

Cost: $45

The class will be limited to 25 folks.  To register, please either call Joannée at 810-599-2616 or email her at joannee@stonecoopfarm.com. We can take credit, checks, or cash to reserve your spot. 

CANCELLATION POLICY  
Notification Received: 
3 days before the class – 100% refund
2 days before the class – 50% refund
24 hrs or less – nonrefundable

Fall Share for 2014

Fall Share for 2014

Our Fall Share is now available to purchase.  It will start on November 5^thand will be a 7 week share this year, ending on December 17th.  It is a smaller share than the Summer Share - only 5 items each week - and it is less expensive.  If you loved your Summer Share and still want a weekly basket of fresh produce, this is your chance to continue. If you have a Market Share and still have funds left, we can apply those funds to the Fall Share.  If you aren't a member, but want to try out a share for only a 7 week commitment, then this is a great place to start.

Details of what will be in the share each week and the dates when you will pick up the share are below.  I have included the Fall Share membership agreement too.  Please let me know if you have any questions, 810-599-2616.

Fall Shares

Cost: $175
Payment Deadline: $100 when you sign up, balance of $75 due by November 5th.
Pick Up Dates: Wednesdays – 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
Time: 4:00PM to 6:00PM
Location: Stone Coop Farm – 9615 Musch Rd., Brighton, MI 48116

What will be in the share? Here is a sampling of the possibilities:

1. Root Crops – radishes, turnips, carrots, beets, Jerusalem artichokes, rutabaga, celeriac

2. Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes

3. Pumpkin or Winter Squash

4. Leafy Greens – salad mix, arugula, spinach, lettuce, kale, chard

5. Miscellaneous veggies – kohlrabi, onions, garlic, frozen tomatoes, or frozen garlic scapes 

To sign up for a Fall Share, please email me joannee@stonecoopfarm.com and I will get you the member agreement.