GETTING READY FOR 2008

I AM TRYING TO GET READY FOR WINTER AS WELL AS TAKE CARE OF THE LAST FEW CSA MEMBERS TRYING TO FINISH UP THEIR SHARES.
BUT, I AM ALREADY WORKING ON NEXT YEAR --- WILL HAVE OPENINGS FOR NEW MEMBERS AS AM HAVING A FARM HAND AND PUTTING IN AT LEAST ONE MORE ACRE OF CROPS. WILL EXPAND THE GREENS BY AT LEAST A HALF AN ACRE. ALSO THIS YEAR HAVE THE WELL SO IF IT IS A DRY SPRING I CAN WATER TO GET THE EARLY START ON THE GREENS AND ROOT CROPS.
I AM TAKING FULL SHARES OF $300.00 AND HALF SHARES OF $150.00 IF YOU USE UP YOUR SHARE UP BEFORE THE SEASON IS DONE IF I HAVE ENOUGH EXTRA AFTER FILLING THE MEMBERS WHOM ARE STILL USING UP THERE PAID SHARE YOU MAY PURCHASE MORE PRODUCE.
THE BERRIES ARE GOING TO BE A SEPARATE SHARE THIS WILL WORK OUT BETTER FOR ALL AND YOU WILL BETTER KNOW THE MINIMUM YOU WILL GET FOR THE YEAR.
PRODUCE SHOULD START AT THE LATEST IN MAY AND GO TILL INTO NOV. OR JANUARY 1ST. LIKE ALL CSA SHARES THEY DO NOT CARRY YOUR MONEY'S OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR. IT IS UP TO YOU TO GET YOUR ORDERS IN AND PICKED UP TO USE YOUR MONEY. EACH JANUARY STARTS A NEW CLEAN YEAR.
THE PURPOSE OF A CSA WAS STARTED SO THE FARMER HAS THE MONEY WHEN THEY MOST NEED IT TO START THE SEASON. THE MEMBERS ARE TAKING THE CHANCE THAT THEY COULD LOOSE ALL THERE MONEY TO MOTHER NATURE DISASTER OR WAR OR GOVERNMENT WHAT EVER COULD TAKE THE FARM THAT IS OUT OF THE FARMERS CONTROL. I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING I DO WORK WITH A COUPLE OTHER CHEMICAL FREE FARMS WHEN I NEED TO AND LETS HOPE NO ACT OF MAN TAKES MY FARM OR PRODUCE AWAY. ALL CROPS NEVER PRODUCE EVERY YEAR AS WELL AS YOU HOPE BUT, BY DOING MANY DIFFERENT CROPS GIVES MAY BE SOME SMALLER AMOUNTS OF SOME CROPS BUT, IS ALWAYS SOMETHING.
ANY ONE INTERESTED IN NEXT YEAR CSA PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND WITH IN THE NEXT WEEK I WILL HAVE FULL DETAILS AND PAPERS TO E-MAIL YOU TO START THE SIGN UP AND PAYMENTS. I AM HOPING TO HAVE 2/3'S OF ALL MEMBERS MONIES IN BY THE END OF JANUARY AS ALL SEED AND SEEDLING ORDERS GET A DISCOUNT IF I CAN GET THEM IN AND PAID FOR BY JANUARY . ALSO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE WITH THE EARLY ORDERS TO GET ALL THE ITEMS I REALLY WANT.
THANK YOU ALL 2007 MEMBERS IT HAS BEEN A TRYING YEAR WITH MOTHER NATURE AND A LOT OF NEW THINGS TO FIGURE OUT TO TRY AND MAKE THIS WORK AS SMOOTH AS CAN FOR EVERY ONE.
THE 2008 YEAR I WILL NOT MAKE ANY DELIVERIES... I WILL HELP THOSE THAT WANT TO PUT TOGETHER A GROUP LIKE SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE THIS YEAR SO THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR GROUP TOGETHER AND FIGURE WHAT WILL WORK BEST FOR YOUR GROUP. SEEMS ALL THREE GROUPS THIS YEAR WERE HAPPY. THEY TOOK TURNS COMING TO THE FARM TO PICK UP THE WHOLE GROUPS ORDERS AND HAD ONE OF THERE HOMES AS THE DROP SITE. THAT WAY EVERYONE GOT A CHANCE TO COME TO THE FARM YET DID NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE TRIP TO THE FARM EVERY WEEK.
THE BAKE GOODS, CEREAL, NOODLES, 100% BEES WAX CANDLES, WOOD FRETT WORK, CHEESE, RAW (COW) CHEESE, GOAT CHEESE (GOAT MEAT), HAND MADE SOAPS WILL STILL BE SEPARATE CASH AS YOU BUY ITEMS.
INCLUDED IN A MEMBERSHIP SHARE IS VEGETABLES, HERBS, CUT FLOWERS, RHUBARB, GROUND CHERRIES, GREENS (AS IN COLLARDS ETC. AND LEAF LETTUCE, SPINACH, ETC...) EGGS, CHICKEN MEAT, WHEN I HAVE THEM MADE JELLIES AND JAMS. WORKING ON A NEW TO ME FARM WITH ORGANIC PEACHES AND APPLES, WE WILL SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
BERRIES SHARES INCLUDE STRAWBERRIES, RED RASPBERRIES, AND BLACK BERRIES. STILL GETTING THE CROPS GOING AND THEY TAKE YEARS WILL HAVE SMALL AMOUNTS TO ADD TO BERRY SHARES ARE: BLACK RASPBERRIES, CURRENTS RED, ELDERBERRIES, CONCORD GRAPES.