CASH ITEM - APPLES & LARGE CHESTNUTS

COIT RD. FARMERS MARKET CLOSED MONDAY OCT. 4th

***SORRY MEMBERS THAT COME TO COIT MARKET
IN EAST CLEVELAND
I FORGOT THAT
THE MARKET WILL
"BE CLOSED THIS MONDAY OCT. 4th"
AS THEY ARE HAVING THEIR BENEFIT DINNER AT THAT TIME

THE MARKET WILL BE OPEN THE NEXT THREE MONDAYS AS USUAL
THEN I WILL MAKE ORDERS AND CAN SEND THEM FOR YOU TO PICK UP TO FINISH YOUR CSA OUT
WITH BURTON FLOWER AND GARDEN ON SAT. THROUGH THE REST OF THE WINTER TILL MAY.

NEW WINTER HOURS READ BELOW

WANT TO THANK ALL YOU MEMBERS WHOM MADE IT A GREAT DAY SUNDAY HERE AT THE FARM
APRIL GOT PRETTY WORN OUT BUT, SHE ENJOYED SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN

I WILL BE OPEN SUNDAY THE USUAL
1 P.M. TO 7 P.M.
COIT RD FARMERS MARKET ON MONDAY EVENINGS
(Through Oct.)
4 TO 7 P.M.

IF ANY OF YOU ARE LOOKING TO GET MORE OF THE FRESH YOUNG CHICKENS DO HAVE ONE MORE BATCH TO GO
(are doing these about 13th of Oct. - I will need a $7.00 deposit per chicken with your order)

ALSO ANY ONE WANTING TO PUT IN AN ORDER FOR TURKEY THIS YEAR I WILL HAVE A SHEET OUT FOR YOU TO SIGN UP ON AND YOU CAN GIVE ME THE ABOUT RANGE OF SIZE TURKEY YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET
(Have about 20 more turkey for Thanksgiving)
TURKEYS ARE USUALLY DONE LIKE THE TUE. BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND THEN THROUGH TILL CHRISTMAS MORE ARE DONE AND LAST YEAR WE EVEN HAD A FEW FOR AFTER CHRISTMAS.
I WILL BE FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT THE TURKEYS IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS

PRODUCE IS GOING TO BE SLOWING DOWN AND SOMETHINGS ARE DONE FOR THE YEAR

(Items done for the year - beans, corn, egg plant, summer squash)

I WILL BE WORKING ON PICKING SOMETHINGS CLEAN AND CLEARING THE FIELDS
AS I NEED TO GET READY FOR NEXT SEASON AND

I NEED TO GET VERY BUSY WITH THE GREEN HOUSES SETTING THEM UP FOR WINTER SEEDING THE WINTER CROPS AND SETTING UP THE HERBS FOR THE WINTER

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****** STARTING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER I WILL ONLY HAVE THE MARKET HERE AT THE FARM OPEN ON SUN. FROM 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M.
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IF YOU ARE A MEMBER WHOM COMES ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK BECAUSE YOUR WORK IS CLOSER THAN YOUR HOME PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT PICK UP ARRANGEMENTS
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WE ARE LOOKING AT A FROST/FREEZE IN JUST A COUPLE DAYS LOOKS LIKE MAY BE TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW
THIS MEANS MOST PRODUCE THAT IS NOT DEAD WILL BE ONLY WINTER CROPS LIKE THE CABBAGE FAMILY CAN TAKE THIS COLD
IF YOU HAVE ANY TENDER FLOWERS OR PRODUCE YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING AT HOME YOU HAD THINK ABOUT COVERING OR BRINGING IN IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND WATCH THE WEATHER

I AM WORKING ON GETTING THE GREEN HOUSES SET UP WITH THE WINTER CROPS SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE SOME SALAD AND OTHER GREENS IN ABOUT SAY 6 WEEKS - I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED

HERE IS SOME OF THE PRODUCE STILL COMING IN NOW AND COMING IN ANYTHING NOT LISTED HERE IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT OR THE OTHER FARM FAILED TO TELL ME TILL THIS PAST WEEK THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY FOR US
"IN RED IS WHAT I WILL HAVE TOMORROW (10/03/10)"
SOME BEETS MOST ARE GONE NOW

SOME POTATOES

CUT HERBS

CABBAGE (RED AND GREEN)

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

CUCUMBERS

HOT PEPPERS

SWEET PEPPERS (MOST GOOD SIZE BELL ARE DONE)

LITTLE OKRA

SWEET BASIL

FLAT PARSLEY

CAULIFLOWER

BROCCOLI

TOMATOES

KALE

MINTS

NASTURTIUM LARGE LEAF (spicy taste green)

DRIED HERBS AND MINTS

HAVE NOW CUT THE LAST OF THE CORN STALKS DO NOT HAVE VERY MANY

"LIKE I SAID IF YOU DO NOT SEE IT LISTED ABOVE THEN IT MEANS IT IS NOT IN THE FIELD OR IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO HARVEST THIS YEAR OR YOU HAVE BOUGHT ALL THEIR WAS TO HARVEST - FOR WHAT EVER REASON I WILL NOT HAVE IT.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE WHAT I WILL BE GROWING IN THE RAISED BEDS IN THE GREEN HOUSES WHICH I WILL KEEP THIS UP DATED TO AS WHEN THAT WILL BE READY TO HARVEST.

ALL OTHER PRODUCTS I WILL HAVE ARE CASH ITEMS SUCH AS:

HAVE SOME APPLES (NO CHEMICALS ON THESE OR THE LAND)

CHESTNUTS (NO CHEMICALS ON THESE OR THE LAND)

JAMS

BAKED GOODS BY ORDER

CHICKEN AND TURKEY MEAT

EGGS

WOOD FRET WORK

BEES WAX COTTON WICK CANDLES

THANK YOU EVERY ONE FOR A BUSY SUMMER

YOUR MEMBERSHIPS DO GO TILL MAY

THOSE THAT HAVE USED UP ALL YOUR MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO COME SHOP FOR CASH

I WILL HAVE DECIDED WHAT AND HOW I SHALL DO NEXT YEAR BY THE END OF OCTOBER AND WILL TAKE MEMBERSHIPS STARTING IN NOV.

I DO KNOW THAT NEXT YEAR I HAVE TO HAVE 100% PRODUCTION HERE ON THIS FARM NO OUT SOURCING FARMS
THE ONLY FARMER FAMILY I WILL WORK WITH IS THE FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN OUR FAMILIES FRIEND FOR OVER 13 YEARS AND THEY HAVE HELPED ME MANY TIMES GET AS FAR AS I HAVE WITH THE FARM
WE BARTER A LOT OF LABOR, MACHINERY USE AND HELP ANSWER EACH OTHERS QUESTIONS AS WELL AS GROUP TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO BUY OUR FEED AND OTHER THINGS IN BULK. THEY ARE THE FAMILY THAT DOES THE BAKING, GROW THOSE GREAT TASTING MELONS, STRAWBERRIES AND ADD IN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SAME ITEMS I GROW.

I CAN TELL YOU NEXT YEAR I WILL NOT BE GOING TO ANY FARMERS MARKETS
IF YOU CAN ONLY BE A MEMBER IF I DELIVER TO THE FARMERS MARKET YOU MAY WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS A BETTER SUITED CSA PROGRAM FOR YOU
I AM WORKING ON SEEING IF AFTER OCTOBER IF BURTON FLOWER AND GARDEN THAT IS AT COIT ON SATURDAY CAN TAKE IN ORDERS FOR YOU MEMBERS THAT COME TO COIT THIS WAY YOU CAN TOO ENJOY THE WINTER PRODUCE TO FINISH OUT YOUR MEMBERSHIPS (AS Burton Flower is only about one mile from my home and our families do know each other so I am hoping to work something out with them) I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON HOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR THE REST OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP

I KNOW THIS IS A LONG POST BUT, TRYING TO GET ALL INFORMATION I CAN OUT TO YOU ALL -- IF A FRIEND IS A MEMBER LET THEM KNOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BLOG POST TO GET UP DATED ON WHAT IS GOING ON.
THANKS AGAIN

John and I got all the basil and some okra plants pulled to take in - have all the hot and sweet peppers picked off the plants, working on getting the tomato plants mostly picked off just getting too cold for them to do much and could have a frost any day now.