WINTER HOURS -- 2011 MEMBERSHIPS

WE ARE GETTING DOWN TO THE LAST PICKING OF MOST PRODUCE IN THE FIELDS
WILL BE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE ANY OF THE RAISED BED GREEN HOUSE PRODUCE WILL BE READY

KEEP AN EYE ON HERE TO SEE WHAT IS COMING NEXT

DID THE LAST OF THE YOUNG CHICKENS
TODAY THEY ARE GOING IN THE FREEZE WHAT IS LEFT AT THE END OF THE DAY
$2.75 A LB.
(SAME PRICE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS)


****MONTH OF NOVEMBER LOOKS LIKE WILL BE HAVING LARGE AMOUNTS AT ONE TIME OF CAULIFLOWER (500 HEADS A WEEK)

-- IF YOU WOULD LIKE AT ONE TIME A LARGE AMOUNT OF THIS PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND AMOUNT ON THE LIST HERE AT THE STAND

(ANY FRIENDS WANTING CAULIFLOWER BRING THEM ALONG)

ABOUT 20 HEADS OF BROCCOLI COMING IN A WEEK

RED CABBAGE

MAY HAVE 100 CHEDDAR CAULIFLOWER LATE NOV. (Will keep up dated on that)


ALSO TAKING TURKEY ORDERS FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS
YOU NEED TO GET SIGNED UP NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT
YOU CAN CHOOSE THIS YEAR FROM
LARGE BREASTED WHITE TURKEY
OR
LARGE BREASTED BRONZE TURKEY
AM ASKING YOU LEAVE A $10.00 DEPOSIT PER. TURKEY YOU ORDER

SOME PRODUCE I AM GETTING YET
(10/31/10)
HOT PEPPERS - DRYING WHAT IS LEFT TODAY

BROCCOLI (See above)

RED RUSSIAN KALE

PARSLEY

DRIED HERBS

NASTURTIUM
ENGLISH THYME

CHOCOLATE MINT
SPEARMINT
LEMON BALM

SORREL

SOME TOMATOES GREEN - (LAST OF FOR YEAR)
May have SMALL AMOUNT OF SWEET BASIL
ENGLISH THYME
GARLIC CHIVE (FREEZING WHAT DOESN'T SELL TODAY)
OREGANO


NO GREEN HOUSE GREENS YET THIS WILL BE A COUPLE WEEKS YET BEFORE READY TO PICK

OPEN HERE AT THE FARM ON SUNDAY 1 TO 7 P.M.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF OCT.
SO LOOK BELOW FOR THE START OF NOV. WINTER HOURS

CLEVELAND MEMBERS
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF YOU STILL USING YOUR MEMBERSHIP UP--
PLEASE GET ME YOUR ORDERS TO ME BY THUR. NOON
FOR SAT. PICK-UP AT COIT RD. FARMERS MARKET
COIT SATURDAY HOURS 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M.


YOUR 2010 MEMBERSHIPS ARE GOOD TILL MAY 1,2011

2010 - 2011
WINTER HOURS
THUR. AND SATURDAY
NOON TO 7 P.M.

SUMMER HOURS 20011
TUE., THUR. AND SATURDAY
NOON TO 7 P.M.

NO GOING TO ANY MARKETS
WILL ONLY HAVE PICK UP HERE AT THE FARM AT THE STAND

NEW MEMBERSHIPS WILL ONLY BE AT THE $150.00 LEVEL
THESE CAN BE RENEWED THROUGH THE SEASON
IF YOU USE UP YOUR MEMBERSHIP MONEY
YOU CAN ADD ON TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP
AT THE RATE OF $50.00 EACH TIME
TILL THE NEW MEMBERSHIPS ARE
BEING TAKEN AGAIN FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR

MEMBERS WHOM WOULD LIKE TO RENEW THERE MEMBERSHIP
AGAIN THIS YEAR
THOSE OF YOU THAT ALWAYS GET A FULL MEMBERSHIP MAY DO SO AGAIN OR HALF MEMBERSHIPS.
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DEPOSITS ON MEMBERSHIPS ($75.00 for full - $25.00 for half)
IN NOVEMBER
I WILL HAVE THE NEW PAPERS PRINTED UP THIS WEEK
THANK YOU ALL
LOOK TO SEE YOU THROUGH THE WINTER

HAPPY HOLIDAY TO EVERY ONE

Sundays 1 to 7 P.M. (no weekdays now)

GET YOUR TURKEY ORDERS IN FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS

THINGS IN THE FIELD ARE COMING TO AN END
MAY BE CLOSED UP FOR A WEEK OR TWO IN NOV. JUST IF ALL IS SOLD FROM FIELDS AND THE IN-DOOR PICKING IS NOT READY
WILL KEEP POSTED ON HERE TELL ANY OF YOUR MEMBER FRIENDS TO WATCH THE BLOG

THIS WEEK
SOME KALE
SOME RED - WHITE - YUKON POTATOES (LAST PICKED)
LAST OF THE TOMATOES (RIPE AND GREEN)
LAST OF THE HOT PEPPERS
SOME SMALL RED CABBAGE
FEW BUTTERNUT SQUASH
DRIED HERBS
FRESH CUT MINTS
FRESH CUT FEW HERBS

NEXT WEEK WILL HAVE
CAULIFLOWER
RED CABBAGE
ANYTHING ABOVE THAT DID NOT SELL OUT
MAY HAVE BROCCOLI

ONLY ITEMS STILL IN THE FIELD WE ARE WAITING FOR TO GET READY TO PICK ARE - CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, BROCCOLI
OTHER WISE MOST THINGS ARE PICKED OFF
UNTIL WEATHER KILLS OFF THE PLANTS WILL HAVE FRESH MINTS AND KALE AND HERBS
ANYTHING ELSE WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE RAISED BED IN THE GREENHOUSE HAS GROWN ENOUGH TO HARVEST

SOME OF THE THINGS PLANTED IN THE GREENHOUSES
LEAF LETTUCE
BASIL
OKRA
GREEN ONIONS
BEETS
CARROTS
MUSTARD GREENS
ARUGULA
CILANTRO
PARSLEY
ROSEMARY
THYME
TARRAGON
LAVENDER
OREGANO
SORREL
RADISH
AND OTHER GREENS FOR SALADS AND STIR FRIES

CLEVELAND MEMBERS TRYING TO USE UP YOUR MEMBERSHIPS
REMEMBER I HAVE TO HAVE YOUR ORDER BY THUR. SO THAT I CAN CONFIRM AND TO GET IT TOGETHER TO GIVE TO BURTON FLOWER ON FRIDAY
IT WILL BE AT THE BURTON FLOWER STAND AT COIT RD. FARMERS MARKET ON SATURDAY BETWEEN 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

NEXT YEAR I WILL NOT BE GOING TO ANY MARKETS
IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE HAVING THE STAND OPEN HERE AT THE FARM ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY 2P.M. TO 8 P.M.

THIS IS NOT IN STONE BUT, IS LOOKING LIKE IS ENDING UP BEING THE BEST.
WE GOT THE NEW CHICKEN COUPE FINISHED AND MOVED SOME OF THE CHICKENS IN THEY ARE LOVING ALL THE ROOM OF COURSE THAT WILL COME TO AN END AS I HAVE 20 MORE TO MOVE INTO THE COUPE. NOT OVER CROWED - JUST THINNING OUT ALL THE COUPES TO HAVE MORE SPACE PER CHICKEN FOR THE WINTER
EGGS IN NOV. I HOPE

CLEVELAND GROUP ORDER FOR SAT. PICK UP

CLEVELAND MEMBERS TRYING TO FINISH OUT THE YEAR
"WHICH 2010 MEMBERS HAVE TILL MAY 1st to DO"
CAN GET ME AN ORDER AND I WILL CONFIRM IT TO BE PICKED UP AT THE COIT RD. FARMERS MARKET ON SAT. BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 1 P.M. AT THE BURTON FLOWER STAND
FARM STAND HERE IS STILL OPEN ON SUNDAYS FROM 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M. AND YOU FEW MEMBERS I TALKED TO THAT COME HERE FROM WORK BECAUSE YOU WORK CLOSER THEN YOU LIVE CAN STILL COME ON FRI.
(Remember Fri. the stand is going to look closed as I don't want drive by's to stop - so either give me a call so I am up front or when you stop just park in front of the stand if need go to the house door if I don't see you)

LAST BATCH OF YOUNGER TENDER CHICKENS ARE BEING DONE THIS FRIDAY
ANYONE WANTING ONE PLEASE CONTACT ME SO THAT I MAKE SURE I WILL HAVE ONE FOR YOU
"THESE ARE CASH ITEM - $2.75 A LB. - $1.00 EXTRA IF YOU WANT IT CUT IN PIECES "
THEY ARE GOING TO BE AROUND 4 LB. I AM THINKING
IF YOU WANT THEM FRESH YOU WILL HAVE TO GET THEM SATURDAY OR SUNDAY

CLEVELAND HERE ARE ITEMS YOU CAN ORDER FOR THIS SATURDAY
RED CABBAGE
CAULIFLOWER

GREEN TOMATOES
MAY HAVE A FEW RED RIPE TOMATOES

KALE
NASTURTIUM LEAF (good for salads)

PARSLEY fresh cut

LEMON BALM fresh cut
CHOCOLATE MINT fresh cut
SPEARMINT fresh cut

BUTTERNUT SQUASH (last of the squash)

"DRIED HERBS -- OREGANO, DILL, PARSLEY, AMISH TEA, CHOCOLATE MINT,
BEE BALM, MARJORAM,

"CASH ITEMS"
STRAWBERRY, STRAWBERRY/RHUBARB, HOT PEPPER, CURRENT JAMS - $4.50 EA.

CHICKEN - $2.75 A LB. (see above)

CHESTNUTS - $3.00 A LB. (last for this year)

ORGANIC YELLOW DELICIOUS APPLES - $1.50 A LB. (last for this year)

PUT YOUR ORDER IN FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS TURKEYS
$2.25 A LB.
(LAST YEAR WEIGHT AS MUCH AS 37 OB.)
(FOR ORDERING TURKEYS AT COIT MARKET SEE KEVIN THE SPICE HOUND)

CAN ORDER PIES AND OTHER BAKED GOODS JUST TRY TO GET ME THE ORDER AT LEAST (2) TWO DAYS BEFORE PICK UP.

CHANGES FOR 2011 MEMBERSHIPS - WILL ONLY HAVE PICK UP AT THE FARM -- I WILL NOT BE GOING TO ANY MARKETS
(Markets take up too much of my time trying to farm alone - so far no market has made me enough money to even pay the cost of driving and stand cost)

ANYONE WANTING A MEMBERSHIP THAT DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE TO THE FARM EVERY WEEK YOU WILL HAVE TO ON YOUR OWN FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS TO SHARE IN PICKING UP OR ARRANGE FOR SOME ONE TO GET THE PRODUCTS TO A MARKET.

THOSE IN CLEVELAND THAT WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT OTHER CSA'S TO JOIN THAT DELIVER CLOSER TO YOU IN TOWN -- I CAN ONLY TELL YOU "FRESH FORK IS TAKING ON NEW MEMBERS NOW" YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEB SITE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.

2011 I MAY ONLY HAVE THE MARKET HERE AT THE FARM OPEN ONE DAY A WEEK FOR PICK UP - I WILL DEICED ON THIS NEXT WEEK.

I NEED IN-PUT FROM ANY OF YOU MEMBERS WHOM PLAN ON GETTING A MEMBERSHIP

SO FAR LOOKS LIKE MOST OF YOU WOULD LIKE IF ONE DAY TO COME BE A WEEK DAY
"SEND ME AN E-MAIL OR LEAVE ME A NOTE WHEN YOU COME FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON A DAY OPEN YOU WOULD LIKE BEST.

I WILL BE WORKING ON DOING 99% OF ALL PRODUCTS COMING FROM RIGHT HERE ON OUR FARM
THIS MEANS MORE TIME AS I LIKE IN THE FIELDS AND WITH THE CHICKENS

I HAVE STARTED SOME THINGS FOR IN THE GREEN HOUSES FOR THIS WINTERS PICKINGS (Lettuce, Kale, Nasturtium, basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, parsley, and more)
These are items I will be trying to grow through the winter:
LEAF LETTUCE
KALE
ARUGULA
CILANTRO
CARROTS
BEETS
GREEN ONIONS
BOK CHOY'S
MIZUNA
MUSTARD GREENS
AND OTHER GREENS
(No items like tomatoes, peppers and such they not only need it very warm but, we do not get enough sun lite hours in a day for them to produce well or taste well)

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS YEAR AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED YOU MEMBERSHIPS THIS YEAR.

GETTING READY FOR WINTER

ONLY OPEN NOW ON SUNDAY 1 TO 7 P.M. AT THE FARM
THERE ARE A COUPLE MEMBERS WHOM WORK CLOSER THEN LIVE TO THE FARM AND TOOK YOUR MEMBERSHIP PLANED ON COMING ON YOUR LUNCH OR AFTER WORK I HAVE SPOKEN TO MOST OF YOU THAT YOU MAY COME ON FRIDAY

Will be the day with the most to offer as getting ready for Sunday
(remember that the stand will not be opened up just will have produce in stand and you can walk in to shop)
SUNDAYS I WILL HAVE ALL I HAVE OUT ON THAT DAY AND THE STAND WILL BE OPEN AS ALWAYS
I NO LONGER GO TO COIT RD. FARMERS MARKET THEY ARE SHUT ON MONDAYS NOW TILL JUNE
IF YOU ARE ONE OF MY CLEVELAND PICK UPS YOU CAN WATCH MY BLOG TO SEE WHAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ORDER.

YOU CAN ORDER BY THUR. EACH WEEK AND FRANCIS AT THE BURTON FLOWER STAND AT THE MARKET WILL BRING YOUR ORDER WITH HIM TO THE MARKET ON SATURDAY. HIS STAND IS IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE MARKET
I WILL HAVE YOUR NAME ON YOUR BOX/BAG WITH THE INVOICE INSIDE
IF GET ANY CASH ITEMS I WILL TOTAL THEM UP AND GIVE ;YOU THE TOTAL WHEN I CONFIRM YOUR ORDER --- THEN YOU CAN LEAVE PAYMENT IN AN ENVELOPE WITH FRANCIS
THEY ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO ME AND IS EASY TO GET ORDERS TO HIM BY FRI. NIGHT SO THAT HE CAN BRING THEM WITH HIM TO THE MARKET.

ORDER FOR CLEVELAND BY THUR. NIGHT BY E-MAIL OR PHONE

WHAT DO WE HAVE FRESH NOW
LAST OF HOT PEPPERS
RED CABBAGE
CAULIFLOWER
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
SOME TOMATOES
SOME CUT HERBS
DRIED HERBS

CASH ITEMS
"NO EGGS TILL AT LEAST NOV."
PIES BY ORDER
LAST OF THE ORGANIC APPLES
CHESTNUTS
BEES WAX CANDLES
WOOD FRET WORK
OTHER GIFT ITEMS