Thank you Community Food Share for coming to the farm to pick up the produce that we have to donate! This trusty van comes weekly to pick up unclaimed CSA shares and B grade veggies. Last week, the 3rd grade class at the Boulder Valley Waldorf School came out onto the farm and helped collect up all of the winter squash that was left after the frost. Some of these had a little crack or funny shape or a bad spot so they weren't suitable for sale; still good to eat however by cutting out a small portion. The kids made nice tidy piles of the squash and Saturday Dave from UpRoot Colorado came out to collect it all to donate to local underserved people in need of good fresh vegetables. UpRoot is a local nonprofit whose goal is to get the surplus food to the people who need it. Aspen Moon Farm donates thousands of pounds of fresh produce to Community food share and UpRoot every year and even more this year. Dana at Community Food share reports that the local need for fresh produce is significantly up this year. She also said that what they get from Aspen Moon is some of the best looking produce they receive and that it goes out the door to patrons almost immediately. They report that fresh produce is the most popular item from families that they serve. These veggies go directly to families to take home and cook up in their own kitchens. As CSA members, you all contribute to supporting this great donation stream by supporting the overall operation of the Farm! If you ever miss a share, now you know that your donation goes straight to community food share. Our mission is to get the food to the people! A great thanks to our farm community and our whole community for valueing good local food.
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Farm Happenings Week 17, 2020
About the farm
Please see aspenmoonfarm.com for 2022 CSA sign-up! Started in 2009, Aspen Moon Farm consisted of 2.5 acres in Longmont, Colorado with one acre of cultivated vegetables and one Farmer’s Market in Longmont. Now we are amazed by the 99 acres in our care with approximately 25 acres in production! We typically serve seasonal Farmer’s Markets in Longmont and Boulder (and hope to get back to that soon), and offer an abundant Roadside Farm Stand, open as weather permits(and dependent on current staff scheduling). Finally we are most proud of our CSA program and are so grateful for a wonderful group of annual CSA members (over 900) whose kind support keeps the farm open and productive. Aspen Moon Farm is USDA Certified Organic and has been practicing biodynamic agriculture since 2009 so our produce is truly 100% natural and bee friendly. We work hard to provide our own on-farm fertility through biodynamic compost, cover cropping, and crop rotation. All of our crops are carefully tended (many are hand-harvested) so you get the cleanest, freshest, and most nutritious produce possible. Our crops include a wide range of seasonal vegetables, beautiful organic flowers, succulent berries, and starter plants for your spring garden. Led by Jason and Erin (biodynamic gardeners, turned homesteaders, turned farmers), Aspen Moon Farm is managed by a team of inspiring and aspiring farm crew and interns. It is truly this team and the heart & soul they put into this farm (not to mention the 60+ hours of physically demanding work every week) that allows us to maintain and grow.
We are helped along by the dignified (sometimes not so dignified) ministrations of 20 kind-hearted cows, a gaggle of escape-artist chickens, a small herd of Navajo Heritage sheep including their aspiring guard dog, a spunky mini-horse, an elusive band of wandering cats, some very busy bees, and our dog/mascot Zuzu who keeps us all in line and laughing. At Aspen Moon Farm we work together to cultivate sustainable, life-giving, deliciously organic produce for you and your family. We plant, we weed, we tend, we dig, we water, we run, we lift, we clean, we bunch, we clean again, we count, we pack, we ache, we tire, we thank, and we love it all! Simply, we love growing good food for you!
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We are helped along by the dignified (sometimes not so dignified) ministrations of 20 kind-hearted cows, a gaggle of escape-artist chickens, a small herd of Navajo Heritage sheep including their aspiring guard dog, a spunky mini-horse, an elusive band of wandering cats, some very busy bees, and our dog/mascot Zuzu who keeps us all in line and laughing. At Aspen Moon Farm we work together to cultivate sustainable, life-giving, deliciously organic produce for you and your family. We plant, we weed, we tend, we dig, we water, we run, we lift, we clean, we bunch, we clean again, we count, we pack, we ache, we tire, we thank, and we love it all! Simply, we love growing good food for you!