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Farm Happenings for August 31, 2022

Posted on August 29th, 2022 by Janet Aardema

As we peek at Summer's end and the start of Autumn, we invite you to an afternoon on the farm during our favorite time of year! Join us for a Farm Share Social on Saturday, September 24 from 3:00 - 5:00.

-> Bring some food to share if you'd like, but there's no pressure.

-> We'll have some light bites and beverages appropriate for the weather. (It will likely be warm so we'll have some iced drinks! But just in case there's a cold snap, we'll have the hot tea pot ready and waiting.)

-> We'll give a walking tour of the farm starting at 3:30, so dress accordingly. (I.e. shoes that you're willing to get dirty.) 

We love meeting new Farm Share members and getting to see returning ones! We love allowing our community members the opportunity to see where their food (and flowers) are grown, where our bread is baked, and hear from us how we manage soil and plants. Curious how we grow so much food on just 2 acres and with only organic/biological/regenerative growing methods? Carve out a couple of hours to join us! 

Now on to the Bread: our Roasted Pepper & Onion loaf is back! Later in the fall we'll re-introduce our Pumpernickel Loaf. 

This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default you to a "Seed Loaf" and you can swap that for another variety if you'd like. 

General Reminders: 

For Pick Up:
- Please remember to bring your own bags each week. 
- At Self Serve locations: Our vegetables are in green plastic boxes at the pick up location, labelled with members' names. Find the box with your name on it. - Empty the vegetables into your bag and leave the empty, green box for us to collect.  
- Loaves of bread, for those who have ordered one, will be near the green boxes, labeled with your name. Pick up your loaf if you are due one. (Some people have purchased a Bread Share for a loaf each week of the season. Some people order a loaf when they please.)
- Same for cooler(s) at pick up locations with any cold items that aren't vegetables (eggs, fermented vegetables, etc...See below for more info.)
- At Staffed locations: One of us will be there to quickly gather your items for you to bag up and bring home.
- Preparation ideas and recipe suggestions are in your email. Also check out our Pinterest Page for lots of recipe ideas, organized by vegetable. 

Vacations:
If you will be gone and can't pick up a particular week's share you can reschedule that week's share for a different week in the Harvie software, or you can have a friend or family member pick up for you. Just forward this email to them so they know the details. 
 
Thank you again for being part of our Farm Share! Our farm wouldn't exist without you, and we're so happy to be a source of food to nourish you. 
 
With huge gratitude ~
Janet, Dan, and the whole Broadfork crew (Julie, Mia, Natalie, Sophie, Magda, S., Zach, and the farm kids)
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