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Farm Happenings for Week of August 31st

Posted on August 31st, 2020 by Kelly Morris

OUR HOURS: Thursday, 3pm-7pm, Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 9am-1pm. Like always, feel free to come during any of our open hours. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before we close to allow yourself time to gather your veggies.

Due to the Labor Day Holiday on Monday, Sept 7th, the weekly "Time to Customize Your Farm Share" email will not be going out until Tuesday morning. The cutoff time for making changes will still be Wednesday at 4pm. Thank you for understanding! 

FARM UPDATE: Winter CSA signups are open! The Winter CSA will run for 6 weeks from mid-November through the week of Christmas. The Winter CSA will feature crops like hardy winter greens, roots, winter squash, sweet potatoes and much more. Sign up here by Sept 15th for $5 off. Space is limited and registration ends Sept 30th or when we sell out.

Pictured above are Kelly and Angie who worked hard in the drizzle on Monday pulling up dead cucumber and squash vines and lots of old field plastic. 

ADD ONS AND EXTRAS: If you have a fruit share, you know how delicious North Star's fruit is. If you don't have a fruit share, you're in luck! Their online store for ordering bulk fruit is now open. Order on Tuesday or Wednesday for pickup at Homefields along with your veggie share. The store will be open every week for the remainder of the season. You'll need to create an account the first time you place an order, but your info will be saved after that. Place your order here

UPCOMING TALKS IN THE FIELDS

Saturday, Sept 26 2-4:30pm - Native Garden Design & Build with Elyse Jurgen. This workshop will take place outdoors and social distancing will take place. The first part of the workshop will explore the fundamentals of ecological site prep and plant placement, based on the plant species’ sociabilities (growing pattern and organization) to create a native garden design on the Homefields farm property. The remaining time will be a hands-on installation of the group’s crafted native garden design. More information and tickets can be found here.

Thank you from your farmers,
Katie, Elizabeth, Brad, Brian, Christina, Kelly, Angie and Matt