Garlic Planting - Complete!
We just finished planting our garlic for the 2024 harvest. Above is a picture of me, Farmer Mike, planting the last few cloves. These garlics will slowly set roots this fall before the weather gets really cold, and then they will be the first thing to germinate next spring. Join us in sending good wishes to those cute little garlic cloves that they stay cozy enough over winter that they can all germinate in the spring.
SPF Greens
With cold weather in the forecast we are getting to the end of our supply of greens such as kale, collards, chard, and herbs like parsley, cilantro, mint and dill. It is hard to say exactly when these will be frosted hard enough to ruin them but that date is imminent (likely in the next few weeks). We are going to do our best to store any of those crops that do well in a refrigerator. Sum it up to say that if you want any of these greens for immediate use, drying, freezing, etc now is the time to order them before they are gone until next summer. We are going to do our best to find you locally produced greens this winter, but they are never as abundant as they are in the summer.
Merchandise
This is the last week to preorder merch. If you really want to make sure you get a particular item preordering is the way to go. Available we have:
- Hats
- Adult t-shirts, zip-up hoodies and pull-over hoodies
- Kids t-shirts and crewnecks
- Steel Pony Farm shopping toes
Steel Pony Farm Facebook Page
This week in the facebook page MacKenzie is featuring an herbed cream cheese.
Referral Program - Did you know that we have a referral program? Each time you refer a new customer to us each of you will receive a $25 credit. Once you are logged into your account you will see a "Refer a friend" tab at the top of your page. Click on that and share the link. When someone signs up using that link you will both automatically have a $25 added to your account. Here is a quick how to if you need more help: https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044975613
Customization cut off time - your box is open for customization until this Sunday at 10:00 pm. Please take a look at what is in your box and make any adjustments necessary.
Missing Items - Please let us know about any packing errors so that we can give you a credit for any missed items. Please reach out to info@steelpony.ca to let us know about missed items.
Quality - if any items you receive from us are not up to your standards please let me know so that we have a chance to make things right for you.
Setting preferences - if you haven't already set your preferences - and even if you haven't done so recently - doing so will help you to get the most out of this program. Here is information on setting your preferences - https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021794754-How-do-preferences-work-
Home Delivery - if you have signed up for home delivery and don't expect to be home on Thursday afternoon you can leave a cooler out for us to put your order into. If the forecast is cold, putting a hot water bottle into your cooler will help to keep the chill off.
Missed pick ups - if you know in advance that you will not be able to make it to your pick up please reschedule or cancel your order through your Harvie account. Here is a how to on doing that. https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001542514-How-to-skip-reschedule-or-change-a-delivery-location. You can make these changes until the customization cut off period on Sunday night at 7:00pm.
If after the cut off period you learn that you are not able to pick up, please let me know via email at mike@steelpony.ca or text at 403-506-3634. Please do not contact drop site hosts about missed pick ups.
Any orders that are not picked up 24 hours after the pick up window will be donated or used as we see fit in order to minimize waste.
Thanks so much for working with us to support the local economy, strengthen the local supply chain, and connect farmers and producers with eaters.
Enjoy!
