It's always time for gratitude, but this weekend coming up, we bring into sharper focus the many reasons we are grateful. Here at Sundog we are grateful to be farmers, to live and work closely with nature, and to grow yummy food. We are grateful for you folks and for the way that our lives are connected to yours through the vegetables you take home and cook with each week. We are grateful for fair weather to work in at the moment, and for the stunning beauty of fall. We are especially grateful for our families and the folks that work on our farm - all of whom are part of our success.
***Farm News***
We are one bed shy from completing carrot harvest (it's been a good one!), and today we began parsnip harvest. Parsnips require a little more HP, so we hooked up two tractors to the digger to give it a bit more go, and it turns out this wasn't the best idea - the digger snapped. So James is in the shop exercising his welding skills, and the rest of us found other jobs to do (like weeding the turnips and spinach as in the above photo).
Next Monday you won't receive a customization email from us because we will be taking Monday as a holiday. Instead, you will receive your customization notice on Tuesday evening and your window for making changes will be shorter than normal. We trust that you understand that we and our team will benefit from a day off following what is often our busiest time of year.
In Gratitude,
James and Jenny
***General Tips***
Please remember to let us know if something is not right with your order. We want to know how we can improve, and it is important to us that you receive excellence from us.
Here are some links to help documents created by Harvie for you to learn how to navigate your farm share account more easily. You will find information about swapping, rescheduling, pickup location changes etc.
https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000048773-Harvie-University-Members Link to Harvie help documents if you are not signed in to your account.
https://www.harvie.farm/contact Link to Harvie University for members (found in your accounts)
What To Do if You Are Away
This is a question we get asked often. You have three options:
1) Have someone else pick up for you. In our experience, friends assigned this job sometimes forget, so help them remember!
2) Cancel your share for the week. This can be managed on your Harvie account page. It must be done before the Wednesday morning cutoff time of 6 a.m. The disadvantage here is that you lose whatever you have invested into that share. So if you've paid 50%, then you forfeit that amount.
3) Reschedule your share. This is our recommended option because it means you get your full value. What we suggest is that you reschedule your share to a week near the end when you will get more storage-friendly items that will last longer in your fridge, though you're welcome to reschedule to any date that works best for you. When you reschedule, you will get the scheduled share as well as the rescheduled share or shares, so be prepared for a lot of food.
Pick up Location Days, Hours and Flexibilities (For more information about what to do when you miss a share, please read our Farm Happening from August 8)
King's University (East Edmonton)
Friday pickups, 12-4, some flex if you have to come a bit later. We will not retrieve any shares left here.
Breadlove Artisan Bakery (St. Albert), Saturday pickups, 10-2, no flex & closed on Sunday.
Awn Kitchen (Southwest Edmonton), Saturday pickups, 10-2, no flex, we will bring missed shares to farm.
Uproot Food Collective (Central Edmonton), Saturday pickups, 10-2, some flex, but please respect the pickup hours.
Strathcona Farmer's Market, Saturday pickups, 8-3, no flex, but we bring missed shares to farm.
The Butcher Block (Sherwood Park), Saturday pickup, 10-2, some flex
The Fort Distillery (Fort Saskatchewan), Saturday pickup, 10-5, no flex
Sundog Organic Farm (near Gibbons), Saturday, 9-2, flexible
As always, you may contact us with questions or concerns at jamesandjenny@sundogorganicfarm.ca or 780-447-3025 or 780-974-6249. Our preferred method of communication is email.
