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“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness — just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Hi Friends & Farm-ily,
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Here we grow Week 26! Wow, it’s amazing that we’re just a few weeks away from the Thanksgiving holiday and we are more thankful than ever for the amazing community that comes together and makes our small CSA farm possible season after season.
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It’s amazing how quickly the Fall season has passed by.. October was quite a slog but the welcomed mix of sun, clouds and rain has made November a much more pleasant environment for us to work in. We can recall so many detailed memories from the 2016 season. From opening the 2016 CSA registration last January to all the planning and hard work and bountiful harvests, the recipes, and inspiration… we somehow have made it to November. Thank goodness for the seasons.. otherwise we would never know which way was up! But one thing is for sure – as we mentioned in last week’s newsletter – we’re deeply appreciative and impressed by all of our awesome CSA members.
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We’re a community and a team and our success (both in the field and in the kitchen) depends on each other. To grow the food, develop the tools, run with it and live happy and productive lives. Each week we see, hear and witness the impact of eating seasonally, fresh and beyond organic.. which means more meals at home, stocking up the freezer, cooking meals with friends and family, feeling energized and maybe coming in a few notches on the ol’ belt . Eating good food is a way of life… something that we believe in. We wanted to thank you for believing in us and the food that we grow here on our farm. Thank you for your dedication and commitment – you’ve been coming to pick up you share for the last 26 weeks (or 13 weeks for our bi-weekly members) on your pick up day and every week you are inspired, challenged and ready to bring it all home and make glorious things happen. Thank you for sharing bits and pieces of your food journeys along the way. You guys rock and we feel so thankful to have you as part of the farm-ily!
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It truly has been an AMAZING harvest year for us (without a doubt our best season yet) throughout all the seasons – spring, summer and fall. Our fall season shares have been averaging around 28-30 lbs with 14-16 different items in the share which means we’ve had quite the bounty! Since we’ll be harvesting a double share for next week – the harvest will begin over the weekend with storage crops! We’re really looking forward to adding up our 2016 numbers for next week’s newsletter… here we grow! Next week is the FINAL PICK UP! Check out the details below! And a date to remember: Sign ups for the 2017 CSA season will open on January 1st!
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NEXT WEEK is the final pick up week of the Spring, Summer & Fall CSA Season! Tuesday, November 15th, Wednesday, the 16th or Thursday, the 17th depending on your assigned pick up day.
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There will be a “Week 27″ share table and a “Week 28″ share table in the Member’s pick up area – be sure to check off your name and grab the appropriate share(s).
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Weekly CSA Members will receive a double share (shares 27 & 28) to better prepare you for the Thanksgiving holiday (think storage crops!) Be sure to bring a big enough vessel or enough bags to carry all your goodies home in.
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Bi-Weekly Share Members All Bi-Weekly Share members will pick up on that week. Depending on your assigned weeks, you will pick up either Share 27 (weeks 1,3,5,7 etc) OR Share 28 (weeks 2,4,6,8 etc)!
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Save your Newspapers (for your Farmers!) For those of you who receive (daily or weekly) newspapers please save up your newspaper this week for your farmers! FULL PAGE newspaper only – we do not need glossy printed newspaper or coupons! We use the full size sheets of paper to wrap our storage cabbage in and will have a bin available for drop off during next week’s pick up. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Beef & Pork Shares. A big thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm about Grass Fed Beef & Pastured Pork Shares! We expect to have our freezers stocked with beef and pork through the winter so please check back on the site periodically as we will be keeping our inventory updated! Please think of us the next time you want to buy some top quality – can’t find this product at the store – experience! Tis’ the season for soups, stews, braising, roasting and more so keep us in mind for the holiday season! Thank you in advance for your support! The Grass Fed Beef Shares & Pastured Pork Shares & Sausage Shares we have for purchase are available to both members and non-members so feel free to share the workinghandsfarmstore.com link with family and friends…
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There is so much to look forward to as we move through November. We’re continuing on our quest of bringing in storage crops for our winter CSA – the days are growing shorter and we’ve been chasing the sun – oh so much mud!
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We’ll see you all next week!
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With kind regards,
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Your Farmers
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Jess & Brian
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