From john at seldomseenfarm.com  Fri Dec 11 04:24:51 2009
From: john at seldomseenfarm.com (John Ferree)
Date: Fri Dec 11 04:35:57 2009
Subject: [SeldomSeenFarm] Veggies and the Future
Message-ID: <4B223A13.6020406@seldomseenfarm.com>

What can I say. . . ?  We've been a little busy.  Between the warm
November, Laila, and farm there is plenty going on.  Much of it is
planning for next year.  We're going to be putting more land into
organic transition.  On the order of 30 acres more.  The attached image
gives a view of the farm and what we will be managing.  That increase
means a lot of things, and there's plenty of office work to go around
this winter.   Crop rotations, cover cropping plans, equipment
purchases, irrigation infrastructure, crop plans, seed ordering, and
farm operations manual all need to be finished before we see another 60
degree day. 

This year has been tough.  The combination of weather and Laila and
continued expansion have certainly made us weary, but also taught us a
good deal.  Thanks to everyone for your continued support. . . even when
we were short handed at a market or so tired that putting together a
coherent sentence was a challenge.  For next year, we hope to expand our
Community Supported Agriculture program.  Our experience this year was
very positive, and we hope to make it a central part of the farm through
an expanded delivery area.

We especially encourage Trader Point Market customers to look into the
CSA for 2010.  Our participation in the TPOF market for next year is in
question.  There are a great many regular customers at the market, and
for that reason we have been slow to make the decision to stop attending
for the summer. This decision is not yet in stone, and there are a
number of puzzle pieces that need to be assembled before anything is
certain.

Happy Holidays,
Kelly, John & Laila

Feedback
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Available This Week and Next at TPOF and IWFM:

Salad Mix
Turnip Greens with roots (very tender)
Butternut Squash
Cabbage
Napa Cabbage
Carrots
Turnips
Rutabaga
Watermelon Radishes
Broccoli (this is the last week)
Arugula
Collards? - next week if we get two days above freezing

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