2012 CSA Open House!
I asked Anna last night at dinner what she wanted to be when she grew up. Without a thought she said, “I want my own farm and I’m going to plant stuff”. What a kid. Warms the heart right up. Of course, she also mentioned being a doctor, pet vet and a chef (so that when you eat out, Mom, you can come to my ‘resta-not’).
According to recent surveys, farmers are less than 1% of the population, but 1/3 of them are women. Huh. Go ladies go.
Back to the cabin fever. Do you want some fresh veggies? …
Read on at Ami’s Farm Blog!
On Thursday we received some mail from the University of Missouri Extension. We regularly work with Extension, attend or help out at workshops and classes, and otherwise take advantage of the help and services they provide to the local farming community.
When we opened this correspondence we were touched to learn that it was to inform us we have been selected to receive the University of Missouri Extension Leader’s Honor Roll Award. We are appreciative of this gesture of our contributions and want to thank the Clay County Extension for this honor. We look forward to accepting the award at their annual meeting on February 28th. …
Read more at Fair Share Farm’s blog!
Well it is official, the growing season has started. Last Saturday February 4th our two new interns, Dani Hurst and Ryan Stubby, joined us for half a day to initiate the planting of over 12,000 onion seeds. We finished up the planting yesterday with Luke, and will concentrate on tending to your vegetables for the next 10 months. . . .
Read on at Fair Share Farm’s blog!
For some reason this year the signups for the CSA have been coming in at a slower rate than other years. Perhaps for the better, this circumstance has caused us to review our “marketing” plan and spruce up our image.
So we decided that we should make a video showcasing the wonderful, fun and tasty aspects of our CSA. The first hint to go in this direction was based on comments received at our Jan 22 Core Group meeting (thanks guys). . . .
Read on at Fair Share Farm’s blog, and see the video at their CSA listing page!