19 Sep Sat 2009
CSA week 19/20--SW MI Harvest Festival
Good Afternoon!
Large harvests are happening this time of year...mainly potatoes and hay for us at this point--squirreling it away for winter. Needless to say, every moment can be filled with some preparatory gathering, as well as keeping an eye on what is directly in front of us. This is the time of our season we consolidate information for the winter shares offered Dec-March. Once we piece this together, we will send it off to you. We are planning some changes reflecting lessons learned from past seasons, but for the most part, if you have taken part in winter shares in the past, you know the gist. In the near future, this Sunday, Sept. 20, the South West Michigan Community Harvest Festival takes place in Scotts, at Tillers International (just south and a little east of Kalamazoo). This is a great day for learning what is going on agriculturally in our region, food and entertainment are offered, draft horse hay wagon rides, kids activity tent...and it's very affordable. Time is 11am-6:30pm. You may check out the festival details at www.swmiharvestfest.org.
Now that it is Saturday--the week got away from me as I started this Tuesday and became distracted then, and I guess every day in between. I really want to get this off to let folks know about the festival. Fall veg. looks pretty good. Hard squash, mainly the type Delicata, looks good. A second round of summer squash is ready for harvest, so we are able to extend distribution of this a while longer.
This is all for now, given the time, I need to get to market.
be well
Laurie, Lee and IRis.
Large harvests are happening this time of year...mainly potatoes and hay for us at this point--squirreling it away for winter. Needless to say, every moment can be filled with some preparatory gathering, as well as keeping an eye on what is directly in front of us. This is the time of our season we consolidate information for the winter shares offered Dec-March. Once we piece this together, we will send it off to you. We are planning some changes reflecting lessons learned from past seasons, but for the most part, if you have taken part in winter shares in the past, you know the gist. In the near future, this Sunday, Sept. 20, the South West Michigan Community Harvest Festival takes place in Scotts, at Tillers International (just south and a little east of Kalamazoo). This is a great day for learning what is going on agriculturally in our region, food and entertainment are offered, draft horse hay wagon rides, kids activity tent...and it's very affordable. Time is 11am-6:30pm. You may check out the festival details at www.swmiharvestfest.org.
Now that it is Saturday--the week got away from me as I started this Tuesday and became distracted then, and I guess every day in between. I really want to get this off to let folks know about the festival. Fall veg. looks pretty good. Hard squash, mainly the type Delicata, looks good. A second round of summer squash is ready for harvest, so we are able to extend distribution of this a while longer.
This is all for now, given the time, I need to get to market.
be well
Laurie, Lee and IRis.
Laurie_2
07:39 AM EDT