By: Jackie Bunn
(Feb 9, 2011)
I have been a member of Honeybrook for approximately 5 years and in the beginning really thought it was wonderful. In the last two years, I have, however, been disappointed. At first I thought it was an aberration due to weather conditions but this last year I realized that it was more than that. I feel that the farm has become too big and too commercial. The amount and variety of crops has diminished and at the same time I just don't think the crops taste as good as they used to, especially the tomatoes.
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Also this year I found the attitude of the farm manager very insulting and disrespectful and not at all customer oriented. This was probably due to stress but after all the farm is also in the service business and there are now a lot of different options available. I am very saddened to see the changes in this farm as it used to be a simply magical place.
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Jackie, we are continuing to add variety and have made consistent improvements in quality as our experience has developed over the last 25 years. I am not seeing the loss in variety that you speak of, although I will admit to not doing Mizuna like we did in the early years. In fact we have been consistently adding variety and new cropping systems over the years, such as sweet corn, baby ginger, certified organic blueberries and are expecting our first crop of peaches, nectarines, apricots and asian plums in 2016. The farm remains a magical, sacred place for me - so many elements of life swirling about here. Would you consider giving us another try?