2011 News!!

10/17/11- This week is the last week of Harvest Pick-up.  It was good to see those who braved the rainy cold weather and came out for the Fall Harvest Party.  We still have a few spots for the Winter Share(4 pickups of produce see details on enrollment form under Resources).  Don't forget to complete your 2012 Enrollment form to save a spot for Spring/Summer 2012.  Have a great Winter and Holiday Season....Best Wishes from Brenda, Tom & Family.

10/10/11-  The farm has had a rough farming year...but we have had produce to harvest.  We will have only more week of harvest.  The last week for pick-up and delivery for the 2011 Season will be the week of October 18- October 22.  We thank you for supporting our CSA.  We are celebrating the Fall Harvest Party this Saturday October 15th:

Windy Meadow Farms

Annual Harvest Celebration

October 15, 2011

 Please join us for:

10:00- 12:00 Cider/Coffee & Donuts  

12:00- 1:00 pm Pot Luck- Share a dish to pass, “Crock Pot specialty” or dessert.

1:00- 4:00 pm Cider & Donuts

 Please RSVP if you will be coming by 10/13/11 by e-mailing the farm.

CSA Members:  We will only have farm pick-up for the 2012 growing season.  We look forward to seeing you at the farm.

9/12/11-  We have posted the Winter Share Enrollment form for 2011 and the 2012 Enrollment Form.  Get these in as soon as possible to save your space.  Save the date: October 15 for the Fall Harvest Party at the farm.

9/4/11- Happy Labor Day...

8/20/11- Yes the Tomatoes are starting to turn color!!!!!!!!! We are still worried about the blight in the tomato but we see some color change from green and are very hopeful that the crop will ripen.  We will let you know if we will have any open picking to glean the fields.

8/24/11- We had to remove egg plant from the selection this week.

8/21/11- Cool nights and heavy dew & rain ... is it fall already???? The chickens sure think it is and their egg production has been cut in half.

8/15/11- Wow...the farm got a total of 4 inches of rain this weekend!!! We will be drying out and accessing the damage over the next few days.  The large tree in the cow pasture fell during the storm on Saturday. 

We have posted the Winter Share Enrollment form for 2011 and the 2012 Enrollment Form.  Get these in as soon as possible to save your space.

8/8/11- Tomatoes are still green and growing.  Remember to save the date of October 15th for the Fall Harvest Party.

8/1/11- Great time at the Summer Social on Saturday.  We loved the rain this last week!!! Everything is growing good...tomatoes and corn are coming along but not ready for harvest yet. 

7/18/11- ENJOY YOUR HOT SUMMER DAYS.  We are looking forward to seeing our members at the Summer Social, don't forget to RSVP. 

7/10/11- Are you coming to the Windy Meadow Farms CSA Summer Social on July 30th???  Please RSVP to us by email before  July 28th if you are coming and how many adults and children.  Here are the details:

Windy Meadow Farms CSA Summer Social

July 30th Pot Luck dish to pass @ 12:00 followed by crafts, games , music & fun.

Next event is the Fall Harvest Party- October 15th 10 am - 4 pm Pumpkin Picking, Cider & Donuts, Pot Luck @ 12:00.

7/4/11- Happy 4th of July.  Finally the dry days that we need to transplant and get a few more plantings of seeds in.  Where are the herbs??? they are just being planted this week.  We needed to get the main crops in before we took the time on the herbs, sorry!!!  Corn should be ready to be harvested starting the last week in July.  Enjoy!

6/27/11-Enough with the wet weather.  Enjoy your Holiday weekend!

6/21/11- We are catching up on the plantings.  Tom is preparing land that was wet the first few months of Spring, Yeah!!! We are still behind 3 weeks but are happy to be farming in the SUN.  Have a great weeks.

6/17/11-Update on Spinach: Unfortunately the spinach does not hold up in delivery, it starts to wilt and break down as soon as it is bunched, be have tried everything. When we put cold water on it to hydrate the bunch it just accelerates the process. We do not use any preservatives that are used by farmers to get the greens to the grocery stores. We do not use any chemicals to prolong the life of veggies and it looks like spinach is just not going to be an item that is going to hold up. We have worked for 5 years to make it happen but to no avail. We can grow it we just can't deliver it. Wish I had better news.

6/13/11-  We are finally picking for the first Harvest for 2011!!  We have posted the weekly selection under Produce Selection.  Enjoy your week!

5/30/11-2011 Members we will be Harvesting late due to weather conditions this growing season.  The 1st harvest will be the week of June 13th.  You should receive an email on May 30th or May 31st giving all the details.  We pray that the sun keeps shining and the windy continues to dry out the fields.

3/16/11-  We have started growing in the greenhouses for the 2011 growing season, yeah!!!!!  We still have openings for the 2011 growing season, spread the word.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the farm this season and will be letting you know dates to save for 2011 CSA farm events. We had a wonder first year Winter Share, thank you for supporting our CSA during the cold winter months!!!  Call the farm with any questions.