A Message From Farmer Tim:
Hi Folks,
It's that time of year again to renew or sign up for the summer 2012 CSA program. The feedback from our survey of 2011 members indicated that people were pleased with their subscription! The farm’s greenhouse manager, Rosalie, would like to thank the many volunteers who donated their time to off-set their membership fees. To new members: We welcome you and hope you will enjoy the season! The CSA will run from the 13th of June to the 10th of October. The cost for membership in 2012 will remain the same -- $600 or $550 if you are able to donate 5 hours of your time during the season to help out at the farm. We are hoping to start the year of with asparagus, strawberries, and greens, and end with winter squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and broccoli. Click on the 'CSA' tab above for more information.We have some new projects that we would like to implement this year. The first is that we will be offering free-range, pasture-fed, organic USDA and organic-certified heritage breed pork (now that's a mouthful!) for sale at our farm stand (these will not be part of the CSA). The pork will be sold by the cut in late March and early April. We are very proud of the fact that there are not a lot of folks doing this. We will be offering two breeds: 1) Berkshire (which are known for their high marbled content which makes them exceptionally tasty); and 2) Large Blacks (which are on the critical list). According to their web site, there are only 2,000 registered Large Blacks in the world. Hopefully with your help we will have a hand in preserving them. The second project is a new well for the farm. We received our 2011 water bill in November which was $11,000. We were very disappointed after having put a substantial amount of money and effort (with the help of NRCS) into a new irrigation system in the winter of 2010-2011. The third project will be to buy our own refrigeration unit so that we will no longer have to lease one. We will be working on some projects with Larry the entomolgist at Barnstable County Extension service. One project will be using trap crops to control our stripped cucumber beetle population. Also, we will be doing some time sequence planting for the seed corn maggot. Lastly, we will be trying to grow our own corn implementing biological controls such as parasitic wasp. I want to thank all our wonderful customers, my great crew - especially Rosalie, and all of the people who make this place special. I love being the steward of this property and being able to witness its true beauty and nature. Peace, Tim.
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