CSA UPDATES.
We are thrilled to have signed up our first CSA members this week! Thank you to everyone who has joined!We still have some spaces left and we wanted to say that if you are interested in buying a share but find the price a bit prohibitive at the moment, please contact us and we would love to work something out. Be it a payment plan or a work/share, our goal is to feed people who want good food, so please don't be intimidated by the upfront price tag. We are flexible. Hannah and I got into this to engage the community, live simply, and offer great food. It obviously has to be a viable business, but the health of our friends, our family and our community is of the utmost importance to us. Heirloom tomatoes, fresh corn, beans, peas, potatoes, etc... Let's figure out how to make it work for you!Also, unrelated...but we survived our first night in the new house! No ghosts, no bumps in the night, no problems! We just enjoyed our first breakfast while sitting on the porch. Simple toast and eggs with some AMAZING hot pepper jelly made by our sweet friend Beth. I think we are going to be alright.- Jesse.
THE HAUNTED MANSION.
This weekend is our big move! Well, not technically. We are moving to Danville, but the little white house that we will eventually call home needs to have some work done first (bit of an understatement). So in the meantime, we have been offered an alternative space nearby to camp out while the renovations take place. And it is absolutely ridiculous.Our temporary home is called Warrenwood. That's right: IT HAS ITS OWN NAME. This colossal house is an historical, Civil-War-era MANSION. Seriously. Warrenwood was built some time during the 1850s and is listed in the National Registry of Historical Places. I kind of cannot believe that we are going to be living there...mostly because last year at this time we were calling the corner of a BARN our home. The offer is amazingly gracious and lovely and completely over the top...And I am terrified.I do not believe in ghosts, but I don't not believe in ghosts, either. I just don't know what to think about all that kind of stuff. But I do know that this house is OLD, and HUGE, and EMPTY...and me and my husband living all alone in this giant historical place with three stories and creaky floors and an ancient basement that used to have SHACKLES mounted on the wall...unbelievable. It is almost comical, really. I am (kind of) exaggerating how scared I actually am, and I know everything will turn out fine and wonderful. But I am pretty sure there are going to be a few sleepless nights next week, as well as some pretty entertaining blog updates!Basically, here is what Warrenwood looks like:
And this is what I see when I look at Warrenwood:
But in all seriousness...the house is truly beautiful. There are nearby barns, cattle, ponds, geese, turkeys, rows of cedar trees, an old weathervane - and all less than a mile from our actual farm! If I can simply stay out of my own head and not scare myself, I know I will love living there. That being said, ghostbusters and exorcists will not be turned away.
- Hannah.
PERSPECTIVE.
I just stumbled upon these words ( thanks pinterest ) and felt they were pretty applicable to our own "adventures" as of late. It really is all about how you choose to look at things.- Hannah.
ANNOUNCING...THE CSA!
Now that we have secured a place to grow vegetables this year, we are excited to finally announce our very first, our very only, our very fun CSA 2012! If you are not familiar with the term CSA, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture, but more specifically...it's a subscription to your food. Much like a magazine subscription, you pay in full up front and receive a delivery of vegetables every week for 15 weeks. We will provide you with your own basket and throughout the growing season you will bring your basket every week to a previously determined location and pick up your week's worth of vegetables. The vegetables within the basket vary as the season changes.Here is a sampling of what FRUITS AND VEGETABLES we will be growing this year:
- Tomatoes (lots of heirloom and classic reds)
- Melons
- Peas
- Beans
- Lettuce
- Squash
- Eggplant
- Carrots
- Spinach
- Peppers (hot and sweet)
- Beets
- Basil, Cilantro, Sage, Rosemary, and other herbs
- ...and so much more!
The PRICING is as follows:
- $300 for the SMALL SHARE ($20 a week): a peck basket's worth of food. Best for single individual or small family.
- $450 for the MEDIUM SHARE ($30 a week): a half bushel's worth of food. Best for a family or individuals who eat mostly or only vegetables and cook often.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions about which basket would be best for you!Email or call us if you are interested in a share. Payment's can be accepted in cash, check, or via our Paypal account.Starting in June, the deliveries will take place every Saturday in Versailles, Ky and every Tuesday or Wednesday in Danville, Ky (more specific times and exact locations to be determined later)*. They will carry on for 15 weeks through the regular season. (A separate 5-10 week fall share will be offered immediately following.) Space is limited! Please reserve your spot as soon as possible.We really want to make this a fully engaging and interactive exchange, offering recipes and farm updates with every basket. Hopefully we will be able to offer the occasional cooking, wine, or beekeeping class as well. We know that for some people, a big basket full of vegetables every week is a new and overwhelming concept, and we hope to make it fun and educational and healthy for your family. Rest assured, there will be NO use of any sort of chemicals or inorganic fertilizers in the garden and you can always ask us about our growing practices––we want you to be confident in where your food is coming from! By purchasing a share, you are not only securing the best, most local, freshest vegetables possible, but you are simultaneously supporting a small family, a small business, and a small farm. We are excited to get this season rolling and hope you are, too! Remember, the amount of shares we can offer is limited so SIGN UP SOON! If you have any questions or confusion, about vegetables or sizes or delivery locations, please let us know. Thank you!*I know several of you live in the Mount Sterling/Owingsville area and were interested in being a part of our farm this year. I am so sorry that (at least for now) we won't be living in that area, but please still sign up if you'd like! Our delivery locations are flexible, and we want to get good food to you and your family if you want it! So let us know, and we will work together to try and find a pick-up location and time that works best for us all.