Dear Friends of B & H Organic Produce,
Wow what a spring!!!!!!!!!! I am not counting my chickens before they hatch but I don't remember a spring this early in a long long time. I am in a bit of a whirlwind with planting and preparing beds. I feel an amazing season coming on! We are very excited to begin 2010. The farming year started out a bit rocky for us but now we are ready to go.
Beginning this weekend Saturday April 10th we will beginning the sales of our transplants. If you are excited to get your garden going early this year than stop by and pick up some compost and some transplants. Broccoli, Cabbage, and Kale will be available this weekend. And as the season progresses we will have more and more plants for sale.
Another reason to stop by and visit- Our own spinach is freshly harvested and on sale in the store.
In other news:

• Sugarbush Nursery (Rt 10 Plowville) is selling our strawberry, garlic and other transplants. They also have organic potato and a whole range of seeds for sale.
  
• I will be speaking at Sugarbush Nursery on April 24th :

  " Succession planting in your vegetable garden. How to maximize your space and yields. Learn about which crops need to be planted more than once in a season. We will be talking about planting dates, harvesting techniques and tricks for getting the most out of your space." contact Anne-Marie at Sugarbush Nursery for more information http://www.sugarbushnursery.com/

• We have announced the date of our 4th annual "Meet the Farmer Day" and Open House ...........Saturday May 22nd. The flyer is attached. We are looking for volunteers and vendors for this event if you are interested please let me know.

• The West Reading Farmer's Market will begin on Sunday May 30th. The market will be starting earlier this year and ending later. Hooray for farming in Berks County.

We wish you all a very happy spring. We are looking forward to seeing you all very soon!!!!!!!!!!

Hooray for 2010!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a bit of a rough start. Loosing our greenhouse was a large disappointment. And the decision to quit the CSA was another sad event. But, out of the fire comes the Phoenix.
The hard winter gave us a treat with a wonderful early spring. We are renewed and planning for a great season. Today we met with a consultant and planned out our fertilization strategy for 2010. We are committed to grow quality food not quantity and we are moving in that direction.
We have been busy moving fences and nurturing baby plants.
And this week we have spinach for sale in the store and at Papillon Brasserie.
There are so many things to be thankful for.
And don't forget to check out the April issue of Berks County Living Magazine. The April issue is the "Green Issue" and they promoted local farms in the Berks County area. And they were very kind to us.
We are gearing up for events this summer. Stay posted for what we have in store for 2010.
Have a Happy Spring!!!!!!!!!

2010 CSA is canceled

We regret to announce that our 2010 CSA season is canceled.
We had a few minor setbacks this winter that made us reevaluate the future of B & H.
As usual these setbacks in the end become blessings. We have decided to take a year off of the CSA to regroup and recharge. We are looking forward to a slightly more relaxed pace of the West Reading Farmer's Market, Hartz Natural Foods and Papillon Brasserie. We are not giving up just licking wounds and charging batteries. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to our loyal members. Your support has been tremendous and we look forward to seeing you over the summer at the market.