Sunday, December 15, 2013

Final CSA 12/18

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Hello CSA Members,

This is sadly our last week of CSA.  It is sad because I hate to see it end but, good because due to the snow it is pretty much over for the season. 
Yes, we will still have a few things for the store and for Papillon (the wonderful French Brasserie) but pickings are slim.   Mother Nature keeps us on our toes so we never become complacent or uncreative.  Hooray for that!

We just returned an hour ago from Illinois where we attended the ACRES USA conference.  It was pretty amazing.  We spent 3 days in lectures from leaders of organic farming.  It was amazing, humbling, awe inspiring and frightening all at the same time.  I am thankful for my community of customers, friends and neighbors.  We are blessed with a beautiful farming community.  

After learning about the frightening affects of Atrazine, Glyphosates, and GMO’s I realized that in the end the only ones who can make a change in our environment and what we eat is the consumer.  It is so powerful.  By supporting our CSA you are voting for better food and innovation in organic agriculture.  The change I see in the way we farm and how our environment is affected is going to come from the people buying our food.  Thank you for investing in our farm and the future of farming communities (These communities are global too!).  

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at bhorganiccsa@gmail.com or call 484-955-1098.  I also am available to receive text messages at this phone number.  I appreciate all feedback and strive to create a healthy customer service experience. 

If you do not see an email from us feel free to check our blog where we will post the same email for you each week. http://bhorganics.blogspot.com/

Don’t forget to pick up your produce!  It may help to set an alarm on your phone. 

You can order by replying to the email or by emailing bhorganicscsa@gmail.com.  The orders must be in by Tuesday at 2 pm.  Processing the orders takes some time so I would appreciate no late orders.

Notes about ordering:

·      We cannot guarantee orders.  We will definitely do our best. 
·      If an item has OR stated in the list than you can either of these items not both. 
·      You may order from the list below.  If you do not choose to order we will select a well-rounded box for you.  You can also order less than 6 items and we will fill in the rest. 
·      If it states behind the item that you may order 2 than this counts as 2 of your 6 items. 
·      We do not split items or make smaller bunches.  All sizes of the items are stated below. 
·      Yes, we definitely make mistakes.  So please let us know so we don’t make them again.  We are striving to provide great customer service. 

This week’s Harvest:
  All shares will choose 6 items from this list.

·      Garlic – ¼ lb.  Purple Stripe or Elephant.  Elephant garlic has large cloves and is very mild in flavor.  Purple stripe has smaller cloves and was voted by Rodale as the best tasting baking garlic. OR Scallions – 1 bunch
·      Beets- Red or Gold 1.5 lb. Large beets with no tops.  You may order 2
·      Daikon Radishes. No tops. – 1- 2 roots OR Watermelon Radishes, small – 1 lb
·      Potatoes, Red – 2 lb
·      White Turnips – small – ¾ lb OR Cabbage, Savoy – 1-2 heads
·      Salad Mix – ½ lb OR Spinach ½ lb
·      Carrots – 1 lb OR Winter Squash, Kabocha – 1 fruit


Extras: You must order these in your regular order. 
·      Beets- Red or Gold 1.5 lb. Large beets with no tops. 


Thank you all so much for your support.  May you all have happy and healthy holidays and a winter season!
 Love and blessings,
Erica, Paul, Pamela, Jill, David, Austin, Maria, and Mike!