“We of an older gerneration can get along with what we have, though with growing hardship; but in your full manhood and womanhood you will want what nature once so bountifully supplied and man so thoughtlessly destroyed; and because of that want you will reproach us, not for what we have used but for what we have wasted”.
Theodore Roosevelt - 1907 Arbor Day message to schoolchildren
Q. What do I do with my box if I go on vacation during the season?
A. This is the number one question I’m asked. Usually a friend or family member picks up the box if you’re on vacation. The friend can keep it for you or you may elect to give it to them as a thank you. It becomes difficult for me to keep track of vacation requests all season long and invariably I’ll make a mistake and someone won’t get their box that week, a situation I want to avoid. That said, this year I’m offering as a one-time opportunity for you to receive 1 box at the end of the season to make up for a week you may have lost to a vacation earlier in the year. This is how it works. You will give me at least a two-week notice that you’ll be on vacation, and I wont make your box on your vacation week. Then, after the last week of the season I’ll supply to you a box of produce to make up for one box you missed.
Q. In the newsletter you wrote we’ll have certain items in the box and then they weren’t there.
A. I write the newsletters on Tuesday afternoons and harvest all day on Wednesday’s (Thursday deliveries). I usually know what is going in the box on Tuesday based on field observations. What I can’t control is the weather, therefore it may be impossible to harvest certain items I planned on putting in any given box.
Q. I can’t seem to open the newsletter.
A. I make a PDF of all my newsletters; and maybe you need to update your Adobe Reader. You can download an update for free. I have an old version of Photoshop, which I use to create my newsletters; and then save as a PDF (I know I should be using Publisher). So I think a simple Adobe Reader update should do the trick.
Q. What’s in my box this week?
A. The day before your pick up day I send a newsletter, which includes a section “What’s in your box”. If there’s room or there’s an unfamiliar vegetable in the box I’ll include a photo.
Q. What do I do with my empty Box?
A. Please save your box and bring it back on your next pick up day. I reuse the boxes all season; they’re waxed and should hold up for a year or two. Simply unfold the box after you empty it, it stores quite nicely flat. Return to your pick up location on pick up day and trade it for your new full box.
Frequently Asked Questions
a green onions point of view
Q. Are you organic?
A. The farms I grow the produce on are not certified organic. I do grow all the vegetables I produce using organic practice methods. What does that mean? I follow organic guidelines for growing and maintaining my vegetables. That is, I don’t use synthetic or
non-organic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides in my fields. I use crop rotations, row covers, and
old-fashioned methods to grow food. I want to ensure that the produce I supply is safe health, and delicious.
Q. Will I get recipes in the newsletters?
A. Yes you will. Again this year I’ll have recipes that correspond to the items in each weeks box. I have a section known as "Peggy’s Recipe Twists", Peggy is my Mother-in-law and an expert cook who prepares most of the recipes for the weekly newsletter.
Q. How do I sign up and pay?
A. At this time we only take check and sometimes cash, although cash is not recommended. Simply download a sign up sheet, fill out all applicable information, sign and return the sign up sheet and your check to the address listed on the form. I’ll let you know when I receive your paperwork.
Q. Where do I pick up my CSA vegetable box?
A. Please see contact us page for our 2012 delivery sites. In early June I’ll be asking all the shareholders to pick a delivery location for the season. When deliveries begin in mid June you’ll be picking up at the site you chose at the times given. Final delivery times will be given to you at the time you choose your delivery location.
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