What’s up on the farm?
Precipitation in the past month: Rain/ICE: 0.50"
Snow: 2.50"
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from all of us at BGF! We hope your holiday season is filled with a bounty of delicious foods and time with your favorite people.
So what have we been up to in the past month?Many tasks will sound familiar, harvesting, clearing spent crops managing row covers, but no planting this round!
We finally got the last of the fabric mulch and irrigation out of the field just before it got really cold, whew! We also cleared all of the field row cover and hardware since the 8° low on December 5th finished off the field crops. We were hoping to get at least one more harvest from the field, but it just wasn't in the forecast this year.
The high tunnel crops are coming along slowly but surely.
From now until mid-February, there isn't enough daylight for them to put on much growth, but about Valentine's Day they will take off again. Between now and then we will continue to harvest anything of useful size. This is our favorite time of the year for celebrating the dark, leafy greens. They are so sweet and crisp, truly at their very best flavor. I just snack on them like potato chips. They are really the star of our winter VegEmail sales, alongside the cold-weather carrots. Both of those things were very popular at our December 17 delivery. A special thank you to everyone who ordered, it was our biggest sale of the year!
Harvesting and packing for our final delivery of 2024
The day after our final delivery, we hosted our annual year-end celebration with the farm crew. This is a dual-purpose event when we talk over the past season and make notes on our successes and areas where we can improve. Everything from tools, to processes to snacks are open for discussion. After the meeting we shared a fun "thanks for all your hard work" lunch and a fancy little ice cream buffet to wrap up the year. You can probably guess what we had for lunch, given that the crew is eating their ice cream with chopsticks! We also had a similar meeting with our fall crew ladies at an area coffee shop, but neglected to get any photos of that gathering. HUGE thanks to all our crew members, volunteers, friends and family who helped out with the hard work on the farm this year!
Now that our 2024 deliveries are done we are taking a month off (for the first time in more than 15 years). We look forward to spending the time with family and then diving into the marketing, organizing and seed starting for the coming season. VegEmail deliveries return on January 28. Here's the schedule for the next 4 months (the order forms will go out 6 days before each delivery):
On May 3, we will return to our summer schedule of weekly Saturday deliveries. If you aren't receiving the VegEmail order form and you would like to, just fill out the form here: VegEmail Sign Up
CSA 2025: BGF Bounty Boxes!
It's time to reserve your spot for the BGF Bounty Box season. Lock in your 20 week membership for a box full of the best chemical-free produce that the farm has to offer. CSA members from the 2024 season can sign up now! If you are a CSA veteran and didn't get a sign-up email, check your spam folder. If you still don't find it, email us for a replacement. On February 1 we will open any remaining spots to our waiting list. So keep your eyes open for more BGF Bounty Box details to come and if you want to get on our waiting list now, shoot us an email at: mail@bluegatefarmfresh.com
As we look back on this past season, we are thankful for the privilege of living here on this beautiful farm, raising tasty, healthful produce alongside our family and fabulous farm crew. We couldn't do it without our amazing family, customers, members and community supporters. Thank you for being an important part of the Blue Gate Farm Family. We wish you a most merry (and delicious) season ahead!
It's time to reserve your spot for the BGF Bounty Box season. Lock in your 20 week membership for a box full of the best chemical-free produce that the farm has to offer. CSA members from the 2024 season can sign up now! If you are a CSA veteran and didn't get a sign-up email, check your spam folder. If you still don't find it, email us for a replacement. On February 1 we will open any remaining spots to our waiting list. So keep your eyes open for more BGF Bounty Box details to come and if you want to get on our waiting list now, shoot us an email at: mail@bluegatefarmfresh.comAs we look back on this past season, we are thankful for the privilege of living here on this beautiful farm, raising tasty, healthful produce alongside our family and fabulous farm crew. We couldn't do it without our amazing family, customers, members and community supporters. Thank you for being an important part of the Blue Gate Farm Family. We wish you a most merry (and delicious) season ahead! Is a monthly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at Blue Gate Farm or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our FB community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.
That's about it for now. If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.Best from the farm,Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)
That's about it for now. If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.
Best from the farm,
Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)
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