This Week's Notes...

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​   After last weeks debacle of loosing what had become our largest supplier of meats, I'm happy to say we are rebounding quickly! Azuluna chicken breast is now available in our usual 1 lb packs and also by the case of 10 for those who like to stock up. I've also added their pork chops and some large half hams. A friend of mine was looking for ham this week for her new meat slicer, so even though these are quite large at 8-9 lbs each, I thought some of you may be savy enough to make multiple meals and freeze ahead ( don't forget to boil the bone for pea soup!) so, we shall give it a whirl!

    Over summer, we sold 2 of our American Guinea Hogs to the up and coming, Cornerstone Farm of Sturbridge. As luck would have it, they advertised a sale on half chickens last week and I picked up 20 of them for us to help them make room in their freezer and reclaim some of their expenses.  These are your small farm, small batch raised chickens, full of flavor and raised spoiled rotten- if you know, you know!

     The last cold stretch ( I know most of you are saying "it hasn't ended yet Jess!) of teen temps killed of our oakleaf lettuce, leaving just some mustard greens & tatsoi that need to rebound. Still Life Farms greens survived but also need to rebound, so we have a limit on Mesclun Mix and Chard, with all other greens on hold until after this next deep freeze coming up. After that, we should be in February, getting closer to Maple Syrup making weather and temps that should perk up our hoop houses!

    In the tech world, you won't see any changes this week, but we are still chipping away behind the scenes. Current projects include setting up the Our Partners page to host mini websites for each vendor by clicking a "see more" button from the current card displayed and creating a community calendar that will be for accessible to both clients and vendors. Eddie is also revitalizing my old newsletter to make it easy for me to update. The newsletter will contain common discount codes and the weeks updates so you can refer to it easily. The calendar should help vendors get out word of events to you and on the back end will be a way for me to keep track of their vacations, and even a place where they can retrieve their orders. Sending the orders out takes me 2 hours each Tuesday, with spring on it's way and a very busy year planned for the farm, I'm excited to shave any time off of that that I can! (More on this busy year later, but we will be looking for group activities to be held on the farm this year)

    With the recent influx of new members, I want to remind everyone to reach out with questions or concerns. It is just lil' ole me on the other end of the computer screen, so don't be shy, please let me know if you are having trouble navigating the website or have specific questions about the items we offer. If I don't know, I'll find out for you! Don't forget to refer to your Welcome Email  (check your spam and add me as a contact so important emails doesn't go there again) for the basic rundown. Our About Us/Policies page also answers many common questions.

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