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Sunday, June 08, 2008

Welcome to the 2008 Harvest Season

Deliveries are starting the week of June 9th! We had a bit of a cold snap toward the end of May and the crops just seemed to stall in the field. Things have warmed up (too much as I write this) and we are on target for the first deliveries of the season starting on June 9th. We welcome back all of our former members and are quite pleased with the growth of the membership with many new members joining this year. It is with your support that the farm can continue being a farm. The first delivery of the season is probably our largest first delivery ever. We were able to accomplish this by starting many crops early in a heated greenhouse in Franklin, about 10 miles south of the farm. The fields were ready for planting earlier than usual, mostly due to the weather cooperating. And of course we could of not been so productive without the addition of staff. Leslie, our farm manger, has been working for us for 3 years now. We added two new employees this year, Kathy is full-time and Tara is part time. They have been working in the greenhouses, planting in the fields and helping with the harvest. Our schedule for deliveries/pickups:
  • Mahwah @ Beth Harverim Shir Shalom members may pick up either on Mondays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm or Tuesdays 9:30 am-4:30 pm
  • Jersey City - Hamilton Park @ Lynn Brownstein's members may pick up on Tuesdays 11 am - 12:30 pm
  • Hoboken Midtown @ Holly Metz' on Willow Terrace members may pick up on Tuesdays after 3 pm
  • Hoboken West @ Jennifer Hindman / Kristen Jordan's on Grand Street members may pick up on Tuesdays 4 pm - 7 pm
  • Hoboken South @ Carolyn Copes' on 3rd Street members may pick up on Tuesdays 3 pm - 9 pm
  • Hamburg @ Leslie's 604 Route 23 – (next to the Irish Cottage) members may pick up on Wednesdays 5 pm - 9 pm
  • On-Farm Pickup in Wantage members can pickup either on Fridays or Saturdays after 12 noon

We look forward to a bountiful year!

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