Three Things You Should Do This Week:
It's that happy time of year again....here comes the fresh produce! We're excited to bring you your first CSA delivery this week. It's also the week that I brace myself for the barrage of emails and phone calls about salad shares gone missing and egg share mix-ups. Most of the mishaps during our CSA season happen the very first week due to confusion at pickup sites. Please do your very best to only go home with the food you signed up for this week!
Here are three very simple things you can do this week to ensure it all goes smoothly:
- Read this newlsetter before you pick up your CSA share on Wednesday or Saturday! It has some key info that everyone needs to know for CSA pickups to go smoothly.
- Read all the labels and signage at your pickup site this week. We try our best to label things clearly in hopes of preventing any mix ups.
- Read the pickup instructions for your specific site on our website. There's important info listed there, like what time your pickup site starts and who to call if you can't make it to your pickup in time.
I know, that's a lot of reading in this day and age BUT it will make all the difference this week! For those of you who want the cliff notes, here are the most important things to know (please also share this info with anyone who might be picking up on your behalf at any point this season!)....
About HARVEST BASKETS:
- Do check your name off the list at your pickup site each week.
- Do pack your veggies into your own bags and leave the tote and lid at your pickup site in a tidy stack.
- Do ask other CSA members about any produce you're not familiar with - about 80% of our CSA members are returning veterans and know their veggies! They can help you figure out what to do with that kohlrabi! So can the internet, cookbooks, and this newsletter. Never fear!
- If you are splitting a share, don't leave a partial share in a tote for your CSA partner to pick up later. Please pack the produce into your own bags. More than once an unsuspecting CSA member has ended up with someone's half share and emailed me wondering why the head lettuce was cut down the middle. :)
About SALAD SHARES:
- Don't take a salad share from the marked red coolers if you didn't sign up for one!
- Do pay attention to the lists on the coolers and the labels on individual bags. Full pound shares are labeled with members' names; half pound shares are unlabeled. All Salad Share members are listed on the cooler lid. Double-triple check before you take that bag of greens home!
About EGG SHARES:
- Do make sure you take home the dozen or half dozen with your name on it! All eggs are labeled with last names.
About TAMALE SHARES:
- The first tamale shares will go out NEXT week, the week of June 4th.
- Do make sure you take home the tamales with your name on them! All Tamale Shares are labeled.
About FLOWER SHARES:
- Flower Shares will begin at the end of June or early July...
Thanks for your help making this first week, and the next 27, go smoothly for all!
Enjoy the food, the CSA comraderie, and thanks for making our world go round here on the farm!
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