Week 10

Hi Everybody,

I got so involved in getting the chickens organized yesterday, I totally forgot to send out the weekly email last night. Speaking of chickens, we loaded them up early this morning and drove them up to Elkton to Locust Point Farm. That's where I have had them processed for the last couple of years. They are now an official USDA inspected facility and the inspector is on hand on processing day. That is one of the reasons so many of the smaller processors are no longer around. My understanding is that there has to be an inspector on duty while processing is done and when you're only doing a few birds a week it isn't cost effective to have the inspector there. The cost to us, now that they have become an USDA facility, has gone up 30%. It doesn't make it easy for the small family farms. As you know the birds will be back here at the farm Thursday around noon. We will do another 100 in three weeks.

We had a gathering of all the folks who work on the farm on Friday night. I'm trying to find some pictures to put up on the site. Of course the high light of the night was farm hand Liz and her fire dance. Her dance area smelled like kerosene for two days.

This week the tomatoes are here! You'll get a blend of standard, heirloom, sauce and minis. We're including a big bouquet of basil to go along with them. Don't forget corn will be available tomorrow as well. We thought, and some of you commented, that the corn was delicious and lasted into Saturday still tasting fresh.

Melons and eggplant coming soon!

In your crates this week:

Tomatoes
Basil
Garlic
Onions
Carrots
Beets
Summer Squash
Cucumbers
Potatoes
Sweet peppers
Green Beans

See you tomorrow,

Steve and Vicky