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THREE ITEMS: PLEASE READ
Greetings,
THERE IS NO ORDER THIS WEEK. Our daughter’s horse Blue is having leg surgery on Friday and I need to be around to help with the logistics. It should be a straightforward procedure and recovery.
THE BULK ORDER WILL BE FRIDAY, NOV. 6.
We’ll have a discount on potatoes, onions and carrots for orders of 10 lbs or more. You can also order smaller amounts of those, as well as whatever other produce is still available. Ordering will be from Wed., Oct. 28 to Wed., Nov. 5.
I’ll send out a reminder this Wednesday.
ABOUT NEXT YEAR. I’m taking a break from farming in 2016! I plan to resume again in 2017.
WE’LL STILL HAVE U-PICK BLUEBERRIES NEXT YEAR.
My first full season farming was in 1975. I’ve farmed 36 out of the last 40 years since that time, the last 29 being here at New Field Farm. Time for a break. There’s also a lot to do around the farm and house that never gets done because it’s too cold and snowy in the winter and I’m too busy the other three seasons. And we could take a summer vacation!
This idea has been brewing since last year, and while the difficulties of this season, such as a bad ankle, porcupines, labor shortage and whatnot didn’t cause the decision, they did help affirm that the time was right.
I’m mentioning this now so you’ll have time to decide where to get local produce for next season.
I’ll get in touch in the fall of 2016 to see who might be interested in joining the online market again.
THANK YOU SO MUCH !! for your support for however many years you’ve been with us. It’s a privilege and an interesting challenge and a deep satisfaction to be able to farm (for all that I grumble about the weather and such) and you all have helped to make it happen. I hope we kept up our end of the bargain providing fresh, organic produce.
Thanks,
Tim