November 20th Newsletter
Laguna Farm CSA
1764 Cooper Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472 info@lagunafarm.com
Office phone 823-0823 i Barn phone 823-0824
November 20 and 22, 2007
From Farmer Scott
Got to love this weather. This has been the warmest November (and fall) I have experienced in the last twenty years. I was out harvesting beets in the far right field and couldn’t get over the growth of the cover crops and grass. It felt like it was spring. Let’s hope we get some of this on Thursday, for the walk after our big meals.
I have been following a recent passion: olives. I harvest olives green and ripe, or dark, from local trees, and then cure them. I’m experimenting with multiple curing methods such as dry salt, wet salt, brine curing, and pickling. They may even be available in the farm store soon. It has been a pleasure learning about it, and following an ancient process for food storage. We need to learn and practice as much food security methodology as possible, for the “what ifs” of natural and man-made disasters.
May your holiday meal be full of incredible edibles and wonderful friends and family. I give thanks for everything you do. Be well.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
In your box today:
A Thanksgiving bounty from our harvest fields: our “beyond organic” salad mix, chard, beets, potatoes, broccoli, and parsley; also sweet potatoes from Livingston and celery from Salinas.
Boxes are being made and delivered on Tuesday and WEDNESDAY this week (pick up after 1:00 PM). You can pick up boxes on Thursday too, but the store won’t be open. Itwill be open on Friday.
REMINDER about box pickup and store hours
You can pick up your box after 1:00 on your subscription day (Tuesday or Thursday). The cooler is also open every day from 9 AM to 9 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY AND MONDAY, so you can come and get it anytime after it’s made during those hours. You have until 9:00 PM Saturday evening to pick it up, after which it will be donated to local food banks. The farm is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
The Laguna Farm store is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2 – 8 PM, and Friday 3 – 6 PM. Please come and support our local artisans and producers!
As you feed your family, remember: organic food really is better! The London Times reported the results of a four year study which found that organic fruits and vegetables contain as much as 40% more antioxidants, which scientists believe can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease, Britain’s biggest killers. They also had higher levels of beneficial minerals such as iron and zinc. And levels of antioxidants in milk from organic herds were up to 90% higher than in milk from conventional herds.