SUMMARY: NINTH Week of FALL 2020! - EXTRA VEGGIES! - ANNOUNCEMENTS - NURSERY SPOTLIGHT- ACI DONATION UPDATE AND DONATE TODAY! - DID YOU KNOW? - LOCATIONS AND TIMES - WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEK - WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT WEEK
Week 9 - The NINTH Week of FALL CSA 2020!
HELLO DEAR CSA MEMBERS! Happy Thanksgiving Week! We have a VERY short week this week so that will make things a little tough, but your shares this week will still be stellar! Expect a nice range of variety including fennel, onions, carrots, lettuce and more. Don't forget the schedule change for this week - see below.
See below for what's coming in your bags this week, and more updates!
Enjoy your share this week and don't forget to join the fun and share your recipes and pictures in the Facebook Community Group!
**Thansgiving Week Schedule Change**
For the week of Thanksgiving there will be a schedule change. Please notate the schedule as follows:
All pickup locations and door to door deliveries will be moved to Wednesday, November 25th. All locations and times are the same and have no further changes.
TO BE CLEAR: THE ONLY CHANGE FOR THANKSGIVING WILL BE A MOVE TO WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK (Nov. 25th) FOR ALL LOCATIONS. NO OTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE. THERE WILL BE NO PICKUPS OR DELIVERIES ON THURSDAY (11/26) OR FRIDAY (11/27) OF THAT WEEK
ATTENTION AUTO-RENEWAL MEMBERS
If you selected auto-renewal you should have already received an e-mail with a reminder of your auto-withdrawal for your Winter CSA Membership. All auto-renewal charges will occur automatically on December 7th, 2020. The following will be the amount charged (all auto-renewals automatically received 5% off. The prices below reflect this discount):
SMALL: $189.05 after 5% discount
MEDIUM: $256.50 after 5% discount
LARGE: $318.25 after 5% discount
If you would like to make a change to your share size or location please make those requests prior to 11/29/2020. Thank you!
EXTRA VEGGIES FOR SALE
DON'T FORGET: SNAP MEMBERS ALWAYS RECEIVE 50% OFF!!
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As always, all prices are
"Pay-What-You-Can-Afford."
See the weekly "What's in your Bag" e-mails that get sent on Wednesdays for your "extras" list.
For Payment: Cash or Check at the drops or the balance can be sent via PayPal to contact@ahavahfarm.com or via Venmo to 719-233-7828 or by paying with credit card over the phone.
Ahavah Community Initiative SPOTLIGHT
We have a couple of positions available. One is a volunteer board member position and we also have a part-time paid Administrator position. Check them out below and share with your friends!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER OPENING
We have at least 1 opening for the Board of Directors for ACI. This is a non-paid, volunteer position for two years with monthly meetings. All details and an application can be found HERE.
ADMINISTRATIVE PAID POSITION OPENING:
ACI is hiring for a part-time Administrative Assistant to the Board. This is a 15 hour per week position, here at the farm (employed by ACI). All details and the application can be found HERE.
Want to get involved with either ACI or as a volunteer on the farm? E-mail us to let us know. We are always looking for volunteers and we would love for you to join the party!
AHAVAH COMMUNITY INITIATIVE - APPLICATION AVAILABLE NOW!
The application for a free Winter CSA share membership is now available at www.ahavahcommunity.org/apply
If you, or someone you know is struggling to afford pure, nutritionally-dense food, we want you to please apply to receive a donated share.
The application takes no more than 5 minutes and is completely anonymous. We do not save your information or share it with anyone.
Whether you have applied in the past, received a membership in the past or are a current recipient of a donated share, we still want you to apply for 8 weeks of FREE, regeneratively grown food harvested fresh, every week, from Ahavah Farm. Application deadline is January 11th, 2021. Season begins the first week in February. Click below to apply.
www.ahavahcommunity.org/apply
Nursery Spotlight
Things are coming together very quickly on our new website. I can't give you the address yet, as it is still being worked on, but we are getting there! We are so excited to launch our new business on Cyber Monday, November 30th. We will be offering 20% off for Cyber Monday for all your preseason sales and gift certificates. Just 2 more weeks!
We also have a FACEBOOK page! Have you "Liked" us yet? Would you? Follow us on Facebook for announcements and deals as well as tips and nursery news from your friend and Nursery Manager, Lorin Mattemore! Go HERE and LIKE us!
Speaking of which, Lorin wants to say "Hi!"...
Hello Everyone! Before we get the ball rolling full speed with our projects this year, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Lorin and I am so proud and honored to be YOUR Nursery Manager.
I am a Pennsylvania native and proud Veteran. I am happily married and have two incredible little boys ages (almost) 7 and 2. Recently in 2018 I graduated from UCCS with a BS in Health Science/ Nutrition.
At the farm I manage the Nursery, all microgreens, and special projects such as our dirt recycling program. I truly take pride in every detail, "getting it right", and living up to the Ahavah Farm mission of growing without chemicals in the purest, most renewable ways possible. I look forward to serving you ALL! CSA members AND public! Welcome to Ahavah Farm Nursery, let's grow this year!
Keep an eye our for announcements! We will be rolling out a website with living plants, heirloom seedlings, herbs, microgreens, flowers, medicinal plants, beneficial house plants, gift certificates, garden accessories and more!
COMPOST
Be a part of our ZERO-WASTE mission here at Ahavah Farm and bring us your compost! PLEASE REMEMBER - NO PLASTIC BAGS. Want more information? CLICK HERE to learn about the program. Thank you everyone who has been bringing their compost! We are so excited that we can help on your mission to become Waste Free! __________________________________
BAGS! We need your bags!!!
Thank you everyone for recycling your LARGE bags with us (thank you, but we do not need the small ones, only the large ones)! When we receive your bags we immediately quarantine them for 2 weeks before reusing them to ensure they are safe of any yuckies. Thank you for bringing them and any others you may have!
__________________________________ What to expect THIS week:
As always, nothing is guaranteed. These are the items that are "in season" and are anticipated to be ready this week (which may or may not be available at the CSA):
Small = 4-6 items per week
Medium = 7-9 items per week
Large = 10-12 items per week
Leaf Lettuce - We have lot's of beautiful red and green large leaf lettuce.
Carrots - You really can't go wrong with carrots!
Radishes- Hardly spicy at all with a lovely crunch! Great raw or for roasting (our fav!).
Leeks - Big and beautiful with delicious greens - don't waste those greens 😋!
Arugula- The most tender baby arugula ever!
Onions - A must-have for Thanksgiving!
Fennel- What a great Thanksgiving veggie! Here are 10 Thanksgiving recipes using Fennel
Daikon Radishes - These purple "Bravo" daikon radishes are amazing! Perfect uniformity and the taste is perfect for daikons. We grew these for the first time this summer and the feedback was so exciting that we had to do them again! Here is 10 quick and easy ways to enjoy them.
Dill- Fresh dill for Thanksgiving 😮!
Radish Microgreens - The spicy variety of microgreens that we will be offering this week and also one of the most beloved. It was one of the top five items we provided this year. All members should get some this week.
Sunshoots - Our sunshoots are certainly some of the nicest, most high-quality sunshoots you will ever find (that actually goes for all our microgreens). They are one of the most beloved items we grow as well and a regular staple to our CSA. Here are some ideas to use your sunnies this week: https://www.martinsgardenacf.com/sunflower-shoots-recipes
Pea Shoots - Tender and delicious. If you like peas, you will love these!
Is that it? It's a lot, but I think so! I may be missing something...who knows, you might be surprised with something else too!
That's it for this week! I hope you all have an absolutely blessed Thanksgiving with your families! Enjoy your shares this week! Yosef, Havah, Kids and Team The Camire Family
