News From the Farm

All drop sites have been delivered at 7 a.m. with exception to Chicago/Damen which will be delivered by 2 p.m.

Farmer Renee's ETA for delivery at the Chicago/Damen site is 9:30 a.m.

Site location is 834 Winchester St.

All deliveries have been made by 7:30 a.m. except for Chicago/Damen.

Due to ongoing health concerns of Willy's mother, we will not be using the electronics store as a drop site. The new, permanent location for the Chicago-Damen site is:

834 Winchester St.

We were under the mistaken impression that this information had been disseminated to Chicago-Damen shareholders. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this has caused.

Hello to all shareholders

Here is the plan for the next few weeks.

This week we will deliver all shares and all sites can pick up by eight on Saturday morning. Partial shares will get an extra bag as we did with the full shares the last delivery we had.

Next week the full shares will get an extra bag and the week after the partial shares will get their last extra bag. This is a way we can catch up for the two weeks that were missed and there eill be room on the truck for everything.

I will remind everyone of the plan each week so there will be no confusion.

I am happy to report that there is not as much damage to crops as there could have been and thanks to our work the night of the frost and a lighter than expected "hit" we can still fill boxes and make up the missed boxes through the end of October.

Thanks for your patience and support.

Good Morning

Well, -  if Wall Street had weather as one more factor in the business mix - what then?! 

It has been an unseasonably unseasonable season all season.

Spring was dark and wet and cold - we were again designated a disaster area this year because of the unceasing rains that lasted for weeks - Chicago had a taste of that kind of rain a couple of weeks ago and it's easy to see the possibility of delay and setback it can cause when you're trying to work the ground and plant.

With that beginning, we lost the option of some crops but got many others planted.  Then the strategy became a strong second planting for the latter part of the season.

Drought conditions followed where seeds may sprout but the tiny seedling dries up from a lack of continual moisture.

Drought and an unusually cool summer, and now, -  this last week -  unseasonably cool weather and an unexpected frost.

I'm listing these weather related problems only to bring you closer to the differences in agriculture compared to most other businesses -  and because your CSA experience should bring you along with the farm you have supported.

There are CSAs forming that keep the hard facts from their shareholders as a marketing tool.  I feel without the true reality of this business being shared - farmers will have no real and lasting base and no real support for their issues.

We are an orgainc farm for 35 years. With that statement comes the implied intention of caring for the health of the planet and those who eat the food we grow - and we are not done yet.

I am checking everything in daylight and assessing crops - we all worked long and hard to offset the posssible frost damage and I am sure we will be able to continue through the end of October.

Just give me a little time to get a grip on what needs to be done and I will update as soon as I have a plan for delivery.

Farmer Renee / Sweet Earth