Winter lamb still available!

Monroe have 1 1/2 lambs still available! Lambs will go to the processor on January 9, 2019.  A whole lamb is $450, a half lamb is $225.  Take home for a whole lamb is approximately 55 pounds, half of that for a half.  Processing fee is $45 for half, $90 for whole, and is due to Valley Packing at the time of pick up.  If you are interested please contact the farm directly  at 970-284-7941 or
jacquie@monroefarm.com.  Payment is due in full by December 15th.

Winter share produce list – Nov 14, 2018

WINTER SHARE MEMBERS! This week you will be getting spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes, leeks, Yukon Gold potatoes, rutabaga, carrots, parsnips, yellow onions, red onions, green cabbage, garlic, tomatoes and yellow popcorn. BONUS: You’ll also find a bag of mixed greens in your share – turnip greens and lettuce. Happy cooking!

Winter Share Newsletter – Nov 1, 2018

Dear Winter Members,

This week you are getting spaghetti squash, Delicata and Sweet Dumpling squash, Yukon Gold potatoes, leeks, daikon radish, yellow onions, red beets, carrots, red cabbage, garlic, bell peppers, anaheim peppers, tomatoes, black beans and a bag of kale.

Through experimentation and experience (Jerry always tells me he has yesterdays’ experience) he plans on giving you the majority of the sweet potatoes, winter squash and lettuce by the end of December. He is afraid it will not store into January or February. So please enjoy while we have it! And if we can keep any of it into the later months, we will try. But storing produce the ‘a la natural way’ does not allow for flexibility. We do not spray growth prohibitores, waxes or other chemicals on our produce while it is in storage. Therefore, it will start to get soft, break down and go bad. Sorting will be a huge part of our job in the coming months. If you need to make any changes to your share, please notify me Thursday the week before distribution.

Apples: Ela Family Farms is offering us a mixed of Fuji, Granny Smith and Breaburn apples by the 20 pound box for $30.00. They will be delivered on November 14th. Then on December 12th you will have the option to get a 20 pound box of Fuji apples. You can order for one or both deliveries; please be specific about how many boxes you want and if you want them both times! Order by Nov. 5th.

There are eight deliveries over a four month period. The delivery schedule for the first half of winter is as follows: November 1st, November 14th, November 28th and December 12th. We will then take a month off and return delivering produce for the second half of winter as follows: January 9th, January 23rd, February 6th and February 20th.

December 12th is unique in the fact that you will be getting two bags of produce to get you through the month we are off.

Shares Available! Let friends, neighbors and co-workers know we still have shares available; discounted for missed week.

Distribution Center (DC) Info: Keep information about your DC either in your phone or by your home phone. Please call them if there is a problem getting to the DC location during normal hours or you need to make arrangements to hold your produce or pick up another day. If you need to cancel your share completely or for the week, call me at the above number. Please do not send me an email!!!

Payment Schedule: For those of you who chose to make monthly payments; please make sure your payments are received by the 15th of each month. Those of you who chose to make payments in thirds; your second payment is due November 15th.

Newsletter/Bags: We use these bags over and over so it is important you return them every week. Newsletters will not go out with every delivery, not much to say. Besides, I send out monthly newsletters to the entire membership. A list of produce will be on the blog each time, so check it out!