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Dear Friends of the Farm,
What we are up to, you ask? We have been busy planning the crops and designating fields they will be in, ordering seed and signing up for the Boulder farmers markets. We are erecting a couple of new cold frames and planting carrots & beets in them. Soon we will need to start the long, arduous task of applying for our Organic Certification! (The paperwork is unbelievable!)
Note to New Members from 2020: This is a very different way to get your produce you need for your family. I know it can be hard to deal with each week; especially the cleaning and storage of the produce. It does take the whole summer to learn how to processes everything and have it ready to eat. Believe it or not, the second year is so much easier! You have gone through the hardest part: the learning process! So I invite you to give yourself another summer to find out if this type of coop will work for you and your family. Just think about how much money you saved (average price per pound through the CSA was $1.32) and the wonderful variety of produce you received!
2021 Renewals: So far, about a third of our members renewed their memberships. If you have not sent in your Sign-up form, please do so now! Now that customers can join on-line, spots are a first come first served for all openings for each Distribution Center (DC). If you need to make payment arrangements, please do so (making a notation in the margin) and send in those forms! It is very important to include your DC on the back side. If you want to switch DC locations, please indicate where you attended last summer and your new preference. We will do our best to accommodate you. If you decide to sign up online, please do not send in another form with your payment!
Distribution Centers: I have been informed that the Golden DC now needs a new volunteer home. Briana needs more time with her kids because they are so busy these days. If you are available to help unload the truck and then do distribution in the late afternoon/evening, please let me know. You get a working discount for helping us.
We have found a site to replace 6th & Downing. It will move to 6th & Race (which I will call 6th & York).
Late Fees in Feb: We had a very warm winter and storing winter produce was a challenge because of this. But all is going well and we have two more weeks to go. All fees should have been paid by February 1st. If you have not paid for your meat and Winter Share, a late fee of $25 will be added to your statement this month.
Drought/Water: This has been another dry winter. Droughts are quite common on the Eastern Plains and the reason we are called the High Plains Desert! Did you know that a lot of our drinking and irrigation water comes from snow melt-off? Even though it has been dry, we recently got some particularly good news! We’ve been notified by our irrigation company that they are filling our lake. And, our two snowiest months, March and April, are still ahead of us. Knowing we will have the water we need to irrigate this summer is good news indeed!
Have a nice Valentine’s Day,
Jacquie, Jerry, Kyle & Sam
Monroe Organic Farms 