Posts labeled 'csa'

2011 Farm Shares Available

Friday, October 15th, 2010
We are happy to announce availability of farm shares.  Instead of the already boxed (or bagged) shares that we’ve offered in the past, these are “pre-purchase shares” that can be redeemed at any of our weekly farmers markets (in Waterville and Orono).  Simply put, you buy a share and we keep track of your balance; … Continue reading »

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2010 CSA Shares Still Available [Updated: CSA Canceled]

Monday, March 29th, 2010
Don’t let the “we’re looking for a new farm” thing put you off; we’re safe and secure for this year and we’re looking forward to another productive and bountiful harvest.  There are still CSA shares available; see the original announcement. Updated: We’re sorry to say that we have canceled our 2010 CSA.  If you would … Continue reading »

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2010 CSA Sign-up Form [Updated: CSA Canceled]

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Information about and sign-up instructions for our 2010 CSA season are now available for download. When shareholders signup and pay early, it gives us working capital in the winter and early spring that allows us to buy seeds and supplies. This early income is more helpful than you know. General info and details available in … Continue reading »

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2009 Annual Report

Sunday, January 31st, 2010
In what is hopefully now an annual tradition, we’ve put together an annual report for the farm that covers the highlights of last year, our plans for next year, as well as a profit and loss statement for last year and a detailed summary (is that an oxymoron?) of what was in last season’s CSA. … Continue reading »

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2009 CSA Survey

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Please take a few minutes to answer some questions about this year’s CSA. (Inside the full post, of course.) Please be candid; constructive criticism is always welcome! Simply copy and paste the following questions and send them to us at goodfood@failbetterfarm.com. 1. What were your overall impressions of the CSA? 2. Do you plan to … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for November 3

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
We wrap up our second CSA season today. It’s been a busy, frustrating, exciting, depressing and ultimately very successful season for us here at Fail Better Farm. (Yes, even with all of that rain in June and July and the Late Blight in August.) As of early October, overall sales for this year are up … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for October 27

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
The gardens are pretty much shut down for the year and the pace of our work has slowed a bit. Not because there’s less to do, per se, but mostly because we get kind of lost in the transition from the growing season to the … not …. growing season. Our weeks are still divided … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for October 19

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
I’m not the only one that noticed the snow, right? It did happen? Right? It was actually kind of fun to dig the parsley and cardoons out from under a few inches of snow, though any more than a few inches and it would have just been bothersome. The past week has seen us cutting … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for October 13

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
It’s getting cold around here. When I wash produce at this time of year I spend a lot of time thinking about how I really need to go over to Hamilton Marine to buy a pair of fishermans neoprene gloves. Progress on farm projects has been slow for the past few weeks. Between our involvement … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for October 6

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
One of the fun things about putting together weekly shares is that we occasionally get the chance to put together thematic shares. The season being what it was, we never got to put together a salsa share, but we did give out a “pesto share” last month and today we get the “potato-and-leek-soup share”. Full … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 28

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
No rest for the weary this week. After we packed up last weeks CSA, we spent two days getting ready for our Thursday farmers market. Normally, I go to market, but last week Kendra went for me so that I could go to MOFGA to help get things ready for the Common Ground Fair. (I … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 22

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Cool night temps continue around here, slowing down any growth we had hoped might be happening. We’ve dodged frost so far — friends of ours in Dixmont have been getting light frosts since last August! — which means that everything is still alive, but it’s just not growing very fast. This is the reason that … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 15

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
With nights routinely in the 40s, it’s hard to deny that summer is quickly coming to an end. We’re covering our heat loving crops (eggplants, peppers, basil and such) at night to help keep them from getting too cool at night and things are growing more slowly. Some crops that I had given up on … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 8

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
I won’t write much this week since it’s late already, but this marks the half-way point for the CSA: we’ve been going for 10 of the nominal 20 weeks. In terms of actual value of the produce we’ve distributed, though, we’re actually on week 11.5. This means that we’ll be able to give out the … Continue reading »

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Farm Share Info for September 1

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Big, big shares this week. We’ve got a lot out in the field, it looks great and I’m still anticipating some shortages later in the season, so let’s celebrate it now while we have it. As if we needed any more reason to relish that brief, very intense stretch of summer we had a few … Continue reading »

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