Shalom Orchard Organic Farm, Winery and B&B

Hello CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard and Winery,

I’m just checking in to thank all of you who have sent in your share memberships for the 2008 season and sending a friendly reminder to those that are still outstanding.  Again, please let me know, even if you are not re-joining for this season, so that I know how many shares are still available.  If you have any questions about figuring the costs, please email me.

Things are starting to “hum” here on the farm as Spring is officially here!  We are going to start planting early greens in the hoophouse in early April.  I will keep you informed so you can come out and get some fresh greens after the long winter.  We have baby meatbird chicks arriving aroung 4/2 - a treat for the kids to see!

Hope you are all well and avoiding the flu!

Thank you,
Charlotte

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Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard and Winery,

Who can believe it!  It is time for sign-up for shares in the 2008 season.  We want to thank those of you who signed on early to enable us to take advantage of the Fedco discounts.  We were able, thanks to you, to save significantly on sprays and amendments, which are big ticket items.

Now it is time to plan the garden and order seeds, so we hope you can get your payments in as soon as possible and this will help us know who is joining for this season.  We also welcome your input  on varieties of veggies you want to have available and any other thoughts you might have on how we can improve our CSA.

The price will remain the same for this season:  $10, $20 and $30/week shares X 14 weeks.  If you have any questions please call  me at 565-2312 or email me.  Our address is:  Shalom Orchard, P.O. Box 4, Franklin, ME  04634.

We are interviewing apprentices now and I will keep you informed.  We are happy Khimba and Jessica are still with us and my niece, Sarah Charlotte, will join us again this summer for a few weeks.  We hope some other old friends will be with us as well.

We are looking forward to another wonderful season of growing organic vegetables and fruit, chicken, lamb and eggs for you!

Thank you so much for your support of Shalom Orchard and Winery!!

Charlotte

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Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard,

I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and that you are enjoying all of this beautiful snow!  I am writing because I just found out that the Hancock County MOFGA Chapter orders from Fedco each year and, by buying in bulk, receive at least a 25% discount and even higher on some things.  I would like to be able to take advantage of this discount, but the cash flow on the farm is nothing at this time of year.  If any of you are able to buy your memberships in the CSA at this time, it would help us be able to save a lot on seeds, amendments, etc., and help keep our costs lower, thus keeping prices lower.  The order goes out on Feb. 1 and I realize this is really short notice.

Share prices are the same as last year:  $10, $20. $30/week times 14 weeks.  Also, we have eggs, chicken, and root veggies available now.

Thank you in advance to any of you who can join now.  I will send another reminder of “THE DREADED BILL”  at the end of February.

Happy Winter,

Charlotte

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