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Hello hello, from the depth of winter here in the Northeast!

I hope you all had wonderful holidays and shared some good food with family & friends this past month. Max and I were fortunate to book some last minute plane tickets and spend Christmas with my family in Italy; Lucca and Vicenza to be exact. We did an excellent job relaxing and hitting the reset button while overindulging on cheeses, meats, and pastries.

THE FARMERS’ WINTER SCHEDULE

This week we are diving head first into planning for the 2020 season; crop plan, greenhouse schedule, and field plan are on the list, as well as everyone’s “favorite”… budgets! All of the different aspects of the farm are carefully planned during the winter months which gives us a blueprint to follow when the workload picks up in early May. Better to have a plan and improvise than have no plan at all!

WHAT’S NEW THIS COMING SEASON?

We’ve added a few fun crops to the plan so far, including brussels sprouts, and are expanding our sesame production. We are making progress on reclaiming some of the former orchard land on the back of our property and plan to grow the first cash crops the land has seen in 30 years. One of the most significant changes next year will be expanded hours at the farm store, which we plan to open 5 days per week, starting Mothers’ Day Weekend.

I also want to acknowledge how much work we were able to get done on the main building this first year. There might be a few exciting new things going on this 2020 season, but the best feeling is knowing we do not have nearly as much construction, drainage, plumbing, and electrical work to do as we did in 2019. That’s a huge relief for us!

JOIN OUR FLEX CSA PROGRAM

If you haven’t heard of our Flexible CSA program, then today is your lucky day!

Our Farm Card CSA program allows you to shop with us at either our onsite store or at the market in Great Barrington. You shop for what you want, as much as you want, whenever you want. The dollars on your card don’t expire, and can be used for anything we sell. That includes vegetables, plant starts, flowers, and any goods we buy in for our store. If you shop regularly with us, buying a card is a great way to save money as well as providing us with crucial off-season income that we rely on to purchase seeds, fertilizers and potting soil.

When you purchase a card in any of the available amounts you’ll receive a bonus on the card as a thank you for investing in our small business.

There are three tiers available:

• $150 purchase = $165 card

• $300 purchase = $345 card

• $500 purchase = $600 card

Cards can be mailed to your home or picked up at the GB Farmers Market or our Farm Store. Please contact me, Maria, with any questions at farmers@mxmorningstarfarm.com

Thank you, and we appreciate your support!

A LITTLE BIT OF SUMMER TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY

Thank you for supporting our small local business and being part of our journey!

Eat Well & Eat Local

With Love,

M&M